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Updated 05/2011

Use of New Media by Washington Local Governments - Blogs, E-News, and Social Media

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Washington City and Town Use of New Media
Washington Counties Use of New Media
Additional References
Social Media Services Being Used by Washington Local Governments
Related MRSC Pages
- Local Government Broadcasting of Public Meetings
- Social Media

Washington City and Town Use of New Media
City/Town	Blogs	E-News and Twitter	Social Media	Other
Anacortes	None Noted	Subscribe to Website Mailing	None Noted	None Noted
Arlington	None Noted	Notify Me	None Noted	None Noted
Auburn	None Noted	RSS Sign up Twitter	YouTube	None Noted
Bainbridge	None Noted	Listserv updates	None Noted	None Noted
Bellevue	Shorelines Parks & Community Services	E-Mail Alerts Tweets, Feeds & Blogs, & RSS	Facebook YouTube Flickr	None Noted
Bellingham	None Noted	RSS Sign Up Twitter	None Noted	None Noted
Blaine	City Manager Blog	Notify Me RSS	None Noted	None Noted
Bonney Lake	None Noted	Newsletter Sign Up	None Noted	None Noted
Bremerton	None Noted	E-News	None Noted	None Noted
Brier	None Noted	E-mail List	None Noted	None Noted
Burien	Burien Parks	E-Newsletter Twitter	Facebook (parks & teens) Facebook - City Flickr YouTube	Parks and Recreation Text Message and Mobile Apps
Burlington	Public Library Teen Blog	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted
Carnation	None Noted	Twitter E-mail subscription	Facebook	None Noted
Centralia	None Noted	E-mail notification service	None Noted	None Noted
Cheney	None Noted	None Noted	P&R Facebook	None Noted
Clyde Hill	None Noted	City Email List Sign-up	None Noted	None Noted
Covington	None Noted	E-Mail News Sign Up	Facebook	None Noted
Dupont	None Noted	E-mail Newsletter Twitter	Facebook	None Noted
Edmonds	None Noted	Newsletter - Send E-mail request	None Noted	None Noted
Ellensburg	None Noted	Twitter E-mail - Notify Me	Facebook	None Noted
Ephrata	None Noted	E-Release	None Noted	None Noted
Everett	None Noted	Twitter Nixle	Facebook YouTube	None Noted
Federal Way	None Noted	E-subscribe	None Noted	None Noted
Ferndale	Ferndale Forum Blog	E-mail Sign Up	None Noted	None Noted
Gig Harbor	Gig Harbor Guide Blog (Tourism)	Twitter	YouTube	None Noted
Issaquah	None Noted	Subscription to E-mail Alerts - link on home page	None Noted	None Noted
Kenmore	None Noted	E-News sign up	None Noted	None Noted
Kennewick	None Noted	What's Happening & Economic Development E-Newsletter Twitter (Parks & Rec)	Facebook (Parks & Rec) YouTube Videos on Public Outreach	None Noted
Kent	Used blogs in recreation	Twitter RSS	Facebook YouTube	None Noted
Kirkland	None Noted	E-mail Updates RSS	None Noted	None Noted
Lake Forest Park	None Noted	E-mail Subscription Services	Facebook - Stormwater Management	None Noted
Lakewood	Non Noted	RSS	YouTube - Veterans Celebration	None Noted
Marysville	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted	Facebook Twitter
Medina	None Noted	E-News Program	None Noted	None Noted
Mercer Island	None Noted	Subscribe to Website	Twitter YouTube	None Noted
Mountlake Terrace	None Noted	Sign Up for Email Updates	None Noted	None Noted
Mukilteo	None Noted	Subscribe to our site	None Noted	None Noted
Newcastle	Newcastle 411- News and events Blog Removed	Sign Up for Notices Twitter	Facebook Flickr	None Noted
Normandy Park	SightLines 2030 Survey Blog City Manager's Blog	E-Notice Electronic Distribution List	None Noted	None Noted
Oak Harbor	Subdivision Code Blog Comprehensive Plan Blog Construction Project Blogs	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted
Olympia	We Care - City Manager internal blog	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted
Pacific	City of Pacific Newsletter & Google shared calendar for City Events	RSS City Events	None Noted	None Noted
Port Angeles	None Noted	Get News By E-mail (send request) Nixle - Police	Facebook	None Noted
Poulsbo	None Noted	E-Newsletter	None Noted	None Noted
Pullman	None Noted	Police Safety Alerts -Nixle	P&R Facebook Transit Rider Alerts	None Noted
Prosser	None Noted	Twitter	Facebook	None Noted
Puyallup	None Noted	Twitter RSS	None Noted	None Noted
Redmond	None Noted	E-Focus	None Noted	None Noted
Renton	None Noted	Twitter Can subscribe to update notification for specific web page	Facebook	None Noted
Richland	None Noted	None Noted	Facebook YouTube	None Noted
Sammamish	None Noted	RSS Subscription for News and Events	None Noted	None Noted
SeaTac	None Noted	RSS	None Noted	None Noted
Seattle	Blogs and Wiki - Listing for city	News Feeds and Podcasting	Facebook (City Council)	Seattle Data.gov Events Calendar
Shoreline	None Noted	Sign up for E-News Facebook	None Noted	None Noted
Snohomish	None Noted	City Manager's Friday Newsletter via E-mail	None Noted	None Noted
South Bend	None Noted	RSS	None Noted	None Noted
Spokane	Blogs Spokane Government & Spokane Public Library	Twitter	Parks & Rec Facebook Police Dept. Facebook	None Noted
Spokane Valley	None Noted	Subscribe to our community e-newsletter, HotTopic.	None Noted	None Noted
Sultan	None Noted	Public notice E-mail Block Watch E-mail	None Noted	None Noted
Sumner	None Noted	E-News includes newsletter	None Noted	None Noted
Tacoma	Forward Tacoma	RSS sign up E-newsletters Twitter	None Noted	None Noted
Tukwila	None Noted	RSS Twitter	None Noted	None Noted
University Place	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted
Vancouver	None Noted	E-mail updates RSS Twitter	Facebook	None Noted
Wenatchee	None Noted	E-News	None Noted	None Noted
Woodinville	None Noted	Woodinville Wire e-newsletter	None Noted	None Noted
Woodway	None Noted	E-News for significant incidents	None Noted	None Noted
Washington Counties Use of New Media
County	Blogs	E-News and Twitter	Social Media	Other
Benton County	None Noted	None Noted	Emergency Management Facebook	None Noted
Clallam County	None Noted	Nixle - Sheriff	None Noted	None Noted
Clark County	CRESA Emergency Events Blog	RSS, CRESA 911 Twitter	CRESA 911 Facebook	None Noted
Franklin County	None Noted	None Noted	Auditor Facebook	None Noted
King County	Multiple blogs King County News Blog	RSS Twitter KC Exec Twitter King County's bookmarks on delicious.com	Multiple Facebook - KC Parks Executive	Metro bus Tracker Transportation Developer Resources
Kitsap County	None Noted	None Noted	P&R Facebook	None Noted
Lewis County	Assessor's Blog Prosecutors Blog Public Health Blog	RSS Twitter	None Noted	None Noted
Pierce County	None Noted	E-mail updates for Council meetings and legislation Twitter Pierce County on Twitter	None Noted	None Noted
Pend Oreille	Commissioner's Blogs (right column listing)	None Noted	None Noted	None Noted
Skagit County	None Noted	RSS Twitter E-mail Subscriptions	Facebook Ning	Mobile App
Snohomish County	None Noted	E-News Subscription	None Noted	Assessor - Mobile Property Web App
Thurston County	None Noted	RSS Twitter	Facebook	None Noted
Walla Walla County	None Noted	Health Department Twitter	None Noted	None Noted

Additional References

Social Media - HowTo.Gov
Microsoft Introduces Social Media Directory for State and Local Government, by Matt Williams, Associate Editor, Government Technology, Apr 27, 2010
- Gov2Social - Microsoft
- Washington Government Social Media - Listings on Gov2Social - Check for accuracy

Social Media Services Being Used by Washington Local Governments

How to Blog - How To.Gov
Facebook - Developers Page
Flickr - About Flickr
Ning - About Ning
Nixle - Media Kit
RSS - RSS Feeds - HowTo.Gov
Twitter - Twitter 101 (for business)
YouTube - About YouTube

Use of New Media by Washington Local Governments - Blogs, E-News, and Social Media

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Additional References

Social Media Services Being Used by Washington Local Governments