Thursday, 14 January, 2010

Learning Pool cop an elearning hotseat

On Wednesday 20th January, Paul McElvaney, Director of Learning Pool and Alison Stott, Project Manager at Essex Strategic HR will be hosting an online hotseat on the commissioning of Open, Distance and E-learning. This will be taking place in the…

Wednesday, 13 January, 2010

Bookmarks for January 11th through January 13th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Cisco 2009 3rd Party External Social Media Research Findings – "Cisco release the results of a third-party global study today, designed to assess how organizations use consumer social networking tools…

Tuesday, 12 January, 2010

Google and China

Cripes: These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China.…

UK GovCamp 2010

The UK govcamp event is happening on the 23rd January. Everyone should have had an email who has a ticket to come – if you think you ought to have had something, but haven’t, please let me know! It’s an…

Kodak Zi8 review

I recently got a Kodak Zi8 video camera. It’s like a beefed up Flip and I think it should be considered the default choice for social reporters everywhere. I did this video review of it, which turned out even ropier…

Monday, 11 January, 2010

Bookmarks for January 11th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Spiceworks – Free Network Monitoring Software for Network Management – "Spiceworks is the complete network management & monitoring, helpdesk, PC inventory & software reporting solution to manage Everything IT in…

C’llr.10 conference – 4 February 2010

The c’llr.10 event is the first ever major national conference specifically for councillors. Organised by the Local Government Information Unit, producers of Cllr Magazine, in conjunction with Ingenium Strategic Events, Cllr 10 will be held at The Emirates Stadium, London…

Full time at the Pool

2010 sees the start of a new adventure for me, as I leave the world of freelancing behind and start full time with Learning Pool – who I have been working for on a part time basis for the last…

Thursday, 7 January, 2010

Formspring

Formspring seems a neat little service. It creates a profile for you on which people can ask questions, either anonymously or by logging in. Questions don’t become publicly published though until you decide they are worth answering, so there is…