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And now, the Digital Influence Weekly…
Today, Pierponters Jen Pearsall, David Gonzalez, Lindsey Garner and Brian Block attended the Social Media Breakfast - Cloud Sourcing Government: A Dialogue Between Houston and Social Media Leaders. Mayor Annise Parker opened the morning discussing how the city is growing along with social media, slowly but surely, to help manage citizens’ needs. The City of Houston already has an extensive list of active
social networks for various departments. They are in place to listen to citizens, act on information submitted by everyone and respond to the public with useful updates.
We were then treated to an inside look on how BARC Animal Shelter and Adoptions, the Houston Airport System and 311 use social media. Did you know that the Houston Airport System tweets in Spanish? BARC used social media to fight rumors and restore trust with the public. 311 has been taking steps to be where people feel most comfortable communicating issues. Look for more updates from 311 for sure.
To see tweets from your fellow Pierponters and more, follow the conversation here on
Twitter. There may even be a video available later today so check the stream. If you have any follow up questions, please tweet them using the #SMBHGov hashtag.
Have a great weekend!