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Citizen Media andOnline Engagement:
Webinar Part 1 - Overview
Steven Clift, E-Democracy.Org
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1. Quick Intros – 5 min
2. Citizen Media and Online Engagement Overview- 35 min
4. 5 Minute Break
5. Issues Forums - 45 min
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Citizen Media andOnline Engagement:
Webinar Part 1 - Overview
Steven Clift, E-Democracy.Org
Listen to this webinar from: http://e-democracy.org/webinars
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Connect the Word• Blog
• Forum
• Online News/Blog Comments
• Chat
• Social Network
• Online Consultation
• Online Working Group
• Web Feed
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Citizen Media
• Use of online tools by the public to express themselves, share news, etc.
• As individuals, as hosted by “media,” or via new associations
• “Rural voices” – Our interest is in local/geographic uses by local people for local people
• Output: News, information, expression
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Online Engagement
• Highly interactive use of social media in public life NOT just private life
• Citizen-to-citizen, government/institution input from public or under hosts auspice
• Output: Participation, informed public, expression, better decisions, public problem-solving, community building
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Defining e-democracy• E-democracy is:
– the use information and communication technologies and strategies
– by “democratic sectors”
– within the political processes of local communities, states, nations and on the global stage.
- E-Democracy.Org promotes active citizen participation by taking the “e-citizen” perspective
Political Groups
Private SectorGovernment
Media and Commercial
Content
E-Citizens
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Placeblog
• Pelican Rapids Minnesota 56572 Blog– http://www.56572.blogspot.com
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Placeblog + Journalism
• LocallyGrownNorthield– http://www.locallygrownnorthfield.org
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Local Photo Sharing Communities
• Winona Place/Group– http://www.flickr.com/places/United+States/Minnesota/Winona
• Minnesota Road Side Marvels– http://www.flickr.com/groups/mn-roadside-attractions
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Statewide Videosharing Contest
• Belll Museum’s MinnesotaMinute.Org– http://minne
sotaminute.org
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Local Twittering
• Find Tweets by Place via Advanced Search– http://search.twitter.com/advanced
• Minnesota Recount #mnrecount “channel”http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23mnrecount
• Also note media use of: http://www.coveritlive.com
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Community News Aggregator +
• Twin Cities Daily Planet– http://www.t
cdailyplanet.org
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Looking Good on Wikipedia
• Small town Pine City, Minnesota does it– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_City,_Minnesota
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Community Wiki
• Kickapoo Valley, WI – Kickapedia http://kickapedia.wiki.zoho.com/Kickapedia-Home.html
• Citizens Guide to St. Paulhttp://pages.e-democracy.org/Citizens_Guide_to_St._Paul
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User-driven Pics on Maps for Effect
• Flickrvision– http://www.flickrvision.com
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Reusing Local Gov/Other Data
• Everyblock.com– http://everyblock.com
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Reusing Local Gov/Other Data 2
• Everyblock.com– http://everyblock.com
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Maps, Camera, Mobile, Action
• FixMyStreet.com (UK) – mySociety.Org– http://fixmystreet.com
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Social Bookmarking Locally
• Hibbing, MN Public Library on Delicious.com– http://delicious.com/hibbing
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Local Online Groups
• Minnesota Homestead– http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MMHomesteading
• GroupsNearYou.com – UK-based– http://www.groupsnearyou.com
• Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum– http://e-democracy.org/se
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Local Facebook Groups
• Private social networking goes public in Duluth – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=96177195640
• Living the Ojibwe language• http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6746062152
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Change.Gov and Online Engagement
• Change.Gov Highly Interactive, Next?– http://change.gov
• Online Consultation Community of Practice– http://groups.dowire.org/groups/consult
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Schools and Online Engagement
• Change.Gov Highly Interactive, Next?– http://change.gov
• Online Consultation Community of Practice– http://groups.dowire.org/groups/consult
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Schools and Online Engagement
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Democracy Portal with “e-democracy” policy, Queensland, Australia
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UK Prime Minister’s e-Petitions
7+ percent of British population have signed an e-petition here
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Deep Access and Accountability• Estonia’s Today I Decide, Document
Register, X-Road (below)
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Live Rural Villages Town Meeting, India –
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Sometimes Fun
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4. 5 Minute Break
5. Issues Forums - 45 min
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