How can technology help build communities

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Permalink Reply by Eileen M. Flanagan on September 7, 2009 at 11:09am

I'm not sure but I have observed some lack of knowledge of technology. I think as more examples become available of successful applications at the CDC level more organizations will jump in. As part of a workshop I was involved with in May, a colleague and I started a blog about uses of social media in community engagement. We've been trying to post examples.

Here's the link: http://engagingcommunity.wordpress.com/

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Kaiza on September 9, 2009 at 10:23am

I think that technology is quickly embraced where there is money to be made. A company seeks out technology to increase revenue. Technology is expensive so there has to be an ROI in order to justify the expense. Technology is more recently becoming accessible to the masses for free by way of social media. I think technology and the concept of making it for you and not you work for it is going to be big in the next few years. Those who start now will be the experts that people look to when everyone decides to “Get in on it.” - Baltimore pun :) Just as the dance floor fills up quickly but only once someone takes the first step, so too will this concept start to take off.

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