Comments on: City of Decatur Tweets http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Rickhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8220 Rick Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8220 oops...I guess you need a logon to get into the last link. Here is the new site link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/mentalhealth/04/14/twitter.study/index.html oops…I guess you need a logon to get into the last link. Here is the new site link: http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/mentalhealth/04/14/twitter.study/index.html

]]> By: Rickhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8219 Rick Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:08:02 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8219 Is Twitter making us indifferent to suffering?http://peacemakerinstitute.ning.com/forum/topics/is-twitter-making-us Is Twitter making us indifferent to suffering?

http://peacemakerinstitute.ning.com/forum/topics/is-twitter-making-us

]]> By: Carlhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8218 Carl Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:59:08 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8218 I like your idea, Nick. Frank (@comcastcares) and his staff do a great job, as do increasingly more entities. Today, for example, we saw at&t (@ATTNews) using it to connect with customers in CA that may otherwise not have been able to communicate using traditional methods (after the fiber cut, for which they later posted a $100k reward). I look forward to the development of @DowntownDecatur. I like your idea, Nick. Frank (@comcastcares) and his staff do a great job, as do increasingly more entities. Today, for example, we saw at&t (@ATTNews) using it to connect with customers in CA that may otherwise not have been able to communicate using traditional methods (after the fiber cut, for which they later posted a $100k reward). I look forward to the development of @DowntownDecatur.

]]> By: Unconcerned Citizenhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8217 Unconcerned Citizen Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:06:34 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8217 Twitter is becoming more and more ubiquitous. With some work, this Twitter account could be used to compliment the code red warning system using DMs.At the very least, I'd like to see the account used to solve problems, the same way as @comcast (theoretically) does, as opposed to just using it to promote the city.(then again, I'm a Twitter purist) Twitter is becoming more and more ubiquitous. With some work, this Twitter account could be used to compliment the code red warning system using DMs.

At the very least, I’d like to see the account used to solve problems, the same way as @comcast (theoretically) does, as opposed to just using it to promote the city.

(then again, I’m a Twitter purist)

]]> By: Scotthttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8216 Scott Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:10:13 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8216 Uh, since Linda is the city's marketing director, wouldn't promoting Decatur be an appropriate use of her time? And doesn't the effort to utilize free forms of media as part of her mix show diligence over tax dollars?Sheeez. Most communities complain that their local government doesn't communicate enough. We complain because they communicate too much! Uh, since Linda is the city’s marketing director, wouldn’t promoting Decatur be an appropriate use of her time? And doesn’t the effort to utilize free forms of media as part of her mix show diligence over tax dollars?

Sheeez. Most communities complain that their local government doesn’t communicate enough. We complain because they communicate too much!

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8215 Andrew Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:06:53 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8215 Yes, you're right. Those thirty seconds an update is really going to add up. This Tweeter thing can be costing us something like a quarter an update! (based on a total guess of her salary package - including benefits being $62,000 a year and each update taking thirty seconds to do) Multiply that by God only knows how many updates a year - someone should look into this... Yes, you’re right. Those thirty seconds an update is really going to add up. This Tweeter thing can be costing us something like a quarter an update! (based on a total guess of her salary package – including benefits being $62,000 a year and each update taking thirty seconds to do) Multiply that by God only knows how many updates a year – someone should look into this…

]]> By: CoD Tweakedhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8214 CoD Tweaked Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:55:19 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8214 And employee time? And employee time?

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/09/city-of-decatur-tweets/#comment-8213 Andrew Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:52:25 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8213 Use of our tax dollars? Twitter is free... Use of our tax dollars? Twitter is free…

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