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Twitter <br />Twitter.is.a.social.media.site.that.is.used.by. <br />more.than.145.million.users.worldwide.5.The. <br />concept.of.the.site.is.to.have.people.share. <br />posts.limited.to.140.characters,.also.known. <br />as.“tweets,”.to.provide.quick,.concise.infor- <br />mation..Mayors.can.use.Twitter.as.a.tool.to. <br />showcase.their.work,.as.well.as.to.respond. <br />to.and.engage.youth..Some.municipalities. <br />may.want.to.create.an.organizational.Twitter. <br />account.and.invite.different.elected.officials. <br />and.municipal.staff.to.“tweet.for.a.day.”.This. <br />dynamic,.interactive.platform.can.provide.an. <br />accessible.way.to.share.information.about. <br />the.daily.work.of.municipalities. <br />Tweet-a-thon/Town Hall <br />Municipalities.can.create.a.townhall/tweet-. <br />a-thon/twitter.chat.to.involve.youth.in.the. <br />city.or.town..Preceding.words.with.a.hashtag. <br />(#).on.Twitter.will.make.these.words.(like. <br />#auroratweetchat).a.searchable.link..This.. <br />enables.connectivity.with.youth.through.. <br />an.interactive.discussion. <br />Some.questions.that.can.be.raised.in.a.tweet. <br />chat.are: <br />•.What.are.the.major.city/town-wide.issues. <br />that.affect.youth? <br />•.If.you.were.mayor,.what.is.the.first.change. <br />you.would.make? <br />•.What.could.help.increase.civic.pride.in. <br />your.town/city? <br />•.How.can.we.help.the.next.generation.. <br />increase.their.interest.in.politics? <br />•.Tough.decisions.in.our.community:.. <br />what.should.we.do.about.“X”.issue? <br />•.How.would.you.solve.“X”.problem? <br />EXAMPLES <br />•.Local.Government.Association’s.. <br />annual.#OurDay.Tweetathon.–.UK. <br />•.FCM.Chat.on.Youth.Engagement <br />Create a Webpage/Website <br />Another.option.is.to.construct.a.page.for. <br />youth.on.the.municipal.website.or.a.separate. <br />online.portal.focused.on.youth..These.sites. <br />can.include.contact.information.and.updates. <br />from.city.hall.and/or.the.youth.council,.mu- <br />nicipal.job.postings.and.volunteer.opportu- <br />nities,.election.information,.municipal.surveys,. <br />and.reports.and.toolkits.. <br />EXAMPLES <br />•.City.of.Vancouver.website.. <br />for.youth.encourages.interaction.. <br />with.city.hall.as.well.as.. <br />highlights.youth.events,.. <br />resources,.and.more. <br />•.City.of.Guelph.Website.. <br />for.Youth.provides.. <br />resources,.employment.. <br />opportunities,.youth.. <br />council.meeting.. <br />minutes.and.other.. <br />content.to.keep.you.. <br />updated. <br />•.B.C..Youth.Website.. <br />focuses.on.methods.. <br />of.active.citizenship. <br />•.Getting to Know <br />the City of Langley.. <br />booklet.is.. <br />distributed.to.. <br />all.grade.5.. <br />students.so.. <br />they.can.. <br />learn.more.. <br />about.their.. <br />city.. <br />75.http://busandadmin.uwinnipeg.ca/silvestrepdfs/PDF06.pdf.