billgwx Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Public Information Statement National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 903 AM EST Tue Nov 16 2010 TO: Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT -Other NWS Partners, Users, and Employees FROM: Craig Hegemann NWS Chief Information Officer, Acting SUBJECT: NWS Facebook Presence Update NWS is exploring expansion of its presence on Facebook. Facebook is a commonly used social networking service that allows participants to share information with other users. NWS has already has an effective national Facebook presence for purposes of outreach and education. NWS is now exploring expansion of this presence to the field office level to include provision of existing NWS products such as warnings. Because exploration of possibilities for a local Facebook presence cannot be done outside of the public Facebook environment, our prototyping efforts will be publicly visible. We are currently using WFO Fort Worth, TX, for our prototyping efforts. Over the next several months, prototype Facebook pages for the following additional sites will be made available: WFO Pleasant Hill WFO Seattle Alaska Region WFO New York City WFO Honolulu North Central River Forecast Center National Hurricane Center Work on these local Facebook pages is in preparation for an experimental service that will be open for public comment/review. The period of prototyping, expected to last approximately through March 2011, will enable NWS staff to become proficient at maintaining a useful local Facebook presence and will allow a period of service adjustments as staff determine level of automation needed, type of information to post, and how to effectively address any problems. NWS will provide more information and initiation of a public comment and review period when a decision is made to offer this service on a more consistent basis. Please note that as a prototype service, these Facebook pages may be discontinued at any time, the amount and content of information provided may change, and the frequency of updates posted to this page may vary and is not guaranteed. Responses to fan posts are made on a time-available basis and may be extremely limited during periods of severe weather. In addition, users should not rely on this service as the primary means of receiving NWS alerts and warnings of hazardous weather. NWS alerts and warnings are available on NOAA Weather Radio and our official website: http://www.weather.gov/ Disclaimers regarding NWS use of social media services can be found at: http://www.weather.gov/disclaimer.php http://www.weather.g...php#socialmedia If you have comments or questions regarding this public information statement, please contact: Ronald C. Jones National Weather Service 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring Maryland 20910 301-713-1381 x 130 [email protected] For technical questions regarding the local Facebook pages please contact: David Billingsley 819 Taylor Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 817-978-1300 [email protected] National public information statements are online: http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpantz Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 kpantz likes this. Didn't see it specifically mentioned, but will you use this platform for obs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I don't know which service surprises me more to this point that it has not yet become a pay service, facebook or skype video conferencing...its just a matter of time for both.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grothar Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 kpantz likes this. Didn't see it specifically mentioned, but will you use this platform for obs? How about for spotters as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billgwx Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 My understanding is that the Facebook page will be used more in an outreach capacity, to inform the public of open houses/spotter training/other meetings, to broadcast watch/warning/advisory info, and for weather awareness/preparedness info at the beginning of various weather seasons and before impending hazardous weather events. We'll be sure to include a link to our spotter reports when we're looking for info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBUWX23 Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 My understanding is that the Facebook page will be used more in an outreach capacity, to inform the public of open houses/spotter training/other meetings, to broadcast watch/warning/advisory info, and for weather awareness/preparedness info at the beginning of various weather seasons and before impending hazardous weather events. We'll be sure to include a link to our spotter reports when we're looking for info. Looking forward to seeing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Will individual WFOs begin to make their own FB page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billgwx Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Update...OKX will be ramping up its experimental Facebook page this Thursday, January 20th. Keep an eye to our "Top News of the Day" at http://weather.gov/nyc for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Update...OKX will be ramping up its experimental Facebook page this Thursday, January 20th. Keep an eye to our "Top News of the Day" at http://weather.gov/nyc for more info. As an aside...I think you guys have one of the best NWS pages ive seen, I find it much easier to navigate than Mt. Holly or Taunton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billgwx Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 Open for business! http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-National-Weather-Service-New-York-NY/177148895647767 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTinNY Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Open for business! http://www.facebook....177148895647767 One LIKE here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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