An online notebook
Bluesky is definitely feeling like the nicest Twitter/X replacement going. But it’s a long way from perfect. The community feels compact, small but friendly. There’s a sense that people want to be there, and that it isn’t a chore (Mastodon sometimes just feels like hard work). It’s chatty, and whimsical, which is just how early … Keep reading
A tweet from Simon Wardley made me chuckle this week: I'm convinced huge swathes of hapless new / social media consultants have rebranded to digital transformation. — Simon Wardley (@swardley) September 25, 2017 It stung a bit too – after all, I started out being someone promoting social media in government, and now here I … Keep reading
As you would expect, WorkSmart is all over the internet! The first thing to do is to join the site. Membership is free, and means you get the regular email newsletter. In the future it will also give you access to exclusive member resources – more on that soon. You can sign up here if … Keep reading
This morning’s round table, held by EELGA with the support of Public-i, was an enjoyable couple of hours, hearing about how councillors and others involved in local democracy see the future of the role and the impact the internet and social media will have on it. One of the best things about the beta Public-i … Keep reading
digitalcllr is a place where we are bringing together all the work we have been doing recently with elected members. Mostly that means training, but we also offer a service to host websites for councillors, for free. On the digitalcllr site, we’re also putting up content now and again that might be helpful to elected … Keep reading