The site also provides a lot of information about events, leisure, cultural and sports activities as well as job vacancies in the city of Salzgitter. However, the pages on Salzgittersee and Salder Castle are particularly popular. The pages on upcoming elections are also particularly popular, from the Kommunalwahl, Landtagswahl and Bundestagswahl to the Europawahl.
All news can also be subscribed to via RSS feeds, and a summary of the most important reports is sent out every Thursday with the help of an info letter. The news channel "Google News" also takes over the Salzgitter news just a few minutes after it is posted on the Internet.
As with all other websites, the search field is becoming increasingly important, as users simply enter the topic they are looking for and are presented with results. Another trend has been observable for years: the websites themselves are no longer accessed directly, but via search engines (e.g. Google). Here it is important that the relevant pages, always depending on the search terms entered, can be found as high up on the Google page as possible.
People inform themselves digitally in a variety of ways: the city of Salzgitter also uses these opportunities, a great success story with constantly increasing user numbers. The channel is actively used on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Registration is possible on all of these platforms, but not necessary.
Current and important topics are communicated via the fan page on Facebook. However, events and films are also posted. In the "Film" section, the general post about Salzgitter is one of the most popular. There are already 5,329 "likes".
The video platform YouTube is used particularly successfully. Since registration in 2012, over two million film views have already been recorded. Currently, over 3,090 users have already subscribed to the channel in order to be informed about new films immediately. However, the contributions can also be viewed without subscribing.
Against the backdrop of ever-changing media usage, important information from the city administration can be made accessible to an even larger group of people via YouTube, in addition to press releases, the city's own website www.salzgitter.de, Facebook and Twitter. This also applies to the Medienzentrum's "old" films, which should not gather dust in the archive cupboards, but should be made available to all interested parties. A YouTube channel offers the necessary reach to make the material accessible to a broad public and at the same time to use it as a marketing tool.
The Twitter channel is also used regularly to disseminate the latest news even faster. Subscribers to the channel receive the news in a compact 280 characters. As of 01.03.2023, 1,836 users have subscribed to the channel with around 3,109 short news items (tweets).
Make a note now: The City of Salzgitter's Instagram channel (opens in a new tab) will also be launched in a few days.
There is also Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia founded on January 15, 2001. An article about Salzgitter can also be found there. According to Wikipedia itself, the encyclopaedia is part of the mass media.
Anyone wishing to find out more about the Salzgitter City Council and its committees can do so in the "Allris (opens in a new tab)" citizen information system. All public meeting documents can be viewed there and first-hand information on topics under discussion can be obtained. Information on the composition of the committees and planned meeting dates round off the service.
Construction site information (opens in a new tab) from the Civil Engineering and Transport Department can also be accessed on the geoportal via the city's website. These are clearly displayed there. Interested parties can find out about work on the road network that is associated with significant traffic restrictions.
Appointments can also be booked online to deal with certain matters at the city administration. This considerably simplifies the submission of documents, general consultations or the application process. This enables targeted consultations without long waiting times.Online appointments (opens in a new tab)can be made via www.salzgitter.de.