Many of you will already be familiar with GDS’s guiding principles; to deliver digital services, designed to be simpler, clearer, faster; that put user needs first. When you put user needs first, the channel for digital engagement is the service …
GOV.UK Verify is the new way to prove who you are online. Currently in public beta, so far almost 290,000 people have used it to verify their identity. Week on week user numbers increase by their thousands as more services …
Blogging is a big part of our digital engagement strategy. Our Head of Editorial Carrie Barclay explains why.
If you work in comms you've probably said this a few times: I wish they’d come to me sooner to discuss the comms for this! To do a great job, communications people need a seat at the table. But when …
So, Periscope. The app that allows you to live stream events directly from a mobile device to Twitter. We’ve taken our time here to think about how it can work for us and add value to our followers. We’ve considered speaker …
Nowadays it seems like everybody has something to say on the internet. This isn’t meant as a negative statement. It’s great that the internet has enabled a level playing field for people regardless of who they are or where they …
It was National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) yesterday. It’s unlikely that you would have missed it.
Social media is one of the most rapidly changing platforms out there - not just in terms of technology but in how users are choosing to engage.
The social media ‘trend predictions’ season is in full swing. Wearable technology, multi-screen strategies, digital storytelling, augmented reality... the list goes on.
I don’t think I’ve ever used a social media monitoring tool that has done exactly what I wanted it to do; and I’ve used a fair few of them.