links for 2008-03-15
Canuckflack / Secret Guide to Social Media in Large Organizations Colin McKay’s excellent intro to social media in a handy ebook format! (tags: social+media guide ebooks)
Month: March 2008
How to paste stuff into WordPress
Most people have WordPress’ rich text editor turned on, because generally speaking, it makes life a lot easier. It does have its problems though – one is when embedding media from places like YouTube and SlideShare and the other is when copying and pasting content from other applications like (gasp!) Word. I’ll cover the latter … Keep reading
lgSHOUT!
lgSHOUT! is another little service I have put together for local government, following on from LGSearch, which went a little way to fixing the problem of getting relevant search results. lgSHOUT! tries to do something about communication. The idea behind it is that it’s a Twitter for local government types. People can easily sign up … Keep reading
AOL to buy Bebo for $850 millon cash
Here’s an interesting development: AOL have announced the purchase of social network Bebo for $850 million in cash. Previous coverage didn’t even mention AOL as a potential buyer. From BusinessWire: With a total membership of more than 40 million worldwide, Bebo is a global social media network which combines community, self-expression and entertainment to enable … Keep reading
Rethinking government news
Where do government and other public sector folk get their news from? Info4Local eGov Monitor GCN Kable Individual government department websites Any others? I wonder if there is a possibility for putting together a one-stop-shop for news, aggregating the popular sources in one place. I’d also like to see conversations added to the mix, so … Keep reading