Archive for 'blogging'
Minister (not) warned for (not) tweeting at 1am
For the last week or two, I've been trying to draw together some thoughts on Ministers and blogging / tweeting, particularly as regards former Opposition figures now finding themselves in government, and a coalition government at that. Truth be told, I still don't have a great conclusion to share, only that it's a bit complicated. [...] read on »
New Cabinet’s online footprint
I make it seven members of the new Coalition cabinet with Twitter accounts: although of course, some have been more personal than others: Nick Clegg William Hague Vince Cable Chris Huhne Eric Pickles Danny Alexander Jeremy Hunt It's worth noting that only Hague and Pickles have been active since polling day; and judging by one [...] read on »
Telegraph moves its blogs to WordPress
It's a sign of how far WordPress has come, that I find myself noting the Telegraph's transfer of its blogging platform to WordPress purely because I feel I should... and not because it's especially exciting. I mean, if you were going to set up a large-scale public blogging community, why on earth wouldn't you use [...] read on »
DFID redesigned
This week saw the next phase in the incremental redesign of the Department For International Development's website. It's a much airier, brighter look than before, and with a YouTube video front and centre, plus all those drop shadows, rounded corners and various JQuery effects, it feels bang up to date. There's a new 'top layer' [...] read on »
An MP's guide to blogs
Labour MP for Newport West, Paul Flynn has apparently 'been stripped of a Parliamentary allowance for making fun of other MPs on his blog', if you read today's BBC piece on the subject. Flynn himself tells the story slightly differently, on said blog. I've had a similar run-in with my own MP, Newbury's Richard Benyon [...] read on »
FT's bloggy new look
Is it just me, or is the new Financial Times website design, being rolled out progressively this week, heavily influenced by blogs - and remarkably reminiscent of the Downing Street site? Whilst other sites seem keen to cram ever more into their homepages, the new FT homepage makes the site feel really quite small. Just [...] read on »
FCO blogging on blogging
It's great to see the Foreign Office's Stephen Hale raising his head above the parapet, and blogging about his job as 'Head of Engagement'. (Quite a job title, by the way.) Makes sense for numerous reasons of course, not least as a means of setting a good example for colleagues. I mean, would you trust [...] read on »
DFID Bloggers: tales from the front line
The latest Puffbox project gets a soft launch today, ahead of a formal (and hopefully high-profile) announcement next week. DFID Bloggers is a satellite site off the main Department for International Development website, and follows in the FCO's footsteps of giving front-line staff a blog on which to talk about their work and experiences. In [...] read on »
Scottish Sec Murphy to keep 'blogging'
Well, here's a first. Government press officers haven't been the most enthused by new media. I'm told that's changing, slowly but surely. But it's quite startling to see a press office announcing a blog which hasn't even been launched yet - and even better, syndicating the content via press release! Clearly the Scotland Office are [...] read on »
The Ministerial blog you don't know about
I'd like to wish a happy first birthday to Margaret Hodge's DCMS Diary. I thought I knew of every Ministerial blog out there, but a client mentioned this one to me earlier this week, and I was amazed to see it had been going so long. (Hodge only arrived at DCMS at the end of [...] read on »