#MoCo Online: What Montgomery County Is Doing with Social Media

The Montgomery County government has gotten with the times. Elected officials and county offices are using Twitter and Facebook to communicate. That's a smart strategy, as that's where residents spend much of their time online.

Patch will look to find interesting information posted via social media and share it with you. Today, we'll start with the county's page, which lists the Twitter accounts for County Council members, county government departments and other agencies. You can choose whom you'd like to follow on Twitter, or you can monitor the whole list with a list at this link.

Here's a sampling of who we follow:

@ValerieErvin: Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-Dist 5), who represents Silver Spring and Burtonsville.

@Nancy_Navarro: Council President Nancy Navarro (D-Dist 4), who represents Wheaton.

@MCPNews: Montgomery County Police Department

@MCFRS: Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

@MCPS: Montgomery County Public Schools