Comments on: Welcome to the 21st century: social networking and Milton http://www.zhamid.ca/opinion/welcome-to-the-21st-century-social-networking-and-milton/ Milton Council Candidate from Ward 8 (Hawthorne Village at Escarpment & Milton Trails Communities) Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: Zeeshan Hamid http://www.zhamid.ca/opinion/welcome-to-the-21st-century-social-networking-and-milton/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Zeeshan Hamid Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:02:47 +0000 http://www.zhamid.ca/info/welcome-to-the-21st-century-social-networking-and-milton/#comment-171 I hear ya. Instead of just an "IT" person (we are a dime a dozen these days :)), I think the town needs a marketing person. The town needs to figure out how to reach residents and benefit from their collective experience & wisdom. Only then can Milton come up with creative solutions to its problems. Ads on Milton Canadian Champion with a phone number only reach people like us. There has to be a better approach. I hear ya. Instead of just an “IT” person (we are a dime a dozen these days :)), I think the town needs a marketing person. The town needs to figure out how to reach residents and benefit from their collective experience & wisdom. Only then can Milton come up with creative solutions to its problems. Ads on Milton Canadian Champion with a phone number only reach people like us. There has to be a better approach.

]]> By: Mike Cluett http://www.zhamid.ca/opinion/welcome-to-the-21st-century-social-networking-and-milton/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Mike Cluett Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:00:47 +0000 http://www.zhamid.ca/info/welcome-to-the-21st-century-social-networking-and-milton/#comment-165 This is exactly what I talked about during my campaign in 2006. The town needed to use new-er technology in order to communicate with residents. The beauty of it is that its free and easy to use. A lot of us are either on Facebook or Twitter and sometimes both. Politicians are using the technology to communicate messages and why shouldnt the municipalities? The town website is by far improved in the last few years but still has a way to go. Milton needs an "IT Guy". :) This is exactly what I talked about during my campaign in 2006. The town needed to use new-er technology in order to communicate with residents.

The beauty of it is that its free and easy to use. A lot of us are either on Facebook or Twitter and sometimes both.

Politicians are using the technology to communicate messages and why shouldnt the municipalities?

The town website is by far improved in the last few years but still has a way to go. Milton needs an “IT Guy”. :)

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