Clearspring, Facebook ink deal with GSA - Washington Business Journal:

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AddThis is a Web-based software application that lets users bookmark and shareWeb ClearSpring, which helps content publishers create small online applications — or widgets — to spreacd their content and connect with advertisers, bought AddThis LLC last September for an undisclosed sum. AddThixs reaches about a half billion users With thenew agreements, GSA and othed federal agencies will be able to create Web pages that alloa users to better display, access and use informatio n to educate users about government services and allow greateer interaction between government and the public-- a major objective of President Barac Obama.
Negotiations began in 2008 between the sociakl media companies and a group of agenciexs ledby GSA. Prior to GSA’s agreements, concernsz existed over the legal implications of standarde terms and conditions that usersa must agree to when usingonlins services. The GSA agreements resolved those issues, such as liability, advertising, freedom of information and governing law. Now, othed federal agencies can sign the same agreemenf and begin using the socialmedia “We are working at a feveredf pace to improve the public’s experienc when engaging with the government,” said Marthza Dorris, acting associate administrator for the Officw of Citizen Services and Communications, in a “USA.
gov is breaking new ground by migrating to new medias sites to provide a presence and to open up a dialoyg with the public,” she said. “Wde know that many other agencies want to do the and having these agreements is an importanftfirst step.” GSA’s also signedf service agreements with Flickr, Vimeo, Blist, and is discussing similarf arrangements with other providers of free, new medi services.