Presentation at MISA BC conference, Sidney BC by Glenn Letham @gletham discussing the use of social media by official local government agencies, with emphasis on the GIS department and Geo user. A look at social media policies, tools, uses, and the impact of social media on mobile technology, opengov, local government, and citizen engagement. Video of the presentation now online http://vimeo.com/gisuser/

1. Social Media and the GISuser @gletham Social Media, Mobile, OpenGov, Geo Technology tools for the Social GIS user Sept 22, 2011 by @gletham #misabc

2. Social Media and the GISuser by @gletham #misabc

4. There's Always Challenges Though by @gletham #misabc

5. It's All About Sharing The evolution to make government data more accessible and usable than before. by @gletham #misabc Think about sharing options for your web apps and services

6. Uses Of Social Media by @gletham #misabc News, Event updates, Share Video, road closures, info-graphics, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Citizen Engagement, Discussions, Event management, Photo sharing, Hackathons, Community, Emergency Response, Press, Jobs, Construction notices, Volunteers, new data, reinforcing your brand / identity

7. To Tweet Or Not To Tweet? The Social Media Policy socialmediagovernance.com/policies.php by @gletham Kodak Guide http://bit.ly/glmisa2 Before your org jumps in, be sure to create a proper social media policy... crucial!

9. More Than Just Twitter by @gletham #misabc

10. The Authoritative Source You're Official - Why Wouldn't They Believe you? by @gletham #misabc With control over an "official" social stream you are an authoritative source. Others will gladly share your posts and help you when you request

11. The GeoGeek's Twitter Account by @gletham #misabc

14. by @gletham #misabc Events, Meet Ups, GeoGeeks + Social Media Are Made For Each Other!

15. Social Event Apps For GeoGeeks GeoInt CrowdVine http://geoint2011.crowdvine.com/ by @gletham #misabc

16. Social Event Apps For GeoGeeks EsriUC Back Channel http://uc.dtsagile.com by @gletham #misabc Social stream, photo safari, agenda, meetup map

18. A hackathon, a hacker neologism, is an event when programmers meet to do collaborative computer programming W ((Wik by @gletham #misabc

20. ifTTT - If This Then That by @gletham #misabc

21. Maps & Data Driving OpenGov by @gletham #misabc

22. OpenGov - Data B.C. by @gletham #misabc

23. OpenGov by @gletham #misabc

24. OpenGov - Nanaimo by @gletham #misabc

25. OpenGov - Ottawa by @gletham #misabc

26. OpenGov - Ottawa by @gletham #misabc

27. OpenGov - Vancouver Open Data by @gletham #misabc

28. OpenGov - NASA Open by @gletham #misabc

29. OpenGov - Geodata.gov -> Data.gov by @gletham #misabc

30. Open Mapping by @gletham #misabc The Public Mapping Project (PublicMapping.org) is developing District Builder, an open source software redistricting application designed to give the public transparent, accessible, and easy-to-use on-line mapping tools. (Source: Azavea.com) Redistricting competitions in Philly, MN, Ohio $50k Support from Amazon for Web Services http://bit.ly/misapubmap

31. Open Mapping & Gov 2.0 by @gletham #misabc The future of Australian government? Social media and mapping technology A new gov study says social media sites like Twitter and online mapping technologyare the future of government/citizen interaction... Nation-wide, councils see GIS at the forefront of government and citizen interaction e. g. Brisbane City Council’s FloodMap http://bit.ly/misabrisbane

32. Esri Social Maps by @gletham #misabc Esri has made sharing maps and your data easy.

33. ArcGIS Explorer - GIS for All by @gletham #misabc

34. Map & Share With Geocommons by @gletham #misabc

35. Mobile Geo Enterprise Apps by @gletham #misabc

36. Mobile Geo Enterprise Apps by @gletham #misabc GIS Kit on iPad The mobile & social revolution has driven innovation, s a result, great apps are popping up daily

37. Social, Mobile Geo Apps by @gletham #misabc Geo & social is pervasive and a focal point of many apps and web services

38. Social, Mobile Geo Apps by @gletham #misabc

39. Social, Mobile Apps by @gletham #misabc Access to geospatial data is driving application development, particularly in mobile

40. GIS is Cool! Enter Infographics by @gletham #misabc Source: http://www.princeton.edu Info graphics are the rage on social media - they look like many of the maps we see at esriuc map gallery each year!

41. It's Cool to be a Social GeoGeek! by @gletham #misabc