Month: April 2023

No note yesterday, it was a busy day launching our recruitment campaign https://jobs.digitalbirmingham.org/ Interesting article about a wonderful song https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/apr/24/wayne-coyne-flaming-lips-do-you-realize Great win for Forest tonight! Danilo scored, which shows how much I know. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65319930 Got an enquiry about another council wanting to set up a blog on localgov.blog – this makes me happy. https://localgov.blog/

How Elon Musk Turned the Blue Checkmark Into a Scarlet Letter – I will never tire of stories that point out what a berk Musk is. https://slate.com/technology/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-blue-checkmarks-verification-lebron-james.html Leading Charities in a Digital Society https://public.digital/2023/04/24/leading-charities-in-a-digital-society

Government should publish user research for the public good https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/opinion/government-should-publish-user-research-public-good The cult of bare minimum learning https://postshift.com/the-cult-of-bare-minimum-learning/ Glucomate – new app to help diabetics tracks their sugar levels https://zachsim.one/blog/2023/4/19/introducing-glucomate The end of computer magazines in America – I used to love buying computer magazines in my teens. This was in the mid-nineties, and as a … Keep reading

I wasn’t sure about posting yesterday’s note, which was rather limited, mostly because of having a super busy day. But I thought the practice of publishing even short notes is a good one to keep up with dxw’s onboarding approach for new staff https://www.dxw.com/2023/04/how-we-do-onboarding-at-dxw/ Social media is doomed to die https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/18/23672769/social-media-inevitable-death-monetization-growth-hacks A rather lovely vertically … Keep reading

No time for notes yesterday, was interviewing all day. So impressed by the calibre of people wanting to work in digital and tech roles in local government. The sector has a bright future if it keeps investing in people like this. This guide to content audits looks pretty useful https://lapope.notion.site/Content-audits-a-pragmatic-guide-ce6c08e8e1504f40a0a92370dd4817d7#108aee41ecf24506a432d4ebc9ca8ce5 If you have literally nothing … Keep reading