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An online notebook
Yesterday’s live Kind of Digital web chat about overcoming barriers to implementing social media went really well. You can relive the whole thing over on the KoD website, or download a rather basic PDF of the transcript. Our next chat…
Here’s another of my short What is… guides – this time it’s about LinkedIn. Embedded below, and as usual, if you can’t see it, you can get the PDF from the Kind of Digital site. What is Linkedin? View more…
There was a bit of discussion on Twitter this evening about explaining Twitter to the uninitiated. (If this sounds a bit navel-gazingy, that’s because it probably is. Hang around in any online space for long enough and you soon end…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Generating QR codes using PHP and the Goo.gl API – Lovely little guide from Stuart Harrison (@pezholio). Numberhood – Interesting looking local open data app. Online Government Services and the…
I’ve been looking into QR codes recently – yes, I know, I’m somewhat behind the times – as part of some research I’m doing into how digital engagement can help in planning. For the uninitiated, QR codes are square barcode-esque…
We haven’t done a live webchat this month yet, so let’s squeeze one in before August is upon us! So, at 11am on 26th July, please join me on the Kind of Digital site for an hour’s live chatter about…
A few months ago I was interviewed by some very nice civil servants from BIS and CLG about how central government could help support and scale innovation in local public services. I can’t remember much of what I said, but…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Case Against Online Participation and Government As A Platform – "the question is: should we just give up and consider open government and government 2.0 an interesting, nice-to-have, but…
Barnsley Council, and Public Sector Nomads’ Ken Eastwood has written a lovely, and important, blog post about his experience of LocalGovCamp: The 200 or so attendees again demonstrated that there is genuine talent within the sector and an interest in…
I had a fun day yesterday at the Civil Service Fast Stream conference, which was focusing on big society type stuff. I was running a session on open government, with a concentration on open data. As a bit of fun,…