Social Media for the Common Good – Coming to Our Census

“Ten questions in ten minutes.” That’s the mantra of the current U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 survey. After receiving a mailed noticed that the form was on its way; the form package itself; and a post card reminder about the form; I filled it out and mailed it back via USPS. Let this be the last decennial census done this way. Proposed: In the ensuing time period between now and 2020, a system be developed where the Census can be taken, securely, online, with social media marketing used to get the word out to all. For those constituents without Internet access ten years from now, local polling places, libraries and motor vehicle offices among other public facilities would be made available.