As I was reading my email this morning I came across a story of a working mom explaining tech terms to those who want to understand the various types of digital media. For example, Hashtag is to Twitter as Pinning is to Pinterest. We all know that these various applications make our lives easier and certainly can keep us more connected than ever, but I wonder if we're missing the big er picture. I recently began to read Gavin Newsome and Lisa Dickey's book Citizenville about how citizens can use technology to improve their involvement in local governments. By using Twitter and Facebook to pool ideas, people can make a collaborative effort to see the changes they want through the process. The consensus mentality is not new but it is helped along by the convenience of social media. The challenge is how to use technology not for one group's political platform but as a voice for everyday citizens. The authors are all for embracing technology to not only improve and update our government's infrastructure but to create new ways of communicating to a wider audience while engaging the most precious resource- our ideas. Sounds like it just might be Twitter worthy.
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