Is Public Sector Blogging Possible?

There has been a mini-storm this weekend in the UK public sector blogosphere about whether or not it’s actually possible for people working for the government can actually blog in any meaningful way without fear of reprisals, whether from their employer or in the press. The issue in question is about a post written by one … Keep reading

LocalGovGlossary now in LGSearch

The Local Government Glossary wiki project is going well, with four volunteers already adding content. As this is an ever growing, and potentially significant resource, I’ve added the wiki to LGSearch.

Bubbl.us – online mind mapping

Bubbl.us is a great service. It allows you to create mind maps within your web browser. You can share them with other people, and collaborate on them too. A great way of mapping out projects with people who aren’t geographically close. I’ve created a quick map to show how it can work. It’s about social … Keep reading

Are You Connected?

Nice article from The Guardian: This week came the news that “William Wales” had joined the social networking site Facebook. Yesterday there was much argument about whether it was a hoax or not. Would Prince William really post a profile on the net? The answer is: well, why not? After all, this is how most … Keep reading

WordPress 2.2

There’s a new version of WordPress out for those who host their own blogs. The main change seems to be the incorporation of the widgets plugin as a part of the base code. Dougal Campbell lists the main changes: Atom feeds updated to Atom 1.0 Preliminary support for Atom Publishing Protocol Widgets are now supported … Keep reading