This Week in Social Media: June 19-25

Social media is pretty important to us at Needham Patch. Not only does it provide excellent ways of sharing news with Needham residents but it’s also just a great way to expand that sense of community that is so important in a town like Needham.

Because it is so important, we have Social Media Saturday, a feature published every weekend that highlights the past week’s worth of Tweets, posts, likes, friends and comments. It’s our way of thanking those of you who communicate with us and encouraging more of our readers to do the same—think of it like waving hello on the street. Wave to us! And every weekend, we’ll wave back.

This is also a great way to highlight new Needham-related Facebook and other media pages we come across. So if you’re out there and want us to know about you, send us a link!

Highlights of the Week

• Under a link to this week’s callout on Needham’s best family-friendly restaurants, Facebook friend Alison Rivers noted: “Not Your Average Joe’s hosted us and four other rowdy families recently without the blink of an eye. Great service!” Good thing they made our .

• Greg Conlan, an occasional Patch contributor and fulltime Twitterer, shared a link via Twitter to our coverage of the eighth grade . “My daughter’s class, very proud!” wrote Conlan, using his Twitter handle @BOSTON_FF_L29. There was much to be proud of—if you haven’t read what the soon-to-be freshmen had to say at the ceremony, .

• In the Q&A section of Needham Patch, user Jim Kreidler asked, “Why has the traffic signal at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Great Plain Avenue changed, with no announcement?” We checked in with local officials to get the . Have a question about something in Needham you’d like to know? Ask us, and we’ll do our best to get the answer.

• Thanks for liking us! We added six friends this week on our Facebook page—thanks to Sheila Marie, Elizabeth Gregg, Kerry Casey Hurwitch, Parthena Salamasidis Zimplas and Wendy Lieb Schapiro for becoming fans. And for anyone who hasn’t “liked” us yet, come on over and give us a click.

Social Media Page of the Week

There are tons of activities planned in Needham leading up to the Fourth of July, including a multi-generational jam session, “Needham Jams,” set for Saturday, July 2 at . While you gear up for the big weekend, share photos and stories of music from your era on the Needham Jams Facebook page—reminisce about great concerts you attended, share news about local bands and events and reconnect with other musicians. Stop by today and join the group.

Your Town on Facebook

For more Facebook pages Needham residents might find interesting, check out our list of "liked" pages on Needham Patch’s Facebook page. And don’t forget to follow us!

You also can follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/NeedhamPatch.