Social Networking and other Tools of Engagement

Dave Briggswww.davepress.net

Mobiles on, please!

Networkers (less than) anonymous

Me and planning

Getting beyond the usual suspects

Let’s make things less boring!

ListenAcknowledge

CreateShare

Real engagement isn’t about tech

If you build it, they won’t come

New media doesn’t kill old media

Creators

CriticsCollectors

JoinersSpectators

Inactives

What I did

• Identify the enthusiastic people• Ensure the medium exists for the content &

the individual• Cross post• Low barriers to entry• Bug people!• Plug shamelessly

What the public sector are doing

www.localgov.pbwiki.com

http://sandbox.dius.gov.uk/digitalgovuk/

If you don’t do it, someone else will

What the someone elses are doing

Things to do

Stop blocking

Things to do

Get a decent browser

Things to do

Put RSS and email subs on your site

Things to do

Figure out what it is you actually want to do

Things to do

See how you can use other sites

Things to do

Prototype

Things to do

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