No more Windows?
Well, in a decade perhaps. If you’ve ever wondered if it were possible to write fondly about Windows, well, James Gardner (kind of) gives it a go in his recent post on the desktop upgrade about to take place at…
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave
Bookmarks for October 3rd through October 19th
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Solace 2010 write up; Localism, hash tags and a reflection on priorities – Great write up from Catherine Howe. Thriving too: Big Society: Yours Mine and Ours – "So how…
Saving lots of lolly with Learning Pool
Quickly grabbing some connectivity at a friend’s house, so I thought I would share this post – originally published on the Learning Pool blog – outlining just how much money the public sector has saved by working with us to…
Mostly offline
I’ve moved house, and the new one won’t be connected to the internets until Thursday. So I won’t be doing much until then! Normal service resumed next week though.
Local by Social: free online conference 3-9 November
I’m taking part in an online conference on the LGID Communities of Practice platform (registration required) that’s running between 3 and 9 November. My bit will be on the 8th, between 1.30 and 3.30pm, and I will be talking about…
Engaging using LinkedIn
I’ve long considered LinkedIn to be one of the most boring websites in the world, and as I described here, I rarely use it when not prompted to by an email alert demanding my attention. However, the first rule in…
Almost live transparency from Greater Manchester Police
A really interesting experiment is happening in Manchester today, thanks to the local police force. Greater Manchester Police are, according to their website, publishing details of every incident that it deals with on Twitter to allow the public to see…
Big and small societies
I had the pleasure on this lunchtime of spending time with Nick Booth – the man (the legend?) behind Podnosh, and the phenomenon that are Social Media Surgeries. What I love about Nick is that he is a connector –…
101 cool tools: Addictomatic
Second in my series of posts highlighting 101 cool online tools is Addictomatic. It’s a great little service for doing instant online monitoring. Just feed the homepage with a search term, and it will quickly come back to you with…
Ideas in Barnet and budgets in Walsall
Another example of a nice informal council website asking for ideas – this time in Barnet and focusing on financial issues. How can the council save money? Meanwhile, Walsall Council is using Delib’s Budget Simulator tool to get residents engaged…