Using social media to reach the public
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Near the end of the presentation, I have attendees work in groups to discuss these three points. Here are some of their responses:
Near the end of the presentation, I have attendees work in groups to discuss these three points. Here are some of their responses:
- How to get more involved in social media
a.
Actually use
Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube
b.
Recruit
volunteers to monitor social media accounts to be able to answer questions
other people post that staff may not have time to get to
c.
Council and Mayor
do not allow Facebook (in my opinion, this is an impediment to progress on many
levels of communication and only tends to hurt the image of the community)
d.
Having social
media outlets shows a great move towards transparency.
e.
Allows you to
provide updates and information to your community members.
- How to make social media more effective
a.
Put out more
financial information (transparency)
b.
Have the mayor do
a video update on YouTube on that community
c.
Have specific
pages for various parts of the community such as Farmer’s Market, Fire Dept,
etc.
d.
Highlight new
businesses in the community
e.
Post all public
notices on social media
f.
Provides current
and accurate information
g.
Makes local
government accountable
- Next steps to get more involved
a.
Actually USE it!
b.
Post more links
to other things in the community
c.
Get YouTube
account – post videos that are like commercials for the community
d.
Use www.squidoo.com to post information about
your community
I was really surprised at
the few communities that are not allowed to even use social media. Unfortunately
this is so short sighted and hinders communication within the community.
However, it was great to hear from the folks that are using social media,
especially Facebook pages, in their communities to get the word out about what
they are doing and to engage their communities in what they do.
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