Have you got a local problem like crime, noise, graffiti, waste, etc? Frostfires.com is a free and simple way to report your issues to government. You can join groups, build support and make things happen.
If you'd like to try it out, first register a new account. Then, on the public timeline, enter your message into the textbox at the top of the page, and click "Send". It will go out on the public timeline and to anyone who is subscribed to your notices (probably nobody, at first).
To subscribe to other people's notifications, go to their profile page and click the "subscribe" button. They'll get a notice that you're now subscribed to their notifications, and, who knows?, they might subscribe back.
Frostfires.com operate a unique map feature that allows you to mark the location of your complaint on the map and attach the location to your notice. You can also email a copy of your complaint or concern to your local government represenative.
Frostfires.com lets you look up people and groups related to your area of interest. You can also subscribe to the notices of your friends, business contacts or other people you are interested in, and follow them on the web or via the RSS feeds.
More help
Here are some documents that you might find helpful in understanding FrostFires.com and how to use it.
- About - An overview of the FrostFires.com
- FAQ - Frequently-asked questions about FrostFires.com
- Contact - Who to contact with questions about the service
- IM - Using the instant-message (IM) features of FrostFires.com
- SMS - Tying your cellphone to FrostFires.com
- Tags - Different ways to use tagging
- Groups - Joining together in groups
- OpenID - What OpenID is and how to use it with this service
- OpenMicroBlogging - Subscribing to remote users
- Privacy - FrostFires.com's privacy policy
- Badge - How to put a FrostFires badge on your blog or homepage
- Bookmarklet - Bookmarklet for posting Web pages
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