An online notebook
Shane has posted up a one minute trailer of the CivicSurf film on the project blog. [HTML1] It’s a nice taster of what is a great film (which I was lucky enough to see in full at the recent evoice event), which will go a considerable way to convince civic leaders of the merits of … Keep reading
The UK Catalyst Awards are BERR and NESTA sponsored initiative which aims to: recognise everyday heroes who use technology to make a positive impact on the world around them. What’s more, you could get support to take your idea further and help more people. Sounds like a good deal to me! They are being organised … Keep reading
I’ve loved Cat Man Do, the first of the ‘Simon’s Cat’ animations since I first saw it. It’s drawn by Simon Tofield of Tandem Films and since discovering his Youtube page, I’ve found the second in the series – ‘Let Me In!’: [HTML1] Magic.
Shane McCracken was sufficiently interested in the social reporting that David Wilcox and I undertook at the DC10plus event early last month that he started to develop a business model around it, dubbing it ConferenceXtra. The concept is that it’s all well and good for public sector organisations to put on events to disseminate information, … Keep reading
Have come across some interesting bits and pieces recently on the topic of how local government should be using the social web to better communicate and collaborate – exactly the sort of thing we are trying to promote on the Community of Practice. First up is a presentation by Simon Wakeman, who is Head of … Keep reading