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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 …

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 …

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 …

EpicStar SuperPost: Attempting to outlaw Facebook, Twitter and their lesser-known cousins may cruel your pitch with Gen Y staff
January 25, 2011 – 12:08 pm | No Comment
EpicStar SuperPost: Attempting to outlaw Facebook, Twitter and their lesser-known cousins may cruel your pitch with Gen Y staff

EpicStar SuperPost is back! Now we bring another great blog post from “Bang the Table” in Australia.  Although that might seem quite far, trust me, local governments in Australia face the same difficulties, challenges and …

Delivering an inclusive government: An invitation to experience UKGovCamp11 outside Twitterverse
January 24, 2011 – 4:48 pm | No Comment

It always makes me wonder, after my 3rd UKGovCamp, how are people reaching all the wonderful information we shared on the momentous day? Are we only engineering innovative ideas amongst ourselves or is UKGovCamp …

What are widgets? How can local government use widgets?
January 21, 2011 – 2:19 pm | No Comment
What are widgets? How can local government use widgets?

What are widgets?
For some of us in local government, mentioning the word widget is not alien to us and has become somewhat part of our online activities.  However for those who …

Web 2.0, HR and localgov: The effects of unemployment & how local authorities can realize the Web 2.0 potential of sharing resources with Jobcentre Plus and other gov agencies
January 21, 2011 – 1:32 pm | No Comment
Web 2.0, HR and localgov: The effects of unemployment & how local authorities can realize the Web 2.0 potential of sharing resources with Jobcentre Plus and other gov agencies

People often talk about getting on the property ladder for first time buyers and this would possibly be the talking point for many graduates who have manage to secure their first job and now considering …