My thoughts on a failed experiment with Second Life and how we need to use evidence as the basis for the decisions we make in public sector communications, marketing and web development.

More information about this Thursday’s social media for public sector communicators course in Glasgow.

I’m running social media training courses for public sector communicators in Manchester and Cardiff soon.

The short history of my last decade.

Analysis of four different social media policies that help staff know the boundaries for using social media.

Taking on a new role as Head of Communications and Marketing at Medway.

Details for my latest public sector social media course in Birmingham on 4 November 2009.

Help Amanda Dee research how social media can help communications with young people.

Learn more about social media for public sector communications on my one-day course in Birmingham in November.

How my Twitter followers help proved the value of microblogging for work.

Here are the slides from my presentation on social media relations for the Local Government Chronicle social media conference.

A three-step approach to managing social media relations in the local public sector.

Exploring some key issues around effective social media relations in the local public sector.

Read Ian Vaughan’s research into social media use in local government.

September’s here and my summer blog break is well and truly over and it’s time to look ahead.

Alastair Smith’s suspension fom Twitter, and what this could mean for councils using Twitter.

Information about a public sector social media conference I’ll be speaking at in Belfast in September.

My thinking on public sector organisations and social media strategies.

LGC has an article about social media in local government communications that’s worth reading.

I’ve really enjoyed presenting at a couple of conferences in Newcastle today on a whistlestop trip to the north east.

Next Tuesday I’m speaking at two really interesting conferences in Newcastle.

Sarah is head of communications and marketing at North East Lincolnshire Council – read her thoughts on local government communications, CAA and more.

I’m speaking on social media at a CIPR event and a Public Sector Forums event in Newcastle in July.

Here’s my presentation from today’s SOCITM event in London.

The mix of CAA, growth of social media and structural changes in mainstream media means interesting times ahead for public sector communicators.