Comments on: DFID Bloggers: tales from the front line http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/ Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-3173 Simon Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:02:30 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-3173 The DFID team have given me a very kind namecheck in their write-up of the project <a href="http://blogs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/digitalengagement/post/2010/01/18/The-benefits-of-blogging.aspx" rel="nofollow">over at the Cabinet Office digital engagement blog</a>. The DFID team have given me a very kind namecheck in their write-up of the project over at the Cabinet Office digital engagement blog.

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1976 Simon Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:01:21 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1976 Don't be too hard on them, Andrew; this notion of 'personal blogging under a corporate banner' is new territory, and I think it's fair enough if it takes time for people (and the corporation itself) to get comfortable. I don't think it would be appropriate for *very* personal stuff to appear on a dfid.gov.uk blog; not least, it must be noted, for reasons of personal safety and security. You'll have noted that several people haven't used their full names; and we've had to drop plans to include certain people altogether (very reluctantly). Don't be too hard on them, Andrew; this notion of 'personal blogging under a corporate banner' is new territory, and I think it's fair enough if it takes time for people (and the corporation itself) to get comfortable.

I don't think it would be appropriate for *very* personal stuff to appear on a dfid.gov.uk blog; not least, it must be noted, for reasons of personal safety and security. You'll have noted that several people haven't used their full names; and we've had to drop plans to include certain people altogether (very reluctantly).

]]> By: Andrew Cooper http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1975 Andrew Cooper Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:33:35 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1975 I was hoping for more from this. The blog looks great, but I can't help feeling that the bloggers themselves are feeling somewhat inhibited by the multiple levels of authorisation through which their posts are filtered. Instead of reading like true tales from the front line, which is what I'd hoped for, it all feels rather like the sort of material that would appear in DFID's annual report, doesn't it? There's certainly something missing here. I was hoping for more from this. The blog looks great, but I can't help feeling that the bloggers themselves are feeling somewhat inhibited by the multiple levels of authorisation through which their posts are filtered. Instead of reading like true tales from the front line, which is what I'd hoped for, it all feels rather like the sort of material that would appear in DFID's annual report, doesn't it? There's certainly something missing here.

]]> By: Julia wouldn’t forgive me if I didn’t mention it, so… « Whitehall Webby - digital media in government http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1843 Julia wouldn’t forgive me if I didn’t mention it, so… « Whitehall Webby - digital media in government Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:01:39 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1843 [...] Some of the usual suspects have been involved in its gestation. Usual suspects not because they have some kind of monopoly over government social media projects (far from it), but usual because they are all very good at what they do. So well done to them (again). [...] [...] Some of the usual suspects have been involved in its gestation. Usual suspects not because they have some kind of monopoly over government social media projects (far from it), but usual because they are all very good at what they do. So well done to them (again). [...]

]]> By: shane dillon http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1842 shane dillon Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:48:06 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1842 As with many Wordpress blogs it has a welcoming feel about the place. Incidentally the FCO hope to have blogs in support of Blog Action Day 08. As with many Wordpress blogs it has a welcoming feel about the place. Incidentally the FCO hope to have blogs in support of Blog Action Day 08.

]]> By: Mission Creep | Neil Williams » Blog Archive » Three cheers for the DFID bloggers (or Officials: Unofficial) http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1836 Mission Creep | Neil Williams » Blog Archive » Three cheers for the DFID bloggers (or Officials: Unofficial) Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:35:13 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1836 [...] wordpress, expertly deployed, with a clean, elegant, light and airy [...] [...] wordpress, expertly deployed, with a clean, elegant, light and airy [...]

]]> By: Plugins in the DFID site at simonwheatley.co.uk http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1831 Plugins in the DFID site at simonwheatley.co.uk Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:53:16 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1831 [...] Puffbox’s piece on the DFID soft launch [...] [...] Puffbox’s piece on the DFID soft launch [...]

]]> By: New recruits to Gov 2.0 « andrewlewin: let me think about that … http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1829 New recruits to Gov 2.0 « andrewlewin: let me think about that … Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:26:57 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1829 [...] who as the supplier setting up the blogging satellite site has been able to give something of a behind the scenes account over at his Puffbox.com [...] [...] who as the supplier setting up the blogging satellite site has been able to give something of a behind the scenes account over at his Puffbox.com [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Gould http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1819 Jeremy Gould Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:08:23 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1819 Nice work - coincidentally I met Simon Wheatley last night and knew the name, but couldn't place him Now I remember! Nice work - coincidentally I met Simon Wheatley last night and knew the name, but couldn't place him Now I remember!

]]> By: DFID starts blogging | DavePress http://puffbox.com/2008/10/08/dfid-bloggers-tales-from-the-front-line/#comment-1818 DFID starts blogging | DavePress Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:45:23 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=439#comment-1818 [...] expected when you consider that it was put together by arch government wordpresser Simon Dickson. Simon writes about the site: I can’t say how pleased I am with the results. I’ve been collaborating [...] [...] expected when you consider that it was put together by arch government wordpresser Simon Dickson. Simon writes about the site: I can’t say how pleased I am with the results. I’ve been collaborating [...]

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