Using Online Social Networking Sites to

Engage the PublicLashelle Reed

A Recipe for Success

Councillor Blogs

From Blog to Micro-blogTwitter

Quote from Councillor James Cousins

While I often sit in a draughty library with no-one attending my surgery

it is quite the reverse in the ‘Twitterverse’ where people are keen to ask questions

or air local issues with me. In the past week alone parks, parking, traffic,

policing and business issues have all been raised with me via Twitter.

Like any dialogue, you get out what you put in. For me, Twitter has been incredibly rewarding

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YouTube

Councillor using YouTube to Rally People together against violence in the community.

Councillor using YouTube to encourage others to run for Councillor

Newly elected Councillor talking about how she used Facebook to help win her seat

Facebook

Second Life

Zoetermeer City Council in Holland holds some open session Council meetings

and consultation sessions in Second Life.

They also have a virtual library there.