Here’s a copy of the slides from my presentation today on how local government can get started with social media.

The recent “fake Tony Benn” saga on Twitter highlights a reputational risk for public relations and communicators to manage.

A missing Garamond font made my slides look pretty ropey today. Grrrr.

Here are the slides from my presentation on the mobile internet and local government today at the Public Sector Forums conference in Birmingham.

OK, that’s definitely not the case. The problem is that I’ve not had enough time to catch up on emails, RSS…

I’m speaking at two conferences next week – taking a local government angle on the mobile internet in Birmingham and social media in Manchester.

Here’s my final report from my CIPR dissertation earlier this year.

Things that I seen on the web this week that were worth bookmarking.

My thoughts on the ethics of ghost writing in social media.

Social networking, email marketing and some UK usage stats.

A few interesting research findings and some thoughts on RSS.

Some tips for PR, marketing and communications people looking for public sector jobs.

Links to interesting content I’ve found.

Some interesting links I’ve seen recently.

On Tuesday 11 November I’ll be running an open hour for blog readers to chat about anything I write about here.

My feedback on the Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ latest consultation on social media guidelines.

I’m going to be speaking at the next instalment of the Don’t Panic Guide to Social Media in Manchester on Friday, 5 December.

Latest content that I’ve bookmarked.

I’m thinking about whether councils should have a website at all. Is there a better way for local government to interact using the web?

Latest content that I’ve bookmarked.

Read more about the roles that social media can play in local government communications.

Running a workshop today taught me a few lessons about the value of group work on projects.

How can UK local government use social media in the future? Part two of a three-part series.

Looking at the use of social media in local government in the UK. Part one of a three-part series.

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations is consulting on a revised set of guidelines for practitioners using social media in their public relations work.