Might be a bit off-track but valid for points towards comms. The emphasis is government but can easily be applied to other sectors. Don't let bright digital ideas be killed by poor comms https://danslee.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/local-digital-dont-let-bright-digital-ideas-be-killed-by-poor-comms/ On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 12:21, James Morley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Everywhere I have worked, it has been clear that the more lively side of > digital comms - and especially social media - has been the disorganised > diaspora of individual projects and personal accounts of curators, > volunteers and even ex members of staff etc. No coincidence to me that > where there have been attempts to 'organise' this it has certainly not > achieved any enlivenment! > > That's not arguing against a comms plan, but just that it should be > enabling not controlling.. > > James > > > --- > James Morley > Projects: www.catchingtherain.com > Twitter: @jamesinealing <https://twitter.com/jamesinealing> / > @PhotosOfThePast <https://twitter.com/photosofthepast> > > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2018 at 11:55, Kate Smith <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Hi Andrew, >> >> Ah, I do follow Rob MacFarlane (after a while the effect wears off a bit >> on twitter, but I've liked his measured pantheism and also read a few of >> his books. I try not to fawn too much! ;-) >> >> The 'why do you want more liveliness' bit is actually easy to answer -- >> lots of people doing useful professional work internationally, loads of >> them following a near-zombie account which doesn't do much -- they'd all >> benefit from talking more to each other, networking and sharing good >> practice >>> the sum of good in the world will be increased. So, in a way >> that isn't always the case on social media, I'm seeking a bit of fizz to >> promote a solid good, rather than because that's what everyone does. Much >> as LinkedIn is an obvious professional venue in theory (and we're doing >> some research about where people 'live' on social media) - in practice I >> suspect people are on twitter and FB because they are more fun. >> >> Cheers, >> Kate >> >> **************************************************************** >> website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ >> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg >> Facebook: http://www.facebook..com/museumscomputergroup >> <http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup> >> [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup..org.uk/email-list/ >> <http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/> >> **************************************************************** >> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MCG list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MCG&A=1 > -- Mar Dixon Mobile: +44 (0) 7800 539 065 mardixon.com <http://www.mardixon.com/> :: @mardixon <http://www.twitter.com/mardixon> **************************************************************** website: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup [un]subscribe: http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ ****************************************************************