Go and have a look at Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire council gave all their staff access to social media sometime in 2011. Guess what? • it’s working well • staff are using it to help customers and do their jobs better • it is being used to provide advice and guidance to residents • it’s not being abused • staff aren’t giving away secrets … Read more
Here’s what you should be doing to raise your social media game in 2012
In the world of public sector communications 2011 was the year that people realised they needed to have a social media presence. Or to put it more bluntly to have some kind of Facebook page and a Twitter presence. We think 2012 needs to be the year that local authorities, the NHS, police, housing … Read more
Social media helps cops charge 3 suspect
Social media helps cops charge 3 suspects, clear 27 burglaries. Any UK examples out there? http://ow.ly/8Wvy5 #crime #acpo
Here’s a nice example of a hospital using social media to engage properly
This hospital had been on Facebook for quite a while and then they decided to ramp up their engagement by providing real time Q&A sessions about health matters. They call it lunch and learn. According to the article in www.courierpress.com Lunch & Learn was born at the beginning of last year, an hour devoted to … Read more
RT @nwipswichblt: Neighbourhood communit
RT @nwipswichblt: Neighbourhood community plan now out to public consultation – have a look! http://nwipswichblt.co.uk/news/2012/febr…
Gr8 Boo re pre-empting findings from con
Gr8 Boo re pre-empting findings from consultation on taxation and changes to legislation http://ow.ly/86jwD #localgov #nhs
Nice piece on how to build your content using new media tools
Have you seen this piece in Mashable about building a content framework? Some great tips in here for using social media and other new media tools to engage your audience. Some excellent messages in here about how we need to use these tools to target different audiences with our content. This has massive implications for … Read more
Here’s some FREE notes abt using social
Here’s some FREE notes abt using social media for public engagement and consultation #in #social #nhs #localgov http://ow.ly/d/pkM
So what does the Localism Act mean for the way developers approach community engagement and consultation?
This week the Localism Bill has finally become the Localism Act and this will have major implications for the way developers engage with communities. We have pulled out some key game changers for consideration below. Neighbourhood Planning Neighbourhood Planning will allow communities, both residents, employees and businesses to come together to say where they think … Read more
Social media campaign has a go at city’s new logo, slogan
This little tale from across the pond goes to show how social media encourages people to get involved, regardless of whether or not they have been asked to by the powers that be. A newly unveiled slogan and the logo of purple mountains atop a green swoosh isn’t proving so popular with some in the … Read more
