Some interesting slides from a Canadian perspective of this whole government and the internet thing, from Tamera Kremer.
Found via Craig Thomler‘s excellent eGov AU blog.
Dave
Bookmarks for November 29th through December 2nd
Awesomeness off of the internet for November 29th to December 2nd:
- eGov AU: Getting serious about web analytics in Australian government – join the new group – "To continue the conversation, and begin to recommend some firm ideas for how to proceed in the web analytics space at all levels of Australian government, a Web Analytics For Australian Government group was established at Google at the end of last week, and is already beginning to see some discussion of the topic."
- London’s Digital Neighbourhood Research Project Previewed at London Conferences – Hugh Flouch outlines the hyperlocal ecosystem
- Google Tackles Its “UI Jazz” Problem, Tests Streamlining Search Options Feature – "Sometime later today, a small number of Google users will see a new look to Google’s Search Options feature. If all goes well, the cleaner display may be launched across Google after the New Year. And it’s all because Google’s vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Mayer doesn’t like jazz."
- Screenr – Create screencasts and screen recordings the easy way – "Now you can create screencasts for your followers as easily as you tweet. Just click the record button and you’ll have your ready-to-tweet screencast in seconds."
- Measuring Community Health for Online Communities – Free White Paper Download from Lithium Technologies – "Lithium Technologies is breaking ground with the introduction of a new, standard measurement for customer communities: the Community Health Index."
A quick start guide to Twitter
You will all be delighted to know that I have written a handy quick-start guide to Twitter for people who work in and around government!
I have had loads of requests for this, from people who can see that Twitter is taking off in a big way, but who also just can’t quite make their way around the service enough to make the most of it.
The guide takes absolute beginners to Twitter right from the start – explaining what Twitter is, and how to sign up – right through to replying, retweeting, hashtagging and using tools to measure success.
It’s free to download, just click the cover graphic or the text link below!
Download Learning Pool’s Twitter Guide
I’d love to know what you make of it, and if you have any suggestions for an updated version. Maybe you have an idea for another subject crying out for the Briggs treatment. Drop me your comments using dave@learningpool.com or send them via Twitter to @davebriggs.
And don’t forget, you can follow Learning Pool on Twitter too – @learningpool.
Bookmarks for November 27th through November 29th
Awesomeness off of the internet for November 27th to November 29th:
- Real-Time Search — BackType – "See what reputable people are saying about topics that interest you — in real-time"
- Barriers to Agile web design and development in local government by Michele Ide-Smith – Great post from Michele about the challenges of designing and developing within large organisations – and the opportunities presented by agile methods.
- The pieces of the digital engagement puzzle at Helpful Technology – Steph explains what he sees as the four elements of digital engagement activity: listen, explain, engage, convene.
- Loop11 – Usability & User Experience Testing Tool – "Loop11 is an online usability and user experience testing tool, allowing individuals and companies to conduct online, unmoderated user testing on any kind of digital interface. Loop11 is not a survey or web analytics tool, but a user experience tool… helping you to understand user behaviour and improve your website's usability."
- Passing the baton « Sharon O’Dea – Good stuff from Sharon on knowledge management and transfer and how it sucks, mostly – but doesn't need to.
Bookmarks for November 24th through November 27th
Awesomeness off of the internet for November 24th to November 27th:
- The dark side of the internet – "Fourteen years ago, a pasty Irish teenager with a flair for inventions arrived at Edinburgh University to study artificial intelligence and computer science. For his thesis project, Ian Clarke created "a Distributed, Decentralised Information Storage and Retrieval System", or, as a less precise person might put it, a revolutionary new way for people to use the internet without detection. By downloading Clarke's software, which he intended to distribute for free, anyone could chat online, or read or set up a website, or share files, with almost complete anonymity."
- BBC News – Government e-petitions give power to the people – "Government plans to roll out e-petitions across the UK could offer people a real say in the democratic process, a conference has heard."
- Culture in the New Order | Centre for Policy Development – "One of the key hurdles for the public sector and legislators in heralding in the changes that will make the promise of Government 2.0 successful will be culture change."
- eGov AU: Could the government replace some advertising and communications contracts with crowdsourcing? – "However what I will ask is this – should the Australian government look beyond advertising and communications agencies for good communications ideas? Should we go directly to the communities impacted by our programs, invite them to provide ideas for communications campaigns and reward them appropriately?"
- Quiet Riots – "Quiet Riots is a prototype service that allows individuals to join together in groups to make change happen for the issues they share. Users find their Quiet Riot, share their experience, and work together to get something done."
- State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards – "The book State of the eUnion: Government 2.0 and Onwards is by John Gøtze and Christian Bering Pedersen, and foreworded by Don Tapscott, the book is a cornucopia of ideas and experiences from thought-leaders on three continents."