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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

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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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