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Category Archives: Social media, web 2.0 and other buzzwords
Online Engagement With Youtube
I remember blogging about this sort of thing more than once back in the day, here and here for example, but this story in the e-Government Bulletin has left me really shocked. It’s a no brainer that if you want … Continue reading
Online engagement – does design matter anymore?
When people buy our apps, we usually spend a while talking with them about designs and the look and feel of the system they want. Generally, people’s needs are pretty light, most likely due to the amount of time we … Continue reading
Government Spending Challenge Data Opened Up Further
We launched another Dialogue App for UK Central Government last week, this time called the Spending Challenge, which is asking for people’s ideas on public spending and how money might be saved, be it from a small issue or a … Continue reading
Local Authorities, Government And Social Media
It’s funny how some ideas stay hidden for a long time, and then get mentioned by separate people in separate places all at the same time isn’t it? This idea’s one of those, and it’s a quick one really. Traditional … Continue reading
What Twitter is saying about ‘Your Freedom’
Unsurprisingly, the launch of http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/ has been accompanied by a significant amount of Twitter activity, with people talking about the site’s existence, sharing ‘interesting’ ideas and making known their feelings about both the process and the site. So far, there … Continue reading
Crowdsourcing quick wins for government ICT strategy with SOCITM
I went along to a SOCITM South West event in Exeter last Friday where local authority IT managers were encouraged and challenged to think about the role of ICT in the new world of budget cuts and the big society; … Continue reading
6’66″ – Sympathy For The Devil (…or how to make Powerpoint interesting)
[Image courtesy of : Wendelboe on Flickr] The *devil* in question was indeed the force of office evil that is pointless Powerpoint, and Tom Alcott from the Social Network Company gave us a masterclass in how to keep presentations succinct, … Continue reading
How The Internet Might Be Influencing The Election
There’s been a lot of talk, obviously, about how the internet will affect the election. Obviously a few months back we held our debate on whether technology or policy will win the 2010 election, and the overwhelming consensus at the … Continue reading
The Digital Debate
Youtube + Facebook + text + Google Moderator + leadership debates = the Digital Debate. One to watch…
Bebo On The Way Out?
As more and more people are looking to use ‘social media’ as part of their engagement and consultation activities, it’s worth keeping an eye on what’s going on in the different platforms. Facebook’s still doing fine, though it’s an easy … Continue reading