Monthly Archives: April 2009

Budget consultation survey

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Gez Smith

Following on from our work in 2006, we are currently conducting another online survey on budget consultation practices in the UK, with the aim of sharing best practice across participating authorities.

The survey can be found at:
<http://www.citizenspace.com/local/consult/budget_2009>

If you are a member of local government or other public organisation and are involved with your annual budget consultation we would love to hear from you. The survey should only take 12 minutes of your time… Continue reading →

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E-Petitions And Their Outcomes

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Gez Smith

Can’t really let this one go past without comment. For all the controversy and debate stirred up by the number 10 e-petitions site over the last year, this one may have legs. A user has submitted an e-petition to the … Continue reading →

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Oh Yeah? – Prove It. Measuring Social Media Opinion

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Andy

Useful blog piece on hard metrics and anecdotal evidence for the value of social media.

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Twitter = Delicious + cute birdy

Posted on April 15, 2009 by ChrisQ

It’s interesting to see how people are using Twitter – and how it fits into the history of social media. It can’t be more than 3 years ago now that people (including Yahoo) were getting all hot and bothered about … Continue reading →

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Twitter Explained Through A Cartoon

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Gez Smith

This made us smile in the Delib office, so thought it worth sharing with you all. http://current.com/items/89891774/twouble_with_twitters.htm  It’s pretty negative about Twitter, but it actually raises some interesting points. What is the point of Twittering? Sure, it’s become a reasonably popular … Continue reading →

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