July 25, 2011 – 5:01 pm | 3 Comments

The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day …

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Social Media Gov

There’s alot of stuff out there on social media in government. Here I’ve carefully chosen what you might need to know and other stuff that might be to your liking. So, check it out!

Straight From the Horses Mouth

Here you will find inspiring interviews with key individuals involved either directly or indirectly with local government and their take on online engagement. Very useful!

Tools for Engagement

Sometimes its hard to figure out what works, so why not look at some of the stuff here. You might find them useful to apply to your local council or community website.

Research Data

Here you will find all the research data on local government social media channels that has been collected to date, which includes Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and more to come. Keep checking!

Be Inspired!

Ever feel that you need to be inspired to do your job or just everyday life? Here I’ve hand picked some stuff that might just give you the boost that you need!

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Why user testing is important for local council websites
July 25, 2011 – 5:01 pm | 3 Comments

The dumbest mistake is viewing design as something you do at the end of the process to ‘tidy up’ the mess, as opposed to understanding it’s a ‘day …

Live Coverage of the ‘Really Useful’ Event – Data Discovery Workshop #RU11
July 1, 2011 – 3:42 am | No Comment

#RU11 on Storify – Find out the stories that came out from this #opendata event… http://storify.com/liz_azyan/ru11-data-discovery-workshop

Sheenagh Reynolds from Local Directgov welcomes #RU11 attendees to the ‘Really Useful’ event – 1st July 2011 from Liz Azyan …

Grab the last few tickets left for The Really Useful Event – Data Discovery Workshop #RU11
June 28, 2011 – 8:39 am | No Comment

Online Ticketing for The Really Useful Event (UK local government open data event) powered by Eventbrite

What you should know about ‘The Really Useful Event 2011 – Data Discovery Workshop’
June 24, 2011 – 8:05 am | No Comment

Register to ‘The Really Useful – Data Discovery Workshop’ NOW and vote for the open data challenges
Download the ‘Data Discovery Workshop’ Agenda
A. Its one of a kind
The LDG Community in conjunction with the Transparency team …

How to find your Facebook Page ID
June 8, 2011 – 5:41 pm | No Comment
How to find your Facebook Page ID

If you have a facebook page and having problems finding your Facebook Page ID because you have a vanity URL, here’s an easy way to find out what your ID is.
If you don’t have a …

Ideas for Facebook and Twitter: Facebook article search, Twitter group tweet and hashtag filter
June 7, 2011 – 1:28 pm | No Comment
Ideas for Facebook and Twitter: Facebook article search, Twitter group tweet and hashtag filter

WARNING: This is strictly from a business strategy point of view and observation.
Facebook article/blog post search and page
There is one thing specifically on how I think Facebook can leverage on news, content/information or interesting articles …

A whitepaper to help you strategise your mobile publishing/apps content
June 7, 2011 – 11:18 am | No Comment
A whitepaper to help you strategise your mobile publishing/apps content

Its a few weeks away from the ‘Really Useful’ event (open data/apps related) and my inbox is just bursting with some cool whitepapers and websites about open data, apps and mobile publishing/apps content stuff.  There was …

Let’s not just make open data sexy… let’s make it really useful!
May 27, 2011 – 11:03 am | One Comment
Let’s not just make open data sexy… let’s make it really useful!

To register for the Really Useful event of 1st of July go to http://reallyuseful2011.eventbrite.com and vote for the challenges at http://ru11.ideascale.com
Ever since the launch of open data here in the UK by Sir Tim Bernes-Lee …

Reshaping public services online by getting the basics right for local government websites
April 7, 2011 – 2:56 pm | One Comment

Frustration
There is nothing more frustrating than being in government right now if you are looking for change or motivation in your work. With almost no funding available, fewer colleagues to carry …

Drawing upon humour for change
January 27, 2011 – 10:40 am | No Comment

As the “Women for Social Change” event is rearing its head, I’d like to share with my readers, both men and women, a TED Talk that made me sit up and listen.
This 6 min talk …