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Public Participation in the Public Participation in the New Information AgeNew Information Age
Daniel Fortier, Dennis Town Daniel Fortier, Dennis Town PlannerPlanner
Presented to the MAPD Presented to the MAPD ConferenceConference
June 4, 2010June 4, 2010
Traditional MethodsTraditional MethodsPress Release Hold MeetingPress Release Hold Meeting
In recent years we have In recent years we have become the world of the become the world of the
sound-byte, and sound-byte, and immediacy of news.immediacy of news.
We have also become a We have also become a more spread out society more spread out society
where traditional where traditional communications no communications no
longer prevail.longer prevail.
Public Communication Public Communication and Information is all and Information is all
about options. about options. Newspapers, radio and Newspapers, radio and
TV are being supplanted.TV are being supplanted.
Podcasts, Viral Video, Podcasts, Viral Video, Blogs are Blogs are
supplementing and supplementing and supplanting traditional supplanting traditional
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Advantages of the New Information Advantages of the New Information AgeAge
Information Available to the Information Available to the public 24/7public 24/7
You get your message outYou get your message out Find your audience where they Find your audience where they
are on their scheduleare on their schedule Improved service deliveryImproved service delivery Widespread CollaborationWidespread Collaboration
Information Available to the public Information Available to the public 24/724/7
You get your message outYou get your message out
Find your audience where they areFind your audience where they areon their scheduleon their schedule
Improved service deliveryImproved service delivery
Widespread CollaborationWidespread Collaboration
What’s Available?What’s Available?
Who is out there?Who is out there?
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““As a rule, he -or she- As a rule, he -or she- who has the most who has the most
information will have the information will have the greatest success in life.” greatest success in life.”
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““Information is a Information is a negotiator's greatest negotiator's greatest weapon.” Victor Kiamweapon.” Victor Kiam
So what are we waiting So what are we waiting for?for?
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