01-16-2022, 09:56 AM
Yes, news about projects is good. New offices, residential developments, city infrastructure, bike paths, EngageWR surveys, news articles and just stuff that is relevant to the city such as council meetings, political changes, homelessness and other issues. Hard to figure out what niche to aim towards, but since the forum is related to urbanism and the region, anything related to that is probably best. I doubt most residents know about what goes on in the city in terms of, say, bike infrastructure or new condo developments until The Record runs it, but we tend to have people here who find that stuff out first.
You could also use it to generate discussion on things by bringing people to the forum or just generating discourse amongst people in the city. For example, we've had great threads dedicated to discussing what to do with Charles Street versus what to do with The Aud as well as things such as bike/trail infrastructure. It's easy enough to start polling people on Twitter or link to threads here.
But yeah, like plam said, "you get as much out of it as you put into it." Automated posts aren't that good, most people get sick of those sort of things fast, so you have to be willing to put in bit of effort to maintain a social media presence.
You could also use it to generate discussion on things by bringing people to the forum or just generating discourse amongst people in the city. For example, we've had great threads dedicated to discussing what to do with Charles Street versus what to do with The Aud as well as things such as bike/trail infrastructure. It's easy enough to start polling people on Twitter or link to threads here.
But yeah, like plam said, "you get as much out of it as you put into it." Automated posts aren't that good, most people get sick of those sort of things fast, so you have to be willing to put in bit of effort to maintain a social media presence.