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Awesomeness off of the internet for November 9th to November 16th: Digital engagement governance – a dichotomy between hyperlocal or partnership managed by Michele Ide-Smith – "My perception is that developing and maintaining a successful hyperlocal online resource will require commitment, coordination…

Awesomeness off of the internet for November 5th to November 8th: data.govt.nz – "Today, the Department of Internal Afairs launched data.govt.nz, a beta site where government agencies can register their non-personal data sets for use by members of the public…

Awesomeness off of the internet for October 29th to November 5th: Learning Pool launches in South Africa with a little help from our new friend… – "When the lovely Baroness Kinnock, newly appointed Minister for Africa and steadfast supporter of…

Awesomeness off of the internet for October 23rd to October 28th: Benefit fraudster caught out online – "A Melbourn benefit fraudster was caught out after council investigators checked her social networking site profile as part of their investigations." James Governor’s…

Awesomeness off of the internet for October 18th to October 21st: Soup – Publish, collect, share. – "Soup is a tumblelog, a super-easy blog that can do more than just text: post links, quotes, videos, audio, files, reviews and events."…

Awesomeness off of the internet for October 14th to October 18th: Confusing menus and links: the web’s biggest challenge – "To make menus and links simpler you have to think like a customer. You also have to reduce the number…

Awesomeness off of the internet for October 11th to October 14th: THE WAIST LINE: Advertising… just do it… why? Because we’re worth it! And remember… every little helps. – Lincolnshire County Council bring ads back to their site Warwickshire Localities…

Awesomeness off of the internet for September 29th to October 5th: Sustaining Democracy in the Digital Age | The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy – "The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities…

Awesomeness off of the internet for September 25th to September 28th: Improving data visualisation for the public sector – "Good data visualisation can help users explore and understand the patterns and trends in data, and also communicate that understanding to…

Awesomeness off of the internet for September 21st to September 22nd: Scitable | Learn Science at Nature – "A free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science. "…