Archive for the ‘how to use social media in government’ Category


Why Should Local Government Use Twitter.

Why should cities use social media? Why Should Local Government Use Twitter? I know what you are thinking. Twitter is a big hype and it’s boring. Actually most people who think it’s a waste of time and money really need to get with the times. How to use social media in government. See, Twitter is [...]

Read More...

Police Use Social Media in Medina Ohio

Police from all over the county have started using social media to catch criminals. This is very effective because the police don’t have to travel to answers when the clues come directly to them. Here is a story from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about effective use of social media by government.

Read More...

How to use Social Media for Government

Government should connect their social networks with their call centers or customer service offices. It would be a inefficient to have a tech guy respond to people on these social media sites and even more inefficient not to have anyone respond to people on government social networking sites. Even in big business, social media sites are manned by people in the customer service departments.

Read More...

Why Should Local Government Use Twitter.

Cleveland Social Media Expert – Yesterday I built a Twitter page where people can track hurricanes, get information about evacuations, find fuel stations that have gasoline for generators and learn about hurricane safety. That’s just a few things this new Twitter profile will do. I’m not even finished with it.

Read More...