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Just got an email from Joanna Doven – the press secretary for the mayor of Pittsburgh.

Is the Mayor’s Office ready for this kind of technology

Here is an email about this new technology but no link to the new Facebook page?  This email also came in just the text format – not the usual fancy HTML email that press releases are usually sent in.

Subject: City of Pittsburgh’s Facebook Page is Officially Published

The City of Pittsburgh’s Facebook Page is officially published. Become a fan now and help to promote the page!

Search City of Pittsburgh – we are identified as a government organization. We have a picture of the City with a banner which includes a City seal.

The City will be posting information on City related events, programs and general good news. We would be happy to consider posting positive information related to your group or organization. Just send me an email!

Building off of our plan to further utilize social media, a new City website which promotes more two-way interaction between government and citizens will be launched this summer. A sneak peak on the new format isavailable on the Facebook page. Stay tuned!

Thank you,

Joanna

Is Facebook a good tool for the City?

Is Facebook a good way to communicate with city residents? Don’t know – seems like this could have great potential for sharing important info and educating residents about what is happening in their city.

The bigger question, is the city ready for this kind of open online conversation?  Most of the time the city makes it pretty difficult to find out what is happening when – and has not been quick to share feedback from citizens.  For example, the city of Pittsburgh doesn’t publish 311 reports – it would be very interesting to know how many people have called in about what issues from what neighborhoods.  Is the mayor’s office ready to see the type of feedback that will be coming to them from Facebook.

The Link

We think this is official city of Pittsburgh Facebook Page.

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[Ravenstahl scolded over library funds]
[Rudiak aims to boost public input on projects]

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Mellon Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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With the end of the hockey season there has been a lot of discussion about what should happen to Mellon arena now that the Penguins will be moving to their new home across the street.  What do you think should happen to the Mellon Arena?  Please add your thoughts and ideas in the comments section too.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.
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  • Anyone going to the @joehoeffel rally today? 5pm at Schenley Park Skating Rink http://bit.ly/clrCGP #
  • New ad from @joeSestak. What do you think about the Senate race? http://bit.ly/brulAN #
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    Good campaign staff can be hard to find – long hours and low pay means there is a lot of turn over in staffing – the good campaign staff often moves onto other projects and campaigns often reinvent the wheel.

    Democratic Gain is essentially a professional organization of democratic campaign staff.  Democratic Gain runs trainings and has a website full of helpful campaign information they also have a job bank for campaigns to find staff and campaign staff to find jobs.

    According to an email sent earlier this week – Democratic Gain is working on setting up statewide networks.  The are starting with a happy hour in Philadelpia next week.   Hopefully they will do some outreach in Western PA too.  More quality campaign staff could make all the difference in getting candidates elected in future elections.

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  • Will the Kagan Pick shake up the @arlenSpecter @joeSestak race? http://bit.ly/c6a0Gq #
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    election night
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    A week before election day and Dan Onorato has sent around a Facebook invite to his election night party which invites guests to “Come Celebrate with Dan as we make a big step in bringing real reform to Harrisburg! ”

    Thus far 55 people have RSVPed yes for the event.

    Looks like the Onorato campaing is confident about election day.

    Details for Onorato’s election night event:

    International Brotherhood of
    Electrical Workers
    5 Hot Metal Street
    Pittsburgh, PA 15203

    Google Map:
    http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl&q=5%20Hot%20Metal%20Street%20Pittsburgh%2C%20PA%2015203

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  • what do you think of the new TV ad from @dan_onorato "Momentum" ? http://ht.ly/1FmGq #
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