Monthly Archives: August 2009

Social media staff guidelines

There is a lot of discussion about social media policies, especially in government. People want documents to set out how staff can and should use social networks and other websites to engage with citizens and groups, and what the protocol … Continue reading

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Free Local Gov E-Learning Event in Ripley

Learning Pool are running a free breakfast meeting for local authorities in the East and West Midlands. This meeting will give you the chance to see and hear what your neighboring local authorities are doing with E-Learning, hear how you … Continue reading

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GoogleLocalGov community

Those who attended, or would have liked to have done, the Google event last week might be interested in a new group we have set up: http://groups.google.com/group/googlelocalgov To talk about how local government can use Google tools. Though this isn’t … Continue reading

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Win! Win! Win!

I was lucky, in a sense, to get this through the post today as a reward for subscribing to a magazine: “In a sense”, because I already own it. ‘So!’ I thought. ‘Here’s a chance for a competition!’ If you … Continue reading

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Getting noticed: The Five Step Programme

The second Wednesday guest post! Thanks to Sarah for this great post – if you’d like to contribute, just email me – and being called Sarah isn’t necessarily a requirement! Online communication isn’t always taken seriously. It’s a nice to … Continue reading

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