Friday 16 December 2011

PortsmouthLocal’s Twitter feed reaches 1,000 followers


   
What started out as a six week pilot program in November 2009 and almost came to an end in January 2010 has just gained it’s 1,000th follower.

In November 2009 when the team was asked to pilot Twitter for the council we jumped at the chance to get into the social media field hoping to find new and better ways to communicate with the public.  Up until the snow fall of January 2010 the project had experienced limited success and it looked likely to end.

However during the period of bad weather in the city, the numbers of twitter followers doubled over night, and it proved an effective way to release up to date information across the city and wider.

Although Twitter is not the complete answer to our social media needs, or the only way in which we communicate with residents, it has proved to be a valuable platform through which to share information and news. 

We now have an established Twitter feed, Facebook presence and several community blogs for sharing documents, slideshows, video clips, pictures, podcasts and event reports in easily accessible formats. We are also keen to explore new applications and platforms as they develop.

In the future we will be looking at setting up online forum facilities and making it easier for the public to ask questions and locate relevant information more quickly in a way of their choosing.

If you have any suggestions or ideas to help improve our on-line activity, please contact us.

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