There's nothing like going to work for a government agency to make you check out their website. I've spent a lot of time perusing the COSA website, and I'm glad I did. I've been asked questions about election information, recycling, and various other San Antoniocentric questions. It's good to be more familiar with the website, so I can guide people there. The most exciting entry for me was the event calendar. Some of the events that go on in San Antonio aren't advertised as much as they could be, so it's nice to be able to see what's happening and to direct people there.
I briefly browsed the State of Texas website--(http://www.texas.gov/) the one that opens up with a big building painted like the Texas Flag---not so sure that's the way I want people to see Texas--how about they update that a little bit. Rusty old pick-ups? Really? The information about San Antonio was a little lacking-not much depth.
For fun--you can go see what everyone makes---hummmm if I'd been thinking, I would have been a coach at UT. I love the "Texas Tribune." I always find it amusing in a Jon Stewart kind of way!
I don't think the majority of the general public has the COSA mobile app on their phones or devices. There are those who are very concerned with local politics and they vote-you can probably get a pretty good idea of how many might use the app by looking at your voter stats. However, the immediacy of social media--Twitter, for example, makes our elected officials a little more accountable and open to the voice of the people than in the past. Does it have an impact on the outcomes? I'd say it has minimal impact today, but I believe that impact will grow as our society becomes more and more digital. When the digital natives take over-then we'll see.
