24/7Townhall
One Economy's 24/7Townhall is the first social website focused on helping technologically-isolated Internet users increase their awareness of and engagement in important social, political, and economic issues. One Economy believes that technology can be the means for a new brand of civic engagement that can transform communities and make agencies accountable by distributing information and allowing people to speak out.
24/7Townhall provides tools and support for people to help shape the way their communities learn, think, and act. 24/7Townhall trains, equips, and guides "citizen journalists" on their path to producing quality, yet raw, content for their communities. This is accomplished by allowing users to participate in various ways:
- Record their thoughts on the site via cutting-edge audio recording tools.
- Rate and discuss all the content on the site.
- Moderate their own discussions and decide for themselves the norms of their online communities.
- Participate in livability assessments.
- Hold social service providers accountable by speaking out and assessing their effectiveness.
Much like The Beehive, you can choose National or local versions of the site. Unfortunately, the only local version on 24/7Townhall is for Portland, OR.
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