Technology keeps you in the know
June 11, 2008
While not getting much attention, for years the City of Roanoke has offered citizens access to myroanoke.com email updates. This innovative approach to keeping citizens up to date on big matters, such as crimes, to little matters, such as street closures continues to receive enormous accolades from users of the service.
The email alerts also offer timely summaries of upcoming council agendas with attention paid to big issues as well as a summary of council meetings. Finally, the alerts will notify citizens of special events, neighborhood events and opportunities throughout the city. It is a service that keeps all of us informed. To sign up and pick choices of alerts, go to:
http://www.roanokeva.gov/myroanoke
Another great tech advancement for the city is the newly added StarCam on top of the Mill Mountain Star. It refreshes every 15 seconds- send someone up there and then those back home can check them out! What a great idea on behalf of the city. You can access this through the city website, at:
David,
You may remember my op-ed that ran in the Roanoke Times on Saturday May 17th, where I wrote:
“In electing Court Rosen to council, city residents made a commitment to change. However, I suspect that few readers of this newspaper understand the remarkable differences that Rosen and his contemporaries bring.
Those under 40 years old relate to the world in a very different way than those over 40. Rosen and his peers were raised in an era of technology that offers new, plentiful and innovative ways to connect with others.
For those under 40 years old, service groups like Kiwanis or Rotary, newspapers and television play a decreased role in social networking and information gathering. Newly effective are such tools as Facebook, blogs and e-mail. The message is clear. Baby boomers must adopt new ways or be left out as young leaders emerge.”
David, may I be the first to say “congratulations” on your new blog. Your willingness to connect with our citizens in innovative ways is a wonderful example. This is a great step in the right direction for our region.
Robert Turcotte
“The message is clear. Baby boomers must adopt new ways or be left out as young leaders emerge.”
As a “baby boomer” I protest!
My “greatest generation” parents were ol’ fuddy duddies to me too but I would never have left them out as I emerged.
This country including Roanoke City is about not leaving anyone out - not even the technologically challenged.
One day the next generation will say the same thing to you.