I write this as I sit on the train, on my way home from an inspiring few days in snow-covered Istanbul. Providing the social reporting…
#TTIX2015- Learning but not in a straight line
24 February 2015
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Another Postcard from Istanbul
20 February 2015
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This post was originally published on the Think Tank Review Richard Darlington from WonkComms has been busy penning postcards to the Think Tank Review this week. In the second instalment, Richard…
Grupo FARO: Facebook facilitates internal communication
19 August 2014
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The PEC Programme facilitated the analysis of internal communication strategies and resulted in the decision of using a Facebook closed group for supporting the organizations’ internal communication.
ASIES: Social Network Strategy
11 August 2014
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Developing a social network strategy is key to understanding and more effectively engaging with key audiences and making better use of social media tools. In this post, Latin American think tank ASIES shares a guide they produced to help them manage their social networks more strategically.
Q&A: Kudzai Makombe on Social Media (Regional Director, IPS Africa)
8 July 2014
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Betty Paton talks to the Regional Director of the Inter-Press Service (IPS) Africa, Kudzai Makombe, on her thoughts about the rise of social media and the smartphone across the continent.
Q&A: David Girling on social media (Director of Research Communication, UEA)
17 June 2014
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We love to gather new opinions and insights into approaches to research uptake and dissemination. This week, I was fortunate to grab a Q&A with David Girling on social media.
R2A Webinar Series: Twitter – Lessons learnt from managing @DFID_Research
16 June 2014
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Join us for our first Research to Action free Webinar! Guest speaker, Social Media Consultant Betty Paton, will be presenting on her experience managing the @DFID_Research twitter account for the Department for International Development from 2010 to 2013.
IFTTT: What is it and why should you be using it?
2 June 2014
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IFTTT is a tool created to make your technology communicate better by using customised ‘recipes’. In this post, Ingvild Storm Stiland explores the ways in which this tool could revolutionise your day-to-day online working practices.
Kwame Owino on why he blogs for the Daily Nation, Kenya’s largest circulation paper
29 April 2014
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Kwame Owino is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Economic Affairs – Kenya. In this Q&A interview, he discusses why he writes a weekly blog column in the Daily Nation.
Why you need to get on social media: A think tanks perspective
17 April 2014
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Zilper Audi, Communications Officer at IEA Kenya, summarizes IEA Kenya’s positive experience with social media as well as outlines a number of reasons why think tanks need to get on social media.
Twitter: A Whistle-Stop Guide for Think Tanks!
3 April 2014
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This guide to Twitter takes you from setting up an account, through building Twitter relationships, to creating and managing lists. It also focuses on policies and procedures, style and tone-of-voice and strategic Twitter goals.
It’s time for more South Asian researchers to get on Twitter!
12 March 2014
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In this post, Anushka Wijesinha reflects upon his experiences of using Twitter as a researcher engaged in policy-focused research, arguing that it provides a valuable tool for a number of reasons – from tracking debates to communicating his research.
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