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 …
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
Some of you might have been to my other website at http://lizazyanresearch.wordpress.com last week and possibly wondered why I now have a new website so soon. Well… I have been a self-hosted wordpress user in …
Emergency 2.0: Twitter helps public services speed up ahead the government in crisis situations
Lesson learnt from Twitter
Reasons for conducting this observation
1. To create better practices when using twitter for local gov.
2. To create a ring of network between local councils to share information and solutions for improvement.
3. To understand how and why we choose a certain methods and not others.
4. To allow other councils to learn from each other and add on to the list if they wish to be apart of this ring.
5. To develop a standard of practice that we all can follow that is tested and proven.
6. To conduct a content analysis for my citizen engagement online research.
7. To demonstrate to colleagues and other relevant individuals of the potential or benefits of this approach to engage citizens, if any.
Being a research student, I often held my interviews in public places like coffee shops or museums, wherever I’d think that it is possible to chat without much distraction. Sometimes I’m lucky and its a …
Since I’m in the process of extending my visa for my writing up stage in the UK, I thought I’d share the form you need to fill in to apply for the extension.
Visa extension form …
1. Promise and Problems of E-Democracy: Challenges of Online Citizen Engagement
2. How do you sell the idea of a social media strategy in government?
3. Selling the idea of a Social Media Strategy
4. How Web 2.0 …
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 …
I thought it was only appropriate that since this is my first post, I’d share with you a glimpse of the topic area I’m working on.
This post is written for Zaizi blogs and the @OpenGovSummit
Over the past week, we have been inundated with articles surfacing in response to the UK government’s first open standards roundtable discussion hosted by the Cabinet Office …
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.
The playground’s shut!
For the past year, I have been rather quiet due to the many thoughts that have entered my mind regarding the future of local government public services online. Mostly those thoughts encompasses on …
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Liz Azyan started this blog in late 2008 to support her PhD research. The blog has now unexpectedly grown to become a useful resource for the public sector on topics relating to social media, web 2.0, e-learning and other methods for government online engagement. Find out more by clicking About above.
