http://puffbox.com/2008/11/10/fco-blogging-on-blogging/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Fri, 11 May 2012 16:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://puffbox.com/2008/11/10/fco-blogging-on-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Stephen Hale Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:05 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=490#comment-662 Simon - thanks for the encouragement. I agree with you about the value of project blogs - I think we need to do more to link Foreign Office blogs to particular campaigns, projects or niches, rather than them being personal blogs that happen to sit on an official platform. Having said that, it's the personal angle that often makes them interesting and engaging. In that sense I don't see Foreign Office blogs as being that different from your blog, which is an official blog (it's about your work) written from a personal angle. Simon - thanks for the encouragement. I agree with you about the value of project blogs - I think we need to do more to link Foreign Office blogs to particular campaigns, projects or niches, rather than them being personal blogs that happen to sit on an official platform. Having said that, it's the personal angle that often makes them interesting and engaging. In that sense I don't see Foreign Office blogs as being that different from your blog, which is an official blog (it's about your work) written from a personal angle.

]]> http://puffbox.com/2008/11/10/fco-blogging-on-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Stephen Hale now blogging at FCO | DavePress Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:17:12 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=490#comment-661 [...] Simon Dickson reports that Stephen Hale, the FCO’s “Head of Engagement, Digital Diplomacy” is now blogging: Makes sense for numerous reasons of course, not least as a means of setting a good example for colleagues. I mean, would you trust a ‘blogging expert’ who didn’t blog? [...] [...] Simon Dickson reports that Stephen Hale, the FCO’s “Head of Engagement, Digital Diplomacy” is now blogging: Makes sense for numerous reasons of course, not least as a means of setting a good example for colleagues. I mean, would you trust a ‘blogging expert’ who didn’t blog? [...]

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