GoogleLocalGov tomorrow
The GoogleLocalGov event is taking place tomorrow, and by the sound of things it is going to be packed to the rafters with attendees and great content. Here is what topics will be being discussed by Google’s team of experts:…
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
Dave Briggs
An online notebook
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LocalGovCamp a sell out
I’m delighted to be able to say that all the tickets for next month’s LocalGovCamp have been claimed. This is remarkable: all gone in just over a week! Many thanks for the enthusiasm so many people have shown. If you…
Simon Wakeman: Local gov shoudn’t be on Facebook
Simon Wakeman has a thought-provoking post on whether Councils should maintain corporate presences in social networking sites like Facebook at all: People using social networks befriend (or fan, whatever the appropriate phrase is) organisations, movements, clubs etc on Facebook and…
Do councils need a website at all?
Simon Wakeman poses a potentially controversial question on his blog: One idea that’s been playing on my mind for the past few days is whether a council needs a website at all. Initially this might seem like complete heresy. Surely…
Stratford Bin Calendar
Not the most enticing of titles, possibly, but Stratford-on-Avon Council have launched a neat new service allowing people to easily look up when their bins should be collected (strikes permitting, of course) without the need for scanning long tables of…
Councils respond to Communities in Control
The Local Government Association has responded to the white paper Communities in Control on behalf of local authorities across the country. They are clearly anxious about finances: Councils will work with the Government to ensure that any additional responsibilities that…
More local gov twittering
A bit of a dig about reveals that Stratford isn’t the only local authority on Twitter… There’s also: St Helens Southend Barnet Hillingdon Anyone know any others?
Local government on Twitter!
I’m delighted to note that Stratford-on-Avon District Council has its own account on Twitter. What is even better is that they display the badge on their homepage! This is just the sort of intiative that we’re looking for in various…
Social media & local government
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…