The social media outlet registration system will operate as a database that can receive and publish information through three desktop browser‐based interfaces that are powered by three corresponding APIs. The following describes core functionality, but final requirements will determine the precise functionality.
- A submission form where anyone with a verifiable government email address (.gov, .mil, .si.edu, etc) can enter information about official government social media outlets. Information gathered will include the name of the outlet (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc), the user name corresponding to the official outlet, and other descriptive information that may include tags, zip codes, categories, sponsoring agencies and more.
- A verification form to allow anyone to authenticate an ostensibly official government social media outlet by entering the URL of that outlet into an input field or crafting a URL.
- A javascript‐based widget that will output lists of social media outlets based