Making a connection

Don’t be a Twit

Housing organisations may not make for interesting tweets but their tenants certainly do, says Inside Housing’s anonymous columnist

Appy days

A fortnight ago you met them. Now it’s time to discover what they can do. We challenged the five finalists in the Rising Stars contest - Inside Housing and the Chartered Institute of Housing’s bid to find housing’s top talent - to design a phone app which would improve life for them, their employer, their residents - or all three. Here’s what they came up with.

Digital dawn

The use of social media can get more residents involved in the management of their homes, says Bill Randall

NHF targets Lib Dem MPs in bedroom tax battle

The National Housing Federation is urging people to tweet Liberal Democrat MPs to persuade them to support an amendment aimed at watering down the government’s controversial ‘bedroom tax’.

Care reforms forgotten

Taking control of the media

In the wake of the summer’s riots, landlords are using social media to debunk stereotypes and show the good in their communities. Charlotte Goddard finds out how

Protecting your reputation

How should employers address the threats posed by social networking sites? Lawyer Siobhan Fitzgerald explains

Digital age

In the last of this week’s Focus pieces on digital inclusion we take a look at work helping older people get online

Play your cards right

A new card game is helping older tenants rate their service

Digital divide

Glasgow Housing Association is planning to get 30,000 of its tenants online by 2015. Margaret Moore explains why.