City of Bloomington social media accounts

The City of Bloomington’s official social media presence serves to provide accurate, consistent, and timely information about City functions, services and activities; and to strengthen the City’s relationships with the community through engagement.

Instagram

The City’s Instagram account engages the community with dynamic images that promote Bloomington as a remarkable community where people want to be. Instagram users are primarily interested in visual storytelling. Instagram is used to showcase Bloomington’s beauty and enhance community image. The City limits its use of Instagram to visual posts by using photos and videos with little or no text as part of the image.

Nextdoor

Nextdoor users are primarily interested in communicating with one another and sharing information specific to their neighborhoods. With this in mind, the City limits its use of Nextdoor general posts to items of prominent citywide interest, generally avoiding messages targeted at specific segments of the population and special interest groups.

The City may also use Nextdoor's audience-targeting capabilities to provide information of neighborhood-specific interest, such as local road construction updates, water main breaks and so on. 

The Bloomington Fire Department maintains a Twitter account to engage with the public and to share information about the department’s services and activities.

The Fire Department uses Twitter:

• To provide publicly available information about the Fire Department's responses to various incidents.
• To share fire safety and fire prevention information.
• To encourage open communication and build public awareness.
• To support recruitment efforts.
• To share information about upcoming events and activities.

The City's social media accounts are not part of an emergency notification system. In the event of an emergency or any situation requiring a Police or Fire response, call 911.

The Bloomington Police Department maintains Twitter and Facebook accounts as well as a Nextdoor agency account to engage with the public and share information about the department’s services and activities.

The Police Department uses these accounts:

• To provide publicly available information about the Police Department's responses to various incidents.
• To share crime prevention and other safety information.
• To encourage open communication and build public awareness.
• To support recruitment efforts
• To share information about upcoming events and activities.

The City's social media accounts are not part of an emergency notification system. In the event of an emergency or any situation requiring a Police or Fire response, call 911.

Social media allows visitors to connect with others with similar interests, receive news and updates, and add comments and content, helping to shape robust, participatory online communities.

Dwan Golf Course has social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. These accounts allow us to engage our constituents effectively and efficiently, share information, and elevate the level of awareness about our courses in particular, and about golf in general.  

Our intent is to use these channels to share information in a timely and customer-centric manner with the objective of developing closer ties and an exceptional, mutually beneficial relationship with our community.  

For more details, visit us at blm.mn/dwan. 

The City of Bloomington Farmers Market maintains social media accounts on Facebook and Instagram. These accounts allow us to engage our community members and followers through creative content that promotes awareness about the farmers market and its activities.Our goals are to increase the community’s understanding of the Bloomington Farmers Market, connect patrons to current market vendors, empower followers to regularly attend their local Farmers Market, and communicate updates and changes to planned events in a timely manner. Links posted on the Farmers Market's social media accounts are chosen at the sole discretion of City staff and are intended to provide visitors with a comprehensive experience. Posted links should not be considered endorsements for particular affiliations, ideas, businesses, vendors, recipes or products.

Social media allows visitors to connect with others with similar interests, receive news and updates, and add comments and content, helping to shape robust, participatory online communities. 

The social media presence of the City of Bloomington's Parks and Recreation Department consists of a dedicated account on Facebook. The purpose is to allow us to effectively engage Bloomington residents and other constituents to share information and elevate the level of awareness about our parks, trails, programs, services, events, and facilities. The intent is to use this channel to provide information in a timely and customer-focused manner with the objective of developing closer ties and an exceptional, mutually-beneficial relationship with our community stakeholders.