An online notebook
An online notebook
Everything in life is becoming a balance of convenience versus control. Only, it’s not so much of a balance as a mass grab for convenience. Sometimes this doesn’t matter, sometimes it does. Take food for instance. We love the convenience…
As part of our work supporting NALC in their inquiry into the future of localism, I’m facilitating a webchat on the use of social media in parish, town and community councils. It’s happening this Thursday, 9th May at 12pm on…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: With not for From the ground up (or how to encourage a school boy) How councils are crowdfunding community projects ★ Web Apps vs. Native Apps Is Still a Thing Devon…
I don’t understand how this is even possible but… wow.
Just a quick thought: could local authority customer service centres be sources of content for their social media channels? Most customer service departments in councils these days have CRMs of varying sophistication and they must be able to report on…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Ubuntu 13.04 Review: Linux for the average Joe or Jane Learning Pool Proud Sponsors of BlueLightCamp 2013 Digital Housing Hub welcomes it’s thousandth member! Building a network of trust around the…
Reading for me is a solitary activity, I have to admit. But others like being members of reading groups and so on – and who am I to judge them? I linked recently to an article on Gizmodo asking why…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: ROUGH JUSTICE: Jo Smith is clearing her name GIS Watch 2012 article: Who is doing what when it comes to technology for transparency, accountability and anti-corruption Goldilocks for grey-haired geeks The…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: From the centre and here to help Digital Britain 2 – why I don’t think it goes far enough Citizens Agenda – making local democracy more relevant MOOCs: A view from…
I had an interesting chat last week with someone from a fairly large NGO who wanted to start using online tools to engage people with their work. As usual, there were no easy answers. However, there is an answer, only…