David Wilcox interviews Clay Shirky
Great interview by David Wilcox with Clay Shirky – check it out here if the embed doesn’t work for you.
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Collaborating on Digital Mentors with Voicebox
I am enjoying helping with the Voicebox bid for the CLG digital mentor project: those involved like Helen, Anne and Ben from UK online centres are so enthusiastic and eager for the open, collaborative approach they are taking to succeed. Here’s a video of Helen Milner talking about the Voicebox bid: As part of the … Keep reading
It could be Rotterdam, or anywhere
Actually, no it couldn’t, because Rotterdam is a beautiful city, and I am having tremendous fun here with Nick Booth. We are at an R4R event for residents groups throughout Europe, with two aims: to demonstrate the power of the social web, and to show just how easy it is to do. We are armed … Keep reading
Phishing in plain english
The trouble with explaining some of the risks of using online services is that they can be damn complicated. Which is why having resources like this is so wonderful. Common Craft have produced a short video explaining what the practice of phishing is all about. Great work, guys!
CLG, Youth Advisors and YouTube
CLG have added a whole load of fresh material to their YouTube account, which includes clips from minister Hazel Blears’ trip around the subcontinent and some from the department’s youth engagement work. One of my favourites is this, from the first meeting of the new Youth Advisors with Hazel Blears, featuring the impish Rory Birch: