September 12, 2008
Milpitas buys email notification
A city-backed email notification service to residents, available free of charge to the public through the city's Web site, has been approved.
"I see it as one additional step of keeping our residents informed in regards to what goes on in their city," Councilmember Armando Gomez told council members. "It's kind of a paperless way, an easy way, of keeping our residents informed," Gomez said. "It's relatively cheap too, which is always a good thing."
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September 6, 2008
Get Traffic Info on Email, Cell Phone
The Arizona Department of Transportation has set up a free subscription service that allows people to get updated information about restrictions, news and transportation issues.
"We wanted to make it more convenient for the public," ADOT spokeswoman Laura Douglas said. "We don't want people having to go looking for information about their commutes when we can give it to them directly," she said.
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September 3, 2008
ADOT sends news via email
"ADOT is looking at innovative ways to better connect to our customers, providing them with customized information to make their commute quicker or to help them track a nearby highway construction project," said Matthew Burdick, director of ADOT's Communication and Community Partnerships Division.
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September 1, 2008
FEMA sends Gustav alerts
With Hurricane Gustav set to make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast early next week, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials are using digital subscription management services to let residents in six states know what the government is doing to prepare for the storm and how they can apply for relief.
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August 26, 2008
Indiana Begins Statewide Implementation of e-Subscription Management Service
"This communications tool allows us to quickly and efficiently deliver updates of userselected information to the public," said Gerry Weaver, Indiana's chief information officer. "Real-time information sharing is critical to keeping the public informed, safe and healthy."
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