The new Empower Lewiston blog comes from conversations that our strategic planning committee, of our larger board, has been having. We recognize that giving residents of our community a voice is a good thing and we hope that the new blog does just that!
As a longtime blogger and someone who tries to stay current with Web 2.0 developments and models of communication, a blog seems like a vehicle that could provide a platform to capture the stories and vibrancy that exists in the two census tracts that make up the Enterprise Community (see definition). While print has been the typical means of non-profit information sharing, usually via newsletters, Voices from the EC gives us something that can be immediate, participatory and might help spur a revolution of sorts, in how news and the happenings of life in the downtown is disseminated.
In May (check back for specific details), Empower Lewiston will be hosting a blog-a-thon, where we will welcome members of the downtown community in to learn about blogging, the types of stories and techniques that make blogging "hot" (versus cool; see McLuhan) and get some budding bloggers up and running, telling their stories (that very day).
I'm excited to be part of the story and I hope many others will be, too.
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