THE DRUM

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   DirectGov replaces Downing Street’s online petition page

   A new e-petition website for Downing Street has been set up to give the public a ‘megaphone’.The replacement of the defunct Downing Street online petition website was announced today, with the website now being under the banner of... Read more

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   UK - 29/07/2011

   Digital
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   DirectGov to rename Buster's World to avoid fetish site link

   DirectGov is to rename its child-targeted website Buster’s World following the revelation that it shares its name with a balloon fetish site. The Buster's World logo has been removed from the site - which is a spin-off to the recently... Read more

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   UK - 05/02/2010

   Digital

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   Daily Express use new e-petition website for European Union campaign

   The Daily Express has jumped on the new e-petition website launched by DirectGov to introduce a campaign aiming to get Britain to leave the EU.The campaign, which featured in the newspaper over the weekend, is asking for people to sign the... Read more

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   UK - 01/08/2011

   Digital
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   Drum Blogger exposes DirectGov's fetish problem

   As reported in his Drum blog, Gordon MacIntyre-Kemp has discovered that the children’s section of the new DirectGov website, Buster’s World, shares a moniker with a fetish website.The DirectGov site, which is being promoted by a... Read more

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   UK - 05/02/2010

   Digital

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   Former Scottish Widows marketing chief joins Directgov

   Mike Hoban, the former customer and brand marketing director for Scottish Widows has been appointed as director of communications and engagement for Directgov.Hoban joins the Government’s digital home for public services and information for... Read more

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   UK - 05/01/2009

   Marketing
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   Beta of single Government website gov.uk revealed

   The beta of the single Government platform which aims to combine all the Government’s websites onto one single site, gov.uk, has today launched. ... Read more

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   UK - 01/02/2012

   Digital
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   First e-petition to reach 100,000 signatures: demand for rioters to be stripped of benefits

   The first e-petition has reached the 100,000 signature mark, which means that it will be put forward to be debated before parliament. The subject? Taking state benefits away from rioters.The petition, posted by Stephen Mains, states: “Any... Read more

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   UK - 12/08/2011

   Digital
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   Government e-petition site crashes as thousands try to sign petitions

   The Government e-petition website crashed yesterday, as thousands tried to sign petitions ranging from bringing back the death penalty to legalising cannabis.The website, which was announced last week, went live with a list of petitions on... Read more

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   UK - 05/08/2011

   Digital
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   Alphagov set to become Betagov

   The team behind the experimental single government web portal, Alphagov, has announced that it is making preparations to launch a beta version of the site which will be appropriately named Betagov.The website however, has yet to secure further... Read more

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   UK - 24/06/2011

   Digital
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    The digital year: view from Downing Street

    Since the COI first issued guidance, four years ago, on how government communicators can use social media, I’ve uttered a simple mantra to explain it. It is social media if it lets you ‘create, connect and share’ more easily. 2011 has been a year... Read more

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    UK - 14/12/2011

    Digital

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