Social Media for Local Government: Holyroyd Council
Social Media for Neighbourhoods
Who’s on Twitter?
Pittwater Council inspirational twitpic
My Warringah - Should follow people back
Fairfield City Council - need more photos
Randwick Mayor – ???
Local Allies on Twitter:
Sydney Councils on Instagram
Flickr
Council Websites
Randwick Council … and also on Youtube.
City of Sydney and also on Youtube.
Sydney Twitterati
Overseas Examples
Community Social Media
My Northern Beaches on Twitter
My Northern Beaches on Facebook
Hey @sydneycafes. @parracity and @cityofsydney are good Syd ones. I’ve seen some Melb ones do good work getting community orgs onto twitter.
— David Moutou (@Moutou) April 2, 2012
@sydneycafes I am biased towards examples of LG using twitter to connect residents with each other, not just with Council
— David Moutou (@Moutou) April 2, 2012
@sydneycafes check melbourne.vic.gov.au/enterprisemelb…. And then compare yarracity.vic.gov.au/Twitter/ and their community skills training yarracity.vic.gov.au/services/Commu…
— David Moutou (@Moutou) April 2, 2012
Local Online Businesses / Associations
The Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre
Strathfield Youth Film Festival
Peronis Restaurant (Harris Park) on Twitter
Councils of Respondents to our Survey:
Liverpool Council – Facebook – Twitter
Wyong Council – Facebook – Twitter
Kogarah Council - Facebook – Twitter
Penrith City – Facebook – Twitter
Further Reading: Recent Social Media Articles
Listen, Participate, Transform ~ a Social Media Framework for Local Government
Local By Social: How Local Authorities Can Use Social Media to Achieve More For Less
How to Maintain Traditional Customer Service in the Social Media Age
Harvard: Managers Need to Up Their Game with Social Media
10 Strategies for Non-Profits on Pinterest
How Non-Profits Can Use Social Media – The Facebook Edition
Being Social: The MEC Guide to Social Media
What is Pinterest?
Examples:
Extra Contacts:
PaintMeHappy a ‘local government maven’.
Foodies on Twitter
Social Media News Sources:
@mashable
@jeffbullas
@askaaronlee
@silkcharm
@chrisvoss
@SEOtherapy
@EmpowerSM
@sydneycafes
