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Category Archives: Oh dear
Councillors! Here’s how not to do Twitter
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Twitter is a great tool for local politicians to use to connect with their electorate. It’s also a brilliant channel for espousing your views on the stoning of women, as Gareth Compton, a councillor … Continue reading
Social media lesson #83
Is: if everyone hates you, don’t try and be their friend. (Click for bigger, or see the full car crash in realtime.)
Posted in Oh dear, Social Networking
Tagged brand, facebook, fail, nestle, Social Networking
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Don’t link to us!
Public Sector Forums have an entertaining if slightly worrying list of government and other public sector sites whose terms and conditions try and restrict who can link to them.
Visit Cambridge site hacked
Cambridge City Council’s Visit Cambridge tourism site has been hacked, with various unsavoury pictures and links added, reports the Cambridge News: CAMBRIDGE’S official tourism website was still offline today after pornographic images were posted in place of pictures of the … Continue reading
Posted in Oh dear
Tagged cambridge, cambridge city council, hack, local government, tourism, website
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