How government and citizens can benefit from Open Standards & Open Source Softwares
May 16, 2012 – 1:51 pm | No Comment

First of all, I’d like to start this blog by pointing out that Open Source Software (OSS) and Free Software are not the same thing.
As Carla Shcroder mentioned in her blog
Think of Free Software as being …

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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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500 visits after 23 days from 17 countries!
January 11, 2009 – 6:30 am | No Comment

I’m glad to announce that this website has now had 500 visits after just 23 days!  This is however according to Statpress, Google Analytics seems to say I’ve had 552 visits …. hmmm… which one …

Mashups in government
January 10, 2009 – 7:21 pm | 6 Comments
Mashups in government

Simon Grice @simongrice from Ideas.org recently asked me a few questions on mashups, so I thought I’d include the compilation of information I found on this blog. Though the information might not be complete, I …

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Councillor James Cousins on Blogging and Twitter Pt.2
January 10, 2009 – 6:59 pm | One Comment
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Councillor James Cousins on Blogging and Twitter Pt.2

Yesterday we introduced talked a little bit on how Councillor James Cousins started blogging. This post feature some Q&A’s on his blogging activities.

What do you wish to achieve through blogging and is it any different …

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Councillor James Cousins on Blogging and Twitter Pt. 1
January 9, 2009 – 2:02 pm | No Comment
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth with Councillor James Cousins on Blogging and Twitter Pt. 1

Straight from the Horses Mouth is featuring Councillor James Cousins

COUNCILLORS BLOGGING: BEGINNER
Part 2 here

Dear readers,

This is the 1st part of my interview with Councillor James Cousins, the 2nd part will feature a Q&A.
Cllr. Cousins is …

LGEOResearch is proud to introduce: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
January 9, 2009 – 2:26 am | No Comment
LGEOResearch is proud to introduce: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

LGEO Research now featuring “Straight from the horses mouth”

Dear Lovely and Respected Readers,
I have been MIA earlier today, no updates, no tweets and no emails. I was ill with a bug and had to take …

Top 5 Posts
January 5, 2009 – 1:42 pm | No Comment

Wikis and blogs as instruments for citizen participation
List and status of UK Local Council Twitters as of 18th December 2008
Democracy 2.0: Seven Guidelines for Government Leaders
Generation Firewall: Local authorities resistance to social media in the …

The Groundswell Video by Charlene Li
January 3, 2009 – 2:58 pm | 5 Comments

Charlene Li is a vice president and principal analyst at Forrester Research. She is one of the driving forces behind Forrester s Social Computing and Web 2.0 research.

Author Charlene Li visits Googles Mountain View, CA …

MyGovernmentIdea: A ‘Social Government’ with ‘Social Proof’?
January 2, 2009 – 2:05 pm | 3 Comments

WARNING: This post is hot out of the oven and comes with a new idea. Taking a break from local gov posts…
I woke up this morning and the term ‘social government’ sprang to …

Wikis and blogs as instruments for citizen participation
January 1, 2009 – 6:53 am | 9 Comments

While doing this research, I often remind myself not to get lost and blinded by the gleaming new opportunities offered by technology. Being someone who is possibly technology bias, sometimes its hard not to be …

Tweet your way into networking – Finding research contacts online
December 18, 2008 – 5:26 pm | No Comment

Its common knowledge that there are a lot of difficulties when it comes gaining access to research participants. I personally found it an uphill struggle trying to get access to government officials and organizations. However …