councillors and social media: winning friends and staying out of trouble online
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Presentation for the Standards Board Annual Assembly (fringe event)TRANSCRIPT
Councillors and social media
Winning friends, influencing people and staying out of trouble online
Standards for England Annual AssemblyIngrid Koehler12 October 2009
What is social media
Is it a collection of tools?
As common as gossip
Gossip_bench by ercwttmn on Flickr
As revolutionary as the printing press
The original moveable type by Purdman1 on Flickr
Don’t be fooled by the tools
Social media is social
It’s a new way of connecting
How are some councillors using it?
How are some councils using it?
How are citizens using it?
How councillors can use social media
Never forget...
is forever
No porky pies
Pinnochio by metamerist on Flickr
Everyone makes a mistake sometime
Don’t be a muppet
Kermit the Frog by Nicole Marti on Flickr
Your impact online
Floating on clouds Fat Rap Art by cmefishOn Flickr
All in good fun
Stay cool
The company you keep
Img_3944 by mavideoz on Flickr
Gun Nut
Gun Nut?
What are your “friends” posting?
Rules, Rules, Rules by Liber on Flickr
Just follow the rules, you’ll be OK
And never forget...
is forever
Sources of support
• www.civicsurf.org.uk a resource for blogging councillors
• www.ideasocial.wetpaint.com draft guide to social media for councillors
• www.socialbysocial.com a primer for harnessing social media for social good
• www.communities.idea.gov.uk IDeA’s communities of practice network
