It seems, reading between the lines, that Blackpool's development company are maybe getting a tad fed up with people saying nothing's happened in the North West seaside town.
So Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Economic Development Company which urban regeneration company, ReBlackpool, has just become a part of, recently launched a photo blog to prove to residents and investors that change is really happening. In fact they're throwing the whole box of multimedia tools at the problem putting updates on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr.
It promises to prove to residents and investors the changes that have taken place in Blackpool over the last few years as a result of the regeneration projects, although at present there is a lot of repainted house backs taking up space on the blog.
One of the development company's PRs opened the debate on LinkedIn and wants to know what you all think. It's a nice idea but it would be good to open up the comments section to all. At the moment it's only showing selected glowing comments. Now, its the company's job to promote the area but don't we all want to know what the locals really thinks of progress?
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Hi Nadia,
Thanks for writing about the A Changing Blackpool activity.
Working on behalf of the BFW EDC, I thought I should clarify that the comment section on the blog is open to all and we don’t edit any of the posts. We actively encourage conversation about the changes taking place in Blackpool and across the wider Fylde Coast on the Facebook page and through Twitter. Some members have even uploaded their own photos on the Flickr group.
We are talking to members of investor and regeneration groups on LinkedIn, and again conversation is open to anybody who joins those groups.
We don't edit any of the comments we receive and encourage opinions on the changes in the area. We welcome public discussion as ultimately we all have the same goal - to see improvements in the area.
Many thanks
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for leaving a comment. I just wanted to say that I wasn't suggesting that BFW EDC edited, changed or tampered with the comments in any way but I just wondered if they put all the comments up on the site. Of course, this might be exactly what you meant.
I'll certainly be going to check out the Facebook page and Twitter.
Nadia