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How to make blog posts accessible
How to make blog posts accessible
Everything we write, design or build within government should be accessible for everyone. This includes blog posts.
Digital Engagement for GOV.UK Verify: creating consistent messaging
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 …
Periscope about user research for GOV.UK
Watch Naintara Land, Interim GDS User Research Lead at GDS answer your questions live on Periscope about user research on GOV.UK on Wednesday 8 September 2015.
Why we blog at GDS
Blogging is a big part of our digital engagement strategy. Our Head of Editorial Carrie Barclay explains why.
Make films shorter, it makes them better
Last week the GDS creative team hosted a cross-government drop-in session for people who want help with making films. About 40 people showed up over the course of the afternoon - a great turnout for early summer holidays. We’d split …
Agile Engagement: the role of communications in delivering new digital services
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 …
Periscope: what we learnt from an initial pilot
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 …
Events in the government digital space
At GDS, our events are an integral part of our strategy for communicating and engaging inside government, and to the public.
Social media: failing to plan is planning to fail
2015 is predicted to be the year of content marketing. Wait, we've heard this before.
Come along to our filmmaking drop-in session
We're hosting a cross-government filmmaking drop-in session. You can come along if you like. The details are: WHEN: 1pm-5pm, Monday 27 July WHERE: Room G-14, 1 Horse Guards Road Fill in this form if you'd like to come. What's it …
Online monitoring and evaluation: GDS and Registering to Vote
Last week we blogged about our use of online monitoring tools; how we’ve been working with other government departments to support campaign monitoring and evaluation, and helping them build their own expertise in this area. The last few months have been …