Should Municipalities use Social Media – Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Back in July of last year (Should Municipalities use Social Media) I wrote about how city government could use social media to communicate with their residents. Since then, my little experiment with the City of Tipp City has been going full steam. The City launched their facebook fan page back in October, 2009 and now have 614 fans. The City Manager, Jon Crusey is the primary editor of the fan page and uses the resource to communicate to residents about: Snow Emergencies – Often during the winter road closures, troublesome potholes and trash collection day changes necessitate...
read moreMcDermott named Ambassador for the State of Ohio
Through conversations with business partners and friends across the street or around the globe, Mike McDermott as an Ohio Ambassador is empowered to share what makes Ohio the State of Perfect Balance.
read morePodCamp Ohio 2009 a raving success!
It was really an honor to speak in front of some of the most amazing social media participants and leaders here in Ohio. This was really Community overload for me. I posted my slides on SlideShare but the real information can only come from attending my session.
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Lt. Gov Fisher coming out with that childish statement "NCR stands for No opportunity to Communicate or Respond” was the icing on the cake. His defensive posture belied the fact that his office has not done anything to attract or retain business in the local area.
read moreAre you an A, B or a C?
While everyone can agree that networking is an important part of a job search, the members of these organizations actually go a step further to develop the individual into a better and more educated job seeker readying them for the challenges of today's job market. I have a strong belief that tomorrow's economy will be driven by those between the ages of 25-45 and also that the positions that these individuals will eventually have are not even currently envisioned. Think all new job titles, new responsibilities and new focus.
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