Re:B.C. government hit tweet limit amid wildfire evacuations
by riffic on Thursday July 13, 2023 @11:39AM
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Yes, you have to go where the people are but also remember that the audience is capable of using multiple channels and the audience has made shifts to novel media many times before (printed news > radio > broadcast television > cable > internet, et cetera)
Re:B.C. government hit tweet limit amid wildfire evacuations
by PartiallyTyped on Thursday July 13, 2023 @10:59AM
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> I am surprised that the B.C. government can't just text message people based on location. Governments in the US definitely can.
Same here in Poland. I frequently receive messages about extreme weather, counter terrorism exercises, the balloon thing recently.
You have to go where the people are. It's unlikely that anyone will remember to install the MyCity app or whatever, and then you're just sending your messages to /dev/null. You don't get an error when you send out the alert, but the same number of people receive it as the over-rate-limit Twitter account. 0.
I am surprised that the B.C. government can't just text message people based on location. Governments in the US definitely can. I recall some year in NYC where everyone got mandatory stream of consciousness "alerts" from the government. ("We're looking for some criminal in New Jersey! It's a dude guy!" OK, I'll get right on that? "We're expecting ONE INCH of snow. Everybody panic and don't even think about going outside!" OK I guess? We all that weak from climate change already?)
I also have to say I wouldn't object to just putting my email address on my tax return and getting a weekly newsletter from the city that way.