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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!

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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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Twitterplan: The Newest Mashup in UK Local Government
April 7, 2009 – 2:59 pm | 6 Comments
Twitterplan: The Newest Mashup in UK Local Government

I managed to catch up with Stuart Harrision/Pezholio this morning from Lichfield District Council to ask him about his new exciting development/mashup called Twitterplan. You can listen to the telephone interview here.

Just in case you wondering who else is working on some exciting mashups, have a look at Warwickshire Councils R&D website. They’re working on some interesting projects with me in the near future. You could find their Web Services and API Dump here. Look out for a post featuring their projects here on LGEOResearch soon.

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A Conversation with Twitter about the Future of Technology in Government
April 7, 2009 – 11:42 am | No Comment
A Conversation with Twitter about the Future of Technology in Government

Mayor Newsom hosts a conversation with Twitter CEO Evan Williams and co-founder Biz Stone about the future of technology in government.

A compilation of citizens mixed reactions on UK local councils on Twitter
April 7, 2009 – 11:36 am | One Comment
A compilation of citizens mixed reactions on UK local councils on Twitter

This post features a compilation of citizens mised reactions on UK local councils on Twitter. There’s videos, twitter status image, audios and some other exciting conversations.

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Video: Liz meets Stephen Dale at Layden House, London
March 22, 2009 – 2:40 am | 2 Comments
Video: Liz meets Stephen Dale at Layden House, London

About a week ago I met up with Stephen Dale at Layden House in London. It was such an honour to finally get to meet Steve after months of admiring his work in local government.  …

Participation Literacy
February 11, 2009 – 1:09 pm | No Comment

We are now living in a new age where the Internet is not just another source or another tool. Its become our way of life. People will not only learn to read, write and do …

LGEOResearch first Issuu Newsletter: Learning from Your Neighbourhood Networks Online – Feat. HarringayOnline.com
January 23, 2009 – 7:29 pm | 3 Comments
LGEOResearch first Issuu Newsletter: Learning from Your Neighbourhood Networks Online – Feat. HarringayOnline.com

NEWSLETTER FEAT. INTERVIEW WITH HUGH FLOUCH FROM HARRINGAYONLINE.COM DOWNLOAD HERE

So, this post officially launches my first PDF newsletter featuring Hugh Flouch from HarringayOnline.com.
Hope this interview with Hugh will raise more awareness on the positive impact …

Interview with Lichfield Dictrict Council on Twitter Usage
January 15, 2009 – 2:09 pm | One Comment
Interview with Lichfield Dictrict Council on Twitter Usage

Straight from the Horses Mouth

Lichfield District Council Planning Twitter: http://twitter.com/ldcplanning
Twitter stats followers: 19
Twitter stats updates: 138
Twitter Fact: Lichfield DC is one of the councils who have setup a twitter account for a specific service (Planning …

Lichfield District Councils Innovative User Generated Content (UGC) Approach to using Flickr
January 15, 2009 – 1:04 pm | No Comment
Lichfield District Councils Innovative User Generated Content (UGC) Approach to using Flickr

Straight from the Horses Mouth

Lichfield District photo from Steve Lightfoot
We currently have 23 members and 332 photos in the group  pool, which, given that I only started the group in October is pretty impressive! The …

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 …