Matt Tee evidence to PASC on gov comms. My Twitter doc gets a mention.

It's funny and inspiring because its true. Simple messages for digital workers in government about where to focus the lines of attack.

"Summary: Our audiences will increasingly find ways to use our web content that are more convenient than visiting our website. This won't reflect well in our stats, but we shouldn't fight it."

Via a colleague at work, this great list of SM governance policies.

BLIMEY.

FCO digital team's knowledge hub on the tools of digital engagement and how they use them.

Provocative but right on the money.

I've been re-reading this with new perspectives after a month of digital engagement envelope pushing in my new job, some of it guerrilla and some by committee.

I am stealing all of this.

"The most scary thing about the Internet for your government is not pedophiles, terrorists or viruses, whatever you may have read in the papers. It is the danger of your administration being silently obsoleted by the lightening pace at which the Internet changes expectations." A smart list from Tom Steinberg.

Chris Brogan's fresh look at how to start building a corporate or personal social media presence from scratch. Right on the money.

David's right: when people fail to understand social web stuff, it's not the tools they don't understand, it's the new way of thinking and being.

An inspiring article on the concept of 'social proof' (or herd mentality) as relates to social media.

"Influencers are usually pretty easy to spot, so why do so many companies still insist on building their own social networks?" This is totally in line with my thinking, and where I will be focusing our SM efforts.