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

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 …

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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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Investigating the perceptions & challenges of using social media for informal e-learning and collaboration within the NHS trust
May 19, 2010 – 9:11 am | One Comment
Investigating the perceptions & challenges of using social media for informal e-learning and collaboration within the NHS trust

This blog post looks into those perceptions, both good and bad of why people want to resist or embrace social media within the medical e-learning environment within the NHS.

Cool Health Related Web 2.0 & Social Media Stuff by and for Patients
May 18, 2010 – 3:42 pm | 14 Comments
Cool Health Related Web 2.0 & Social Media Stuff by and for Patients

The first on the scene was the empowered patient. Patients are participating in online communities to share and discuss daily life struggles to coping with rare diseases. Here I’ve compiled a list of inspirational web 2.0 and social media stuff by patients for patients

How Scottish public agencies are using social media to engage with citizens
May 18, 2010 – 10:07 am | No Comment
How Scottish public agencies are using social media to engage with citizens

This blog post includes some slides with examples of how Scotland is using social media to engage with citizens.

How formal e-learning can be improved within the National Health Service (NHS) trust
May 18, 2010 – 9:31 am | No Comment
How formal e-learning can be improved within the National Health Service (NHS) trust

This blog post highlights the challenges faced by all these stakeholders and hopefully better inform e-learning practices for medical students within the NHS trust.

NW Councils Twitter Client Data now available on Wiki!
December 22, 2009 – 1:43 pm | No Comment
NW Councils Twitter Client Data now available on Wiki!

This data was kindly collated by @inhumanbeing, Tony Roberts, a public health operative which also can be found here http://lgeoresearch.pbworks.com/SideBar. Its an interesting bit of information for those who are curious and want to improve things.

My “Social Media: The Misunderstood Teenager” presentation slides
November 27, 2009 – 4:33 pm | 3 Comments
My “Social Media: The Misunderstood Teenager” presentation slides

As mentioned before, I was due to present at the Preconference for the EU 5th Ministerial eGovernment Conference last week. The title of the preconference was, eGovernment Research and Innovation: Empowering Citizens through Government Services across Sectors and Borders. I did a presentation that was well-received by the audience and thought I’d share it with my readers. Enjoy!

LGEO Research is Opening its Social Media Research Data
October 5, 2009 – 10:23 am | 5 Comments
LGEO Research is Opening its Social Media Research Data

I’ve finally got around to doing what I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time. I’m opening up all the research data I have to local councils to own and update as often as you like. I know I am unable to update this data on my own any longer, especially with the increased uptake of social media by UK Local Councils.

Australia Local Government Twitter List – 9th April 2009
April 9, 2009 – 11:51 pm | One Comment

This is a list of Australia local government on twitter. To be added, follow @OZGovLocal

Canada Local Government Twitter List – 9th April 2009
April 9, 2009 – 11:48 pm | One Comment

This is a list of Canada local government on Twitter. To be added, either follow @CanadaLocalGov or leave your councils twitter in the comments.

USA Local Government Twitter List – 9th April 2009
April 9, 2009 – 11:47 pm | One Comment

This is a list of USA local government on Twitter. To be added, either follow @USALocalGov or leave your councils twitter in the comments.