Monthly Archives: September 2009

Socialwok

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Dave

As a user of Google’s enterprise tools, usually known as Google Apps, Socialwok looks very interesting. It sticks a social networking layer on top of your email, calendar, Docs and so on – something that the Google suite was really … Continue reading →

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Bookmarks for September 13th through September 16th

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Dave

Awesomeness off of the internet for September 13th to September 16th: The US Government Is Going Google – "It looks like The White House has copied a page from Google’s playbook and is now advocating that federal agencies move to … Continue reading →

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Blogging and podcasting for local government

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Dave

I had an enjoyable morning today with a bunch of local government communicators, at an LGC organised conference. It was also a great opportunity to catch up with my buddies Carl, Dominic and Simon. Here are my slides, where I … Continue reading →

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The decent council website – top 5 so far

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Dave

There has been a great response to the What makes for a decent council website? experiment. Here’s the top 5 at the end of the first day: Plain english – Jargon and acronyms should be kept to the absolute minimum, … Continue reading →

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What makes for a decent Council website?

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Dave

After the kerfuffle over the Birmingham City Council website, as expertly documented by Paul Canning, there has been a considerable amount of discussion about what a Council website should look like, and what it should actually do. This isn’t just … Continue reading →

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