As you all know, I have been involved in the development of the new Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) website – www.fco.gov.uk – looking pretty lovely right now.
Many of you have asked me why I have not blogged the ‘launch’, or switch over, from the old to new site… well, because actually my role had little to do with it. Not that I am not proud of what has been achieved, rather it is not right for me to lay any claim to it at all!
I did do last minute frantic CMS work for a week; however, I was hired to ensure that the 220 posts around the world knew what we were doing, understood what they had to do and felt as if they were a part of this big change.
This does not warrant me doing a big HAZZAH!! when the new site goes live
It is not me being myopic, I just do not feel as if it is exactly my place.
However, the e-media team at the FCO have given blood, sweat and tears to make this happen, and they deserve the plaudits.
Go say something nice 
there were many 1am moments in producing this site
Em
I think the new website is great. I particularly like the way a traditional ‘push’ marketing site (pushing travel advice and policy thoughts onto readers) has been transformed into one that truely engages readers. A step ahead of where many (most?) corporate sites are. I wrote about this earlier today on our blog:
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Well done Emma, whatever hand you had in it!
It is a site that works well and is easy to find what you are looking for – well worth the effort and late nights. (Hope us Twitterers helped you through!)
Here’s to your next one!
Paul, you twitterers kept me sane but I am not sure I passed that on to the rest of the e-media team! I REALLY did not have much to do with the success of this site – I am a very small cog in a very large machine. But I am proud of what everyone achieved and want to highlight how much personal effort and dedication has been bled into this by the FCO e-media team. Quite outstanding stuff… granted the late nights were shared by all
(including you!)
Oops! Matt, I did reply to you on your own post, but thank you again over here!
thank you for all the nice comments about our lovely new site! I’m the head of the fco e-media team and this project has been my baby for the last 3 years. emma did a great job in the team, particularly at the last hurdle for which i’m most grateful. we will be launching our new embassy websites over the next 6 months and i will point you in their direction when they live.