Communication: Keokuk Doesn't Seem to Get It

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By: Doug Bedell

Boy, here's a great/sad example of our changing communication times: Mayor Tom Marion of Keokuk, Iowa, thinks the best way to know what's going on in the city is to attend city council meetings or to call his office (319) 524-2050. True, he adds, maybe the city should have a Facebook page. But, "From my standpoint, I don't do a lot of that. I don't 'twitter' and I don't do a lot of those other things..." Oh dear.

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Doug Bedell has a background in journalism and PR and is the owner of Resource Relations LLC in Central PA, focusing on organizational and crisis communication. He’s the community manager of SimplyFair.net, a social network on fairness. On the Web, Doug’s at www.ResourceRelations.com. On Twitter, he’s @DougBeetle.

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