Gareth Rice-Jones

Digital Engagement Officer at BIS/BEIS (February 2015 - August 2016).

Becoming a Twitter card sharp

Posted by: Gareth Rice-Jones, Posted on: 19 August 2016 - Categories: Engagement

If you have viewed or shared a news story on Twitter recently there is a good chance you have seen a Twitter card. News sites are using them as part of their Twitter strategies to drive traffic to their site.

5 tips for working with the new Facebook algorithm

Posted by: Gareth Rice-Jones, Posted on: 17 May 2016 - Categories: Engagement

Facebook recently announced it has 1.65 billion users. We know that Facebook is the platform where 97% of all social media users have a profile, so how can your organisation’s page work if it doesn’t have many fans?

Up Periscope! Lessons in live-streaming

Posted by: Gareth Rice-Jones, Posted on: 10 March 2016 - Categories: Engagement

Periscope is a relatively new live-streaming app from Twitter, but it already has nearly 2 million daily users watching 40 years of video per day.

Busting the civil servant stereotype

Posted by: Gareth Rice-Jones, Posted on: 26 March 2015 - Categories: Engagement

I have officially been a civil servant at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for 40 days. I have been working as part of the digital communications team with a particular focus on outreach and engagement.