Last April, I created new avenues of communication with three of the most used social networking sites on the Internet today. So far the Twitter account has 678 followers, the Facebook page has 282 fans, and the YouTube channel has 14 subscribers. Today I created a Pennsylvania Highways presence on three more social networking platforms that will hopefully have the same success as the first three.
Vimeo
Everyone knows YouTube, but not everyone has heard of this service. The difference between the two services is that this one provides high bit rates, resolutions, and full HD support. It has gained a reputation for catering to an artistic crowd because of these attributes, so I will use this to showcase special videos. However, I still have the problem as with the YouTube Channel in that I need a new, modern camcorder. Basically this idea is still on the burner as well.
http://www.vimeo.com/pahighways
Delicious
Social networking has been around much longer with such sites as this which has been around since 2003 when it was known as Del.icio.us. Social bookmarking is one facet where people can share items just like on any other platform. Up to now, I had been putting any road-related news articles on the Facebook fan page so this will take over that job and make the Facebook page a lot cleaner.
http://delicious.com/pahighways
Tumblr
A buzzword that has been flying around the Web 2.0 world is microblogging. It is just a short-form version of blogging with content that is shorter. Twitter is an example of microblogging, but it has one drawback: 140 character limit on entries. Twitter is a good service for spreading the word about traffic or construction, but this service allows for entries that are not limited to a specific number of characters. The one drawback of this blog is that it isn't accessible from mobile devices. Tumblr is, which is good for a website whose subject is roads and travel so this will be the mobile blogging platform for Pennsylvania Highways to provide a channel for field reporting.
http://pahighways.tumblr.com/
