The next Public-i User Group will be on the 21st of June - which is, as I'm sure won't have escaped your notice, fast approaching. We've already sent out an email - on our user group list - with the basic details, but for those who don't know it will be the usual mix: a morning ...
At the recent Webcasting Open Day held by Cheshire West and Chester Council, Catherine gave a presentation on Networked Councillor. It is a great introduction to the concepts behind the Networked Councillor, so we thought it might be a good idea to share it here. You can read more about the project over at the Networked ...
We were really chuffed to have taken part in Cheshire West and Chester's fantastic Webcasting Open Day yesterday. It was planned to help councils and other organisations interested in webcasting learn more about how it works and why it can be so vital to communication and engagement, delivered by those who know the most: experienced ...
You'll probably know this already, but we're no Johnny-come-latelys to local government webcasting, having pioneered streaming council meetings to the public in the UK. When you pioneer a service, you have to be prepared to spend time convincing people of its benefits - something we've done a fair bit of over the 12 years we've been ...
At the user group a couple of weeks back we spent the second half of the event talking about how to reach new audiences and boost viewing figures. It proved a fertile discussion, with many of those in attendance and online contributing some great ideas to the mix. This post is a collection of those ideas, ...