Why Are You on Twitter? I want to quote you on a handout to be passed out at the American Planning Association’s National Conference next month. Your Twitter handle and encouragement for people to follow you will be on the handout, too. If you’re doing planning work (even if you’re an aspiring urban planner) and [...]
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How to Get People to Read Your Emails Faster
Ah email. The pre-Twitter/Facebook social media. Chances are good that your organization sends out informational, opt-in emails about their projects. If you’re in the NEPA/urban planning world, check out the February newsletter for the More for 1604 project. Or check out the award winning, non-profit email campaign by the Word Wildlife Foundation Deutschland. Even if [...]
Local Government and Social Media Today
How are local governments using social media today? Should your city consider adopting a social media strategy? These are two questions that Susan Price from FireCat Studio and myself (Kristen from Cubit) spoke with urban planners about last Friday as part of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association’s Planning Services Track, Technology and [...]
FHWA DOT Survey Says Web 2.0 & Social Media Increase Efficiency
A recent FHWA study reports that Web 2.0 apps actually increase efficiency. “Web 2.0” applications are online sites and applications that are user-driven, and emphasize collaboration and interaction like wikis, social media, podcasts and blogs. When Cubit has spoken with planners and engineers in the past about Web 2.0 applications, we heard things like “we [...]
7 Projects Using Social Media for Public Involvement
Last week, I gave a presentation to the Texas Association of Environmental Professionals Austin Chapter on 7 different environmental impact statement (EISs) projects that are using social media platforms for public involvement. The presentation also covers: Should Environmental Professionals/Planners Care about Social Media What are blogs, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter & Facebook? Common questions from AEC [...]
