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This is a handy feature, hidden away in Chrome, that I was very pleased to discover the other day. Basically it’s a way to create a screenshot of an entire webpage, and not just the bit that is currently visible,…
A few people have asked how I go about recording my podcast. So I don’t need to keep repeating myself, I thought it worthwhile to write it up here. Skype So, the format of my podcast is usual an interview,…
Getting people to actually use new tools in the workplace is pretty hard. No matter how cool your new social platform is, your colleagues (except for the super keen) won’t suddenly leap into using it. Instead, you need to think…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Getting things done with Google Tasks A Beginner’s Guide to Pinboard — Shawn Blanc Announcing a digital health information network | Helen Milner FutureLearn & the role of MOOCs – The…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Social media record keeping for government – is it necessary? | Digital democracy, news, thinking, tips & tricks Google Reader Died Because No One Would Run It 10 Visual Steps To…
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Councils — Kill your PDFs – Some sage advice from Adrian Short – stop publishing so many PDFs! Evolving Digital Engagement – From Participation to Partnership – "This report reviews the…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Nelson Mandela Digital Archives – "Our aim is to locate, document, digitise, and provide access to all archival materials related to Nelson Mandela. This is a work in progress. Here…
One of the more popular things I have written is the guide to using Twitter in the public sector, published by my good friends at Learning Pool. It was first produce a couple of years ago and was due an…
I didn’t know you could do this. Maybe you don’t either, so I’ll share it. How do you find out which of your tweets have been retweeted, and by who? Turns out, by looking on the Twitter website! First, go…
Here’s another quick one page guide, this about about Google Docs. If you can’t see the embedded version below, you can head to the Kind of Digital site and download a PDF. What is Google Docs? View more documents from…
Haven’t published one of these in a while, so here’s a quick guide about blogging. PDF over on the Kind of Digital site if you can’t see the embed below. Enjoy! What is blogging? View more documents from Kind of…
I’ve done a few webinars now with the Learning Pool posse and am planning to do a lot more as both a marketing thing for Kind of Digital and as a part of the training work we do. Webinars are…
In the US, the National Academy of Public Administration Collaboration Project recently published an online dialogue guide for effective citizen engagement. It’s pretty interesting and given how much the coalition government seems to like asking people for ideas, what with…
John Naughton is consistently one of the – if not the – best writers we have about technology. His A Brief History Of The Future is a simply fantastic introduction to the internet: why and how it came about, from…
This glossary of social media and digital engagement terms comes from a recent piece of my strategy work. It’s skewed towards the government sector, in terms of language and examples. Feel free to use any of this that might be…
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. comment.ofqual.gov.uk – Lovely commentable document style consultations from Ofqual MINDSPACE: Influencing behaviour through public policy – Institute for Government – "Influencing behaviour through public policy explores how behaviour change theory…
You will all be delighted to know that I have written a handy quick-start guide to Twitter for people who work in and around government! I have had loads of requests for this, from people who can see that Twitter…
Marvelous explanatory presentation by Paul Bradshaw about Twitter – share it with the unbelievers! Twitter for beginners View more presentations from Paul Bradshaw. (tags: journalism bcumedia)
Paul Bradshaw has twelve (count ’em!). I wrote about some here. Or there is always my (mostly up-to-date) blogging guide: Better Blogging Publish at Scribd or explore others: Technology How-To Guides & DIY ebook blogging
Alastair Smith at Newcastle City Council today brought my attention to the fact that the ICELE eDemocracy guides were no longer available. Effectively, the link to the page where they were distributed via the Lulu website no longer works. Luckily…