Insight Twitter-Nitiatives
Do you want to know what’s really happening throughout East and South East Orlando? Would you like to be informed when something is going on in your neighborhood? Insight Magazine is taking the next step in social media integration with their Insight Street Tweet Team on popular social media Web site, Twitter. The magazine is taking to the streets to deliver local news in real time to residents who subscribe to their respective neighborhoods starting this July.
Twitter will allow residents who sign up to receive instant updates on their neighborhoods thanks to a new initiative by Insight Magazine.
“The idea is to make news available to residents wherever they are,” says Jennifer Thompson, co-publisher of Insight Magazine. “Residents need to be informed when there is a community meeting, upcoming event or late-breaking news in their neighborhood.” The service, debuting this month, is free to residents and will be updated by the magazine staff until enough Street Tweet Team members join to take over the service. “The Street Tweet Team is something that will constantly be evolving,” says Thompson. “After all, no one knows what’s going on in their neighborhood more than the people who live there. We will be looking for bloggers and Tweeters to help grow the service and make it a valuable tool to those who want to stay informed and connect their communities on a new level.”
Twitter was chosen for its instant update capabilities and ease of use, both for those updating and the residents who are following their neighborhood. Updates are planned to go out as needed providing relevant facts to followers. “The last thing we want with this kind of service is to ’spam’ followers,” says David Mullins, co-publisher of Insight Magazine. “We will provide them with topics of interest, observations and even occasional photos.”
Some neighborhoods planned for the initial launch include: Waterford Lakes, Vista Lakes, Lake Nona, Avalon Park and Cypress Springs. These are by no means the entire list, however. “We’re launching the service with about eight neighborhoods and will continue to add more as the desire and need from residents continues to grow,” says Thompson.
Article by Corey Gehrold
Sign Up to Receive Updates Instantly for Your Neighborhood Now:
- Andover Lakes
- Avalon Park
- Cypress Springs
- Eastwood
- Lake Nona
- Stoneybrook
- Vista Lakes
- Waterford Lakes
Join the Insight Street Tweet Team
Want to Tweet about your neighborhood? Updates, news, pictures and more. E-mail Jennifer Thompson to learn more.
