Where might you hear it? When talking to youth workers
What does it mean? Plings represents a government effort to takeadvantage of modern media technology while promoting positive activitiesfor young people at the same time. It is a 1m project workingwith 20 local authorities across England to collect and manage[information on places to go and things to do for 13- to 19-year-olds(places + things = Plings). The information is organised into livefeeds, which can be accessed through media outlets such as socialnetworking sites, digital TV and mobile phones. Plings is also availablevia "good old-fashioned leaflets and shop windows" for anyone who hasnot yet embraced the digital age.
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