Newham 2012 & Windows Live Extending the communications to your communities Philippa Snare Group Product Manager – Windows Live November, 2006

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Creating new relationships with citizens … to smaller community groups …reaching a broader audience …for online two way participation

Engaging Newham’s Youth Online When a child signs up for a Gold card, give them a Windows Live ID, for e.g. [email_address] (Windows Live Custom Domains) Link up the Newham Gold Card Scheme with Windows Live

When a child signs up for a Gold card, give them a Windows Live ID, for e.g. [email_address] (Windows Live Custom Domains)

Engaging Newham’s Youth Online [email_address] With Windows Live Custom Domains, you can provide citizens with email and other communication tools

Engaging Newham’s Youth Online Children can then use their Windows Live ID (printed on their Gold Card) to access email, spaces, messenger from PCs in Leisure centres or at home

Children can then use their Windows Live ID (printed on their Gold Card) to access email, spaces, messenger from PCs in Leisure centres or at home

Engaging Newham’s Youth Online Keep in touch with them using the UK’s largest email and instant messaging services that they know and love!

With their Gold Card / WL ID kids can use Windows Live Spaces to share their progress and passion for sports, for example on the Leyton Orient Football Programme Windows Live Spaces is a great way for children in the community to share their interests

Creating new relationships with citizens … to smaller community groups …reaching a broader audience …for online two way participation

Windows Live Spaces could also be used to link schools from across the country with schools in Newham on the journey to 2012

Engaging with local residents Windows Live offers many great ways to keep local residents informed of Newham’s progress to 2012, and provide them with news, information and local services

Engaging with local residents Using Windows Live Local, create mashups to show locations and progress of Olympic venues, or provide services like ‘planning your running route’ in Newham

Alerts (Notification Service) Alerts is an opt-in, spam free notification service Alerts deliver information to users, based on the their presence and with IM, mobile, and e-mail as end-points Why use the Alerts notification service? Presence based Multiple-end points (IM, mobile, e-mail) Easy integration with RSS It’s spam free User controls the deliver settings, so they get the information they want when/where they want to receive it Alerts are up to 10x more effective than simple email (with CTR’s up to 30% depending on the scenario) An alert directs the user to any specified URL IM, e-mail & mobile endpoints Desktop Alert Scenario Alerts

Alerts is an opt-in, spam free notification service

Alerts deliver information to users, based on the their presence and with IM, mobile, and e-mail as end-points

Why use the Alerts notification service?

Presence based

Multiple-end points (IM, mobile, e-mail)

Easy integration with RSS

It’s spam free

User controls the deliver settings, so they get the information they want when/where they want to receive it

Alerts are up to 10x more effective than simple email (with CTR’s up to 30% depending on the scenario)

An alert directs the user to any specified URL

Creating new relationships with citizens … to smaller community groups …reaching a broader audience …for online two way participation

New partnerships with citizens With Windows Live Expo, citizens easily can trade, swap or sell with people in their local community

New partnerships with citizens Using Windows QnA citizens can post questions and get answers and tips from fellow citizens

New partnerships with citizens With the Windows Live Mobile client citizens will be able to get personalised content based on RSS feeds. They can also use Windows Live Mail, Messenger, Spaces and Search on their mobile phone. Citizens can access their local government services powered by Windows Live on their mobile

New partnerships with local business Help small business get started with Office Live, which provides email, web hosting and online collaboration tools