Comments on: Friendless council http://davepress.net/2009/02/23/friendless-council/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:06:57 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: See, local gov *can* do Facebook http://davepress.net/2009/02/23/friendless-council/comment-page-1/#comment-6400 See, local gov *can* do Facebook Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:36:22 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1367#comment-6400 [...] stuff. As I wrote, quite a while ago now, it’s tricky to use Facebook when you are the sort of organisation [...] [...] stuff. As I wrote, quite a while ago now, it’s tricky to use Facebook when you are the sort of organisation [...]

]]> By: robdyke.com/noc » Blog Archive » Zero Comments and Zero Friends or how ’social media’ is missused and abused by government. http://davepress.net/2009/02/23/friendless-council/comment-page-1/#comment-2763 robdyke.com/noc » Blog Archive » Zero Comments and Zero Friends or how ’social media’ is missused and abused by government. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:06:15 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1367#comment-2763 [...] but actually no comments at all. Where the experiment is with a ’social networking website, some corporate bodies have ‘zero friends’ (although Stockport Council has a few friends now, following an ‘OLD media’ source [...] [...] but actually no comments at all. Where the experiment is with a ’social networking website, some corporate bodies have ‘zero friends’ (although Stockport Council has a few friends now, following an ‘OLD media’ source [...]

]]> By: shane dillon http://davepress.net/2009/02/23/friendless-council/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 shane dillon Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:47:35 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1367#comment-2757 I feel for this council. Social Media tools such as Facebook were a common place measure is number of followers or dare I say it fans (Facebook) i work at the Foreign Office and we have on Facebook site for our US embassy. However Facebook is rountinely dangled our in front as a prospect. Fans fo the Foreign Office. Dedicated followers of fashion indeed. I am not personally an enthusiast of Facebook, never likes to be honest. But professionally I can see benefits and see some great examples such as We20 http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=75976614672 The main point is that when a government has presence on say Facebook or even Twitter is to understand that you must pay as much attention to growing and developing this space with the same respect as their website. You should promote your presence on social networks just as much as your website. I feel for this council. Social Media tools such as Facebook were a common place measure is number of followers or dare I say it fans (Facebook) i work at the Foreign Office and we have on Facebook site for our US embassy. However Facebook is rountinely dangled our in front as a prospect. Fans fo the Foreign Office. Dedicated followers of fashion indeed.

I am not personally an enthusiast of Facebook, never likes to be honest. But professionally I can see benefits and see some great examples such as We20 http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=75976614672

The main point is that when a government has presence on say Facebook or even Twitter is to understand that you must pay as much attention to growing and developing this space with the same respect as their website.

You should promote your presence on social networks just as much as your website.

]]> By: Paul Caplan http://davepress.net/2009/02/23/friendless-council/comment-page-1/#comment-2754 Paul Caplan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:07:05 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=1367#comment-2754 Far better I would suggest to get out and join in the Conversations in other parts of thye Facebook party rather than expecting everyone to stop the conversations they wer having, come over to 'MY' corenr of the party and talk to 'ME'. Far better I would suggest to get out and join in the Conversations in other parts of thye Facebook party rather than expecting everyone to stop the conversations they wer having, come over to ‘MY’ corenr of the party and talk to ‘ME’.

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