While many governments are still struggling with what Twitter is and how it can be used, there are many Florida governments that have embraced using the free technology/service. Twitter is very simple and easy to use. It is also good to know and understand why you want to use Twitter. Don’t just do because it is a shiny new toy. If you want to syndicate your news,
training, podcast, vodcast, fast facts, program highlights, or whatever you feel
is news worthy, Twitter is the way to go! Especially, if you want it out on the
web fast.
Twitter has
been a valuable professional networking tool. I follow, or think I follow, just
the right tweeters, magazines, news and government organizations, to keep up
with the technology and Gov 2.0 professionals. Often, when someone e-mails me a
news article and I am able to say, “Yeah, I saw that on Twitter about three
hours ago.” Sometimes there will be tweets that you find will not be that
important to you or your organization.
Twitter is also a really great listening tool.
Twitter can also be used like I described above, to have really good customer service, receive quick feedback from the web and your followers. Just think if you are a law enforcement agency, and people report a crime from their phone
using the camera or video camera, with a Lat/Long to be reported with the tweet.
There are many possibilities of what you can use it for.
Below is a short list of what I have compiled for
governments in Florida using twitter to push their information out. You are
welcome to use the comments section below to add your Twitter account
information.
It’s not about
the technology, it’s about the communication, community, transparency, and
citizen engagement.
~Happy Tweeting!
- Twitter helper for governments
- How Does the Public Interact with Government Online?
- Social Media Influence
http://twitter.com/myfwc – FL Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission
http://twitter.com/FLDEPAlert- FL Dept. of
Environmental Protection
http://twitter.com/EasyAsOne – FL Dept of
Environmental Protection
http://twitter.com/flstateparks – FL State
Parks
http://twitter.com/mygfbt –
Great FL Birding Trail
http://twitter.com/GetOutdoorsFL – Get Outdoors
Florida
http://twitter.com/FloridaDMS – FL Dept of
Management Services
http://twitter.com/FLStateWatch – FL Division of
Emergency Services
http://twitter.com/myfloridalegal – FL Attorney
General’s Office
http://twitter.com/cityofboynton – City of Boynton,
FL
http://twitter.com/BBPD –
Boynton Beach, FL Police
http://twitter.com/citydelraybeach – City of Delray
Beach, FL
http://twitter.com/CityOfSunrise – City of Sunrise,
FL
http://twitter.com/BocaPolice –
Boca Raton, FL Police
http://twitter.com/hillsboroughFL – Hillsborough
County, FL
http://twitter.com/PolkCountyFL – Polk County,
FL
http://twitter.com/TampaPAD –
City of Tampa, FL
http://twitter.com/CoralSpringsFL – Coral Springs,
FL
http://twitter.com/JSOPIO –
Jacksonville, FL Sheriff’s office
http://twitter.com/cotnews – City of Tallahassee,
FL
http://twitter.com/SFWMD – South
FL Water Management District
http://twitter.com/FLHealthyKids – Florida Healthy
Kids
http://twitter.com/freshfromFL
– Fresh From Florida – FL Dept of Agriculture
http://twitter.com/FL_AgLaw – FL Dept of
Agriculture Law Enforcement
(Florida Tweets
(Repost Tuesday, June 15, 2010 – from http://flgovtech.com))
Hi April. You can also see which agencies in Florida (or any state for that matter) are Tweeting by going to GovLive. Hope you find it useful!
Good list, April. Looking forward to seeing it grow.
Thanks Chris. I did a search on GovLive. Not much for Florida!