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A room full of people came together to hear some fine ideas about Facebook. Part traditional conference and part unconference the Facebook for the Public Sector was a joint venture between Comms2point0 and Public Sector Networks.
Here's a quick round-up of some of the points from the morning session along with some great free resources for you to enjoy.
by James Coltham
There are loads of ways to remove the barriers to using social media, as well as getting buy in – talk in senior management language, talk to the people who can say “yes”, get someone senior to be your advocate, and start small to build the case.
Opening up Facebook – Monmouthshire did it and the world didn’t end. IT systems didn’t crash, productivity didn’t suffer and no one made an idiot of themselves. Organisations don’t usually make a habit of employing people they don’t trust, so show that trust by empowering them to use these tools.
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