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Author Archives: Mark Pack
The biggest mistake councils made with online engagement
It’s frequently costly. It almost always achieves little. It lets people tick the “use the internet to engage with the public” box without actually achieving much. I am, of course, talking about webcasting council meetings. The idea has honourable roots. … Continue reading
Posted in E-Democracy, Guest post
Tagged democracy, engagement, government, local government, localgov, localgovweb, Video, webcasting
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SEO for non-experts: what you need to know
Why do so many councils have such a poor online presence? I’ve written before about some of the missed opportunities, such as here, but for me the puzzle is as much “what should a council do?” as “why don’t more … Continue reading
Posted in Guest post
Tagged councils, google, local government, Search, search engine optimisation, seo
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Ten top internet tips for councillors
After a break of a week, the guest posts are back! This time it’s Mark Pack, who has written a handy guide for councillors on how to get to grips with the net. It is pretty rare these days to … Continue reading
Posted in Guest post
Tagged campaigning, councillors, democracy, google, internet, local government, microsoft
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