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Window on the social media world
I had the opportunity in the past week to speak to a variety of different groups about the use of social media, the good things it brings and the pitfalls that exist. It was a huge privilege to have the … Continue reading
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Social media – it should be daily business
I had an interesting day at #bluelightcamp where emergency services representatives got together to discuss using social media the challenges and the benefits. One of the sessions was focused on embedding social media into organisations and it discussed the challenges … Continue reading
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Social media – is it just words?
There is a lot of discussion about whether social media is engagement, communication, service delivery, a conversation or whether it really can make a difference to people’s lives. Many organisations are decidedly lukewarm about whether to get involved with social … Continue reading
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To Tweet or Not To Tweet
That is the question. There is a lot of consternation about the use of Twitter by people in meetings particularly when they are internal meetings. We are now seeing an acceptance of the use of Twitter to share details of … Continue reading
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How #gmp24 happened
The challenge was to find a way to show people the wide range of issues the police are called to deal with. There were many possibilities – for example, to release statistics and information about crime and incidents over a … Continue reading
