How government and citizens can benefit from Open Standards & Open Source Softwares
May 16, 2012 – 1:51 pm | No Comment

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 …

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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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Government agencies can now learn social media best practices from the Giants: Verizon Case Study – How to Avoid an Epic Failure! (Audio Podcast Available)
September 26, 2010 – 7:25 pm | One Comment
Government agencies can now learn social media best practices from the Giants: Verizon Case Study – How to Avoid an Epic Failure! (Audio Podcast Available)

Verizon Communications Social Media Strategy.

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Social Media for Medical Practitioners
May 17, 2010 – 9:20 pm | 9 Comments
Social Media for Medical Practitioners

This blog post lists down some examples of how medical practitioners can use social media. Check out the weblinks to see it in practice. Hopefully these examples will inspire people in government to use social media in more creative and effective ways.

E-Learning: Web 2.0 & Social Media examples and quotes for Health Informatics
May 17, 2010 – 8:40 pm | One Comment
E-Learning: Web 2.0 & Social Media examples and quotes for Health Informatics

This blog post highlights some of the useful and valuable social media and web 2.0 examples in e-learning for health informatics from around the world. Hope these examples will help inform the health community of interesting and effective e-learning practices out there.

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.

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.

Why do ‘You’ and ‘I’ Love Twitter?
September 1, 2009 – 10:10 am | 5 Comments
Why do ‘You’ and ‘I’ Love Twitter?

Are you a twitter addict? Have you wondered why you get so wrapped up in twittering? Day and night then night and day? LOL Its like you couldn’t see your life without it. I mean, do you remember when twitter when down not too long ago, although I don’t twitter everyday, I did panic for a bit hoping it doesn’t last for long as I felt I really needed to tweet! LOL And the funniest thing about it for me is.. I think I could not function my professional life without it. Even my research depends alot on the communication I ‘give and receive’ on twitter. Here is a couple of thoughts on why ‘YOU’ and ‘I’ might love twitter..

ScotWeb2 09: Getting up close and personal with Stuart Harrison on Twitter and Jadu & James Coltham on usability and accessibility issues
August 5, 2009 – 7:34 am | 4 Comments
ScotWeb2 09: Getting up close and personal with Stuart Harrison on Twitter and Jadu & James Coltham on usability and accessibility issues

ScotWeb2 was certainly a different experience from any other unconference I’ve been to. Usually an unconference would consist of a big group but this event was quite an intimate one, which I believe worked towards their advantage.

This was the snipet about the event just in case you’d like to know what it was all about!

Our cheeky social media celebrity, @DominicCampbell is no. 5 on The Independent’s list for most influential blogger on Twitter!
August 3, 2009 – 9:08 pm | 4 Comments
Our cheeky social media celebrity, @DominicCampbell is no. 5 on The Independent’s list for most influential blogger on Twitter!

Hey there, I thought this was such a proud moment for the twitterati’s when one of our own has made in to the top 10 (no 5 to exact) of The Independent list on the most influential bloggers on Twitter with 3,327 followers… and of course after this.. counting… :)

Introduction & Keynote Speech Summary: Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF)
June 11, 2009 – 5:55 am | 9 Comments
Introduction & Keynote Speech Summary: Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF)

The challenges…
Being at the Corporate Social Networking Forum Conference (CSNF) was certainly a new experience for me. There was alot of presentations and panel sessions running throughout the day to keep myself busy! It was …

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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