Comments on: Switching Off A Council Website http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200908/switching-off-a-council-website/ ranting and rambling to anyone willing to listen Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:07:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andy http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200908/switching-off-a-council-website/comment-page-1/#comment-56263 Andy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:07:50 +0000 http://www.thepickards.co.uk/?p=3469#comment-56263 As a former council web monkey I totally agree with your final comments. I always thought that council web teams were seen as the poor relations in the industry, such is the reputation of local government as being slow and lacking in innovation. The truth is council web teams *do* innovate, and they could teach other webbies a thing or two about usability and accessibility, since the compliance requirements placed on them are far more strict than in commercial web development. I think I'm right in thinking that Lincolnshire were at the centre of a hoo-hah last year about the use of advertising on their site. Would be interested in how that's panning out for them now - certainly can't see any ads on their site this morning. As a former council web monkey I totally agree with your final comments. I always thought that council web teams were seen as the poor relations in the industry, such is the reputation of local government as being slow and lacking in innovation.

The truth is council web teams *do* innovate, and they could teach other webbies a thing or two about usability and accessibility, since the compliance requirements placed on them are far more strict than in commercial web development.

I think I’m right in thinking that Lincolnshire were at the centre of a hoo-hah last year about the use of advertising on their site. Would be interested in how that’s panning out for them now – certainly can’t see any ads on their site this morning.

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