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Ash Mann – The discipline of focus, what makes a digital strategy work: Good digital strategies aren’t long documents or laundry lists. They’re about ruthless focus – choosing a clear direction and sticking to it, even if that means letting…

Daily note for 18 December 2023

I’m barely posting any links into Raindrop. I just like linking to them here, on my blog. But I worry they get lost. Not that I ever seem to look for them. I newslettered. Some nice bits in Matt Mullenweg’s…

Five for Friday (23/6/17)

At some point I will post something other than links to this blog. But for now, this is it. Five more for you to enjoy this week: Standard Ebooks – There are lots of free and public domain ebooks about…

Link roundup

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…

Find what I’m reading

I’m still having a couple of technical problems here getting my delicious bookmarks posted up to the blog. Just in case this is causing you a great deal of anguish – and I completely understand if it isn’t – you…

Bookmarks for March 1st through March 5th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Microsoft’s No-Win IE6 Browser Mess – "But who really cares about browser market share other than the vendors and web developers?" For Open Government, Technology Is The Least of Your…

Bookmarks for February 24th through February 28th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Likeminds 2010 – First thoughts and reflections « Carl’s Notepad – Carl's views on the Likeminds conference. ParticipationCamp – Advancing public participation in government by connecting government managers and staff,…

Bookmarks for February 9th through February 10th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Buzz by Brad Fitzpatrick from Buzz – How to add your blog's RSS feed to your Google Buzz stream (it's quite tricky) Blogging and Facebook for councillors – "An increasing…

Bookmarks for February 3rd through February 8th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. WordPress Mobile Pack « WordPress Plugins – "The WordPress Mobile Pack is a complete toolkit to help mobilize your WordPress site and blog."   A digital engagement framework adapted for…

Bookmarks for January 26th through February 3rd

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governance – "As part of the CIO Series 2009-10, Dave Mansfield answered questions on role of ICT in local government- the benefits, the…

Bookmarks for January 20th through January 26th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. UKGovCamp as the future | The Democratic Society – "I suspect – I hope – we will look back on days like Saturday as a time of shared preparation for…

Bookmarks for January 17th through January 20th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Governance Ladder « Carl’s Notepad – "The key thing for me in thinking this way is that i don’t believe that Governance should be seen as something which is…

Bookmarks for January 13th through January 17th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Departmental Dialogue Index – "This research project has identified and developed a diagnostic tool, the Departmental Dialogue Index (DDI), that will allow Departments to better understand their propensity to engage…

Bookmarks for January 11th through January 13th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Cisco 2009 3rd Party External Social Media Research Findings – "Cisco release the results of a third-party global study today, designed to assess how organizations use consumer social networking tools…

Bookmarks for January 11th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Spiceworks – Free Network Monitoring Software for Network Management – "Spiceworks is the complete network management & monitoring, helpdesk, PC inventory & software reporting solution to manage Everything IT in…

Bookmarks for January 4th through January 6th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Enterprise 2.0: Totally Unacceptable – I don't agree, but the challenge is good: 'Too often I hear Enterprise 2.0 positioned as a technology set that represents a better way of…