Though you will be familiar with using Google Search day-to-day, you may not be aware of Google's other useful products such as Google Drive and Google Hangouts.
Discover how to use these to share data and hold ward surgeries, for example.
- Google Drive: for sharing files and editing them collaboratively – how to guide.
- Google Hangouts: for hosting group conversations, such as ward surgeries – how to guide, example.
- Google Plus: for sharing information with groups of people in your 'circle' – how to guide, example.
- YouTube: the most popular social media site in the UK and the second second search engine – how to guide, article.
Examples
- Worcestershire Council: a light-hearted film about highways staff.
- Torfaen Council: a film made for nothing with an Elvis impersonator singing about the work they do to keep the roads clear. It got 500,000 views and made the BBC 'Six O'Clock News'.
- Caerphilly County Borough Council: an accessible film to encourage people to follow their social media streams.
- Warwickshire County Council: 60 second news bulletins.
- Kirklees Council: 'Time to talk ... about the budget' video.