Observations in January 2009

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Shane McCracken said:
Liz,
Just want to say how good it is to see someone publish their results freely. It hacked me off no end to be asked by an academic a while back for information and then to find he published it in a journal that cost £00s to buy.
So well done and keep going!
Shane
# 16 January 2009 at 9:31 am

admin (author) said:
Hi Shane,
Thank you for your kind comments. It truly motivates me to share even more information because I feel as academics, we have the power to share our research and actually have an impact on the industry we are involved in. Its sad to hear what has happened to you, it possibly discourages you from sharing information with other academics as well. Which is a shame because this is the main problem in progressing in research. Its really hard to get informants to talk to us. But everyone on twitter have been so kind to me and I really appreciate all the support I’ve gotten so far, so thank you so much for your support. It means a lot…
Liz
# 16 January 2009 at 9:54 am

Paul Evans said:
Shane’s right Liz. I don’t think that most academics understand what non-academic consultants have copped on to for some time now: That you should publish research like this and stay within the peripheral vision of as many people as you can – and that doing so means that people can add value to your work, but also that they can respond to it in a way that makes your work more valuable to whoever commissioned it.
It’s odd how few academics seem to actually believe the social capital papers that they deliver as lectures!
Thanks for this info – I’ll make sure that lots of local authorities see it and use it!
Paul Evans’s last blog post..World map of social networks
# 16 January 2009 at 3:48 pm

Matt Johnson said:
Thanks again Liz, this is really useful (so is the collation of Twitter feeds for local gov).
Do you have any plans to research other local gov activities – maybe Youtube channels?
I’d started to jot down the ones I’ve found to date and happy to share if you want the info for your research(and do more with it than I have).
# 19 January 2009 at 10:12 am

admin (author) said:
Hi Matt,
I’m glad you’ve found the lists useful. Yes Youtube definitely would be my next collation on top of list of councillors and MPs (tweetminster.com) who tweet and blog. Others are also coming along, too many to think of at the moment. A lot of hours go into collating these lists and any help is greatly appreciated! Please feel free to email me at liz.ainaz@gmail.com and look forward to seeing you here again.
# 19 January 2009 at 10:23 am

admin (author) said:
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your comments. I think we’re slowly moving in that direction. But once it catches on, I’m sure it will pick up quickly. I’ve had so many good responses and individuals offering their help on my research that most definitely will add an incredible amount of value to my work. And not to mention the contacts I’ve made that would have never materialized otherwise. You are absolutely right. I’m sure I can learn a lot from you and all your experience. Its great that we can come together and have an impact on each others work immediately. We need to move fast and the only way to keep up is if we collaborate all our efforts.
Thanks again Paul. You’ve been a great support.
# 19 January 2009 at 10:31 am

Sunderland said:
Hi,
Just realised that you’ve got the wrong fan page for us. We’re still trying t establish who set up the ‘Sunderland City Council’ one but ours is http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1382277089&ref=profile#/pages/Sunderland-UK/52738181995?ref=nf
# 11 February 2009 at 3:22 pm

admin (author) said:
Hi Sunderland,
I’m really sorry for the mistake. I shall keep to the list you sent me via email to ensure this doesn’t happen again. This has happen with twitter as well, as you can see here http://www.lgeoresearch.com/local-council-identity-fraud-twitter/
I have updated your details on the table and appreciate you prompting me. This is a great way to ensure all my data is accurate. Hope you find out who the imposter is. Did you know about it before this table came out?
# 11 February 2009 at 3:42 pm
Status of UK Local Councils Facebook Fan Pages and Groups « UK eInformation Group said:
[...] Research on what UK local councils are doing with respect to social media. As well as detailing which local councils are doing what on Facebook there is a nice table showing the difference between Facebook Fan Pages and Facebook [...]
# 24 February 2009 at 4:51 pm
Simon Wakeman: Local gov shoudn’t be on Facebook | DavePress said:
[...] Liz’s research shows, one can see where Simon is coming from. Councils, at the moment, are not fairing terribly well on [...]
# 26 February 2009 at 9:39 am
Good Practices: Coventry City Council Take Billion Pound City Centre Planning Consultation to Facebook | Local Government Engagement Online Research said:
[...] the success of gaining feedback from the public via Facebook, Alison setup Facebook Fan Page (to see difference between Facebook Group and Fan Page, see here) to unveil the Coventry City Centres Final Masterplan.  (Click here to see the fan page) It was [...]
# 5 March 2009 at 12:24 pm
Local Government Engagement Online Research » Blog Archive » So… PSFBuzz was a success! What was it all about again? said:
[...] right mind would want to be a fan of their local council on facebook?” Well, if you check out the local council facebook list I’ve compiled in January 2009, you will possibly be shocked. The message @davebriggs was trying [...]
# 6 May 2009 at 2:46 pm

liz_azyan (Liz Azyan ) said:
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LGEO Research Data Update: 22 new UK Local Councils Facebook Fan Pages as of 13th July 2009 [link to post]
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# 13 July 2009 at 5:37 pm

Stephen_Cross (Stephen Cross) said:
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@Liz_Azyan Interesting stats. Great job as usual!
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# 13 July 2009 at 7:02 pm

Damien Cutting said:
Hi
Trafford Council Strategic Planningare also on Facebook too and have been since June last year.
Can be searched under “Trafford Strategic Planning”
Thanks
# 15 July 2009 at 1:53 pm

Yvette Bordley said:
Hi Liz
Please could you add Brighton & Hove City Council facebook fan page. We have 88 fans and counting…
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brighton-United-Kingdom/Brighton-Hove-City-Council/54869840070#
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Yvette Bordley
Senior Marketing Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
# 21 July 2009 at 8:01 pm

Adam Farrell said:
Hi,
I am part of Solihull Community Housings Facebook Admin team, which consists of the costomer involvement manager, myself ( a 17 year old volunteer) and another volunteer who is also 17. We have taken over the page as volunteers with the fans incresing from 8 to 174. We have intrroduced new concepts to the facebook such as the free download of the organisastions documents as well as a new youth service called Y-POD, meaning youth pod. We have introduced a weekly blog which keeps people updated, we regulaly vist youth centres and do presentations publicising the pgae as well as producing posters and leaflets. We have done a number of newspaper interviews. The page also has pictures from events and a daily news update. Have a look from and outsiders view point and see what you think. You can contact me at through the youth information service from Solihull Community Housing ypod@live.co.uk.
Thanks
Adam
Thanks
# 6 August 2009 at 11:16 am

Michelle Hocknull said:
Hi
Just wanted to say this was really interesting to read – but wondered if there was any research as to ALMO’s and Housing Associations who have Facebook pages. We have a really successful page which is administered by two young people.
I have tried to find others using this but seem to draw blanks.
Great information though.
Thanks
Michelle
# 10 August 2009 at 9:32 am

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