The Southwest Florida Water Management District is now on Pinterest. The social media page, found at "Pinterest.com/SWFWMD ":http://pinterest.com/SWFWMD/ marks the District's continued expansion into the growing world of social media.
Pinterest is an information-sharing website designed like a virtual bulletin board. Users can "pin" links to boards, manage themed collections of information and share with others. Pinterest is the third most popular social media site behind Facebook and Twitter. The District's Pinterest page will launch with eight boards featuring recreation information, one of the most popular areas of the District's website.
Through the Pinterest page, users can peruse their favorite District lands; gather information on species or save facts about popular recreational activities. Additional boards will continue to be added over time. Other planned boards include topics on water conservation, educational resources and District publications.
The purpose of the District's Pinterest page is to provide another interactive resource of information for the public and direct people to "WaterMatters.org":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/.
"More and more people are using social media to get news and information," said Michele Sager, who manages the District's social media sites. "This is the next logical step to serving the public through a platform that delivers timely, interactive information in a user-friendly format."
Pinterest joins the District's other fast-growing social media channels:
•"Twitter.com/SWFWMD ":https://twitter.com/SWFWMD for the District's latest news.
•"Facebook.com/WaterMatters ":https://www.facebook.com/WaterMatters for a collection of District events, hot topics and related information.
•"YouTube.com/WaterMattersTV ":http://www.youtube.com/user/WaterMattersTV for a collection of District-produced videos.
Pinterest is an information-sharing website designed like a virtual bulletin board. Users can "pin" links to boards, manage themed collections of information and share with others. Pinterest is the third most popular social media site behind Facebook and Twitter. The District's Pinterest page will launch with eight boards featuring recreation information, one of the most popular areas of the District's website.
Through the Pinterest page, users can peruse their favorite District lands; gather information on species or save facts about popular recreational activities. Additional boards will continue to be added over time. Other planned boards include topics on water conservation, educational resources and District publications.
The purpose of the District's Pinterest page is to provide another interactive resource of information for the public and direct people to "WaterMatters.org":http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/.
"More and more people are using social media to get news and information," said Michele Sager, who manages the District's social media sites. "This is the next logical step to serving the public through a platform that delivers timely, interactive information in a user-friendly format."
Pinterest joins the District's other fast-growing social media channels:
•"Twitter.com/SWFWMD ":https://twitter.com/SWFWMD for the District's latest news.
•"Facebook.com/WaterMatters ":https://www.facebook.com/WaterMatters for a collection of District events, hot topics and related information.
•"YouTube.com/WaterMattersTV ":http://www.youtube.com/user/WaterMattersTV for a collection of District-produced videos.