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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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Details of my next speaking event: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency
October 1, 2010 – 11:21 am | One Comment
Details of my next speaking event: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency

As pointed out by the ever so kind Ingrid Koehler in her events blog post, I’ll be presenting the keynote speech at the North West E-Government Groups (NWEGG) “Cross-cutting event”: Social Media – Tools for innovation and efficiency on 5th …

(UPDATED) Search engines are predicting human behaviour and the future for government & citizens
September 30, 2010 – 12:40 pm | No Comment
(UPDATED) Search engines are predicting human behaviour and the future for government & citizens

Recently I’ve been more and more consumed with understanding human behaviour and wondering what makes us tick. Or more accurately is, I’m concerned with how we can correctly predict people’s needs when it comes to …

A collection of my recent blog posts
September 27, 2010 – 7:48 am | No Comment
A collection of my recent blog posts

Hi guys and dolls,
Thought I’d update you with some of the links to my most recent blog posts. I know how I am, I don’t blog for a long time then I get the sudden …

My presentation in Birmingham 22/9/10. Slides and recorded live web cast available.
September 25, 2010 – 1:39 pm | No Comment
My presentation in Birmingham 22/9/10. Slides and recorded live web cast available.

Title of presentation: Moving Paper Processes to More Cost-Effective Online Usage
When: 22 September 2010
Where: Birmingham Science Park Aston
Faraday Wharf, Holt Street, Birmingham, B7 4BB

It seems this presentation has already been viewed 54 times. Hope those …

EpicStar SuperPost: Faith in the Cloud – the missing link
September 16, 2010 – 12:50 pm | No Comment
EpicStar SuperPost: Faith in the Cloud – the missing link

So here we are, LGEO Research’s first guest blog post! Hooray! Its such a pleasure for me to host this post by Andrew Beeken, a good friend of mine on Twitter who’s doing fabulous web …

Open Cover Letter: I’m back on the market. Give me a challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference
September 9, 2010 – 7:53 am | 9 Comments
Open Cover Letter: I’m back on the market. Give me a challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference

To Whom It May Concern,
Yesterday I announced on my twitter feed that I will be having some big news to share today. So, the day has come and I am here to announce that I …

London Borough of Camden unveils its customer focused new website design due to launch in August
July 16, 2010 – 12:11 pm | 2 Comments
London Borough of Camden unveils its customer focused new website design due to launch in August

For the past few months, I’ve been working part of Camden’s webteam in redesigning the new website. The first stage of this project, which is the design (look and feel) of the website is due …

My Epic Shopping Experience at Regent St., with “London Girl Geek Dinners”
June 20, 2010 – 10:15 pm | No Comment
My Epic Shopping Experience at Regent St., with “London Girl Geek Dinners”

Yesterday I had the time of my life! I had gotten the opportunity to join other girl geeks in London as part of a “London Girl Geek Dinners” event at Regent St. I thought it would be an interesting thing to share anyways with my readers.

Election 2010: How will citizens win this election?
May 6, 2010 – 12:28 pm | No Comment
Election 2010: How will citizens win this election?

This blog post talks about the election and features a video on vote on power and useful websites to help you decide your vote.

Citizens ‘wish list’ and frustrations with local government websites
April 27, 2010 – 2:17 pm | 2 Comments
Citizens ‘wish list’ and frustrations with local government websites

This blog posts outlines the citizen’s wants and needs of Camden’s council website and some of their frustrations as well.