Monthly Archives: January 2008

links for 2008-01-30

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Dave

Dissident: UKGovWeb barcamp event roundup. Steve Dale’s barcamp write-up (tags: barcampukgovweb steve+dale)

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I’ve bought a Mac!

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Dave

Yes, for the first time in my life, I have bought a Mac – to be precise, a MacBook with 2.2Ghz, 120gb hard disk and a paltry 1gb RAM. That will be the first thing to be resolved, I reckon, … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-01-29

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Dave

Yay for Created in Birmingham! A joint Guardian Media Innovation Award Congratulations to Created in Birmingham! (tags: createdinbirmingham birminghamuk guardian) Quick, Easy and Fun – BarCampUKGovweb Shane McCracken from Gallomanor on the barcampukgovweb (tags: barcampukgovweb gallomanor) 11 Power Tips for … Continue reading →

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Google launches UK politics site

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Dave

Completely unrelated to the Google UK-hosted barcampukgovweb, I’m sure, but Google have launched a dedicated UK politics site, with lots of UK politics related widgets for your iGoogle page, and a YouTube channel. One of the widgets available is based … Continue reading →

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Every community needs a killer app

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Dave

One of the key challenges to establishing a community is attracting engagement – not just getting the numbers in of people signing up, but getting them to actively take part. One step to achieve this is through gradual culture change, … Continue reading →

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