Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tim Davies on effective engagement

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Dave

Tim Davies has posted an excellent response to my post on the myths of engaging with everyone. Recommended reading, and a great example of the quality of debate and content using blogging as a conversational medium (well, on Tim’s side, … Continue reading →

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FCO’s social media policies

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Dave

A great post from the FCO’s Stephen Hale reveals their digital diplomacy site. There is plenty of good stuff on there, but of particular interest to many will be the social media policy and guidance. Many thanks to Stephen and … Continue reading →

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The myth of engaging with everyone

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Dave

When I talk to people about the possibilities of engaging with people online, using social technology, I often get questioned about the numbers issue. Stuff like: How many people in our area actually use Twitter? What about people who don’t … Continue reading →

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OpenSocitm

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Dave

I had an interesting time at Socitm09 – a lot of the conversations I had were useful, and others fruitful. I won’t lie to you, though, a lot of what I saw and heard I found pretty painful. My Twitter … Continue reading →

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Google blogs to follow

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Dave

One of the things I like about Google is the number of blogs they have, used by many of the teams at the company to document their work and share some good stuff. Here are some of the ones I … Continue reading →

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