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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Get a job in local gov social media
Brighton and Hove City Council are advertising for a Social Media Officer! You are a Facebook pro, the fastest Twitter tweeter on the planet? Do you love nothing more but connecting with folks online? Are you one step ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged brighton and hove city council, Jobs, local government, localgovcamp, Social Media
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For the last time…stop blocking!
There was all sorts of excitement yesterday with the news that yet another Council has reacted to the fact that some of their staff spend some of their time using social networks. This from Arun on LocalGov.co.uk: Staff at Portsmouth … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Social Networking
Tagged facebook, local government, localgovweb, Social Media, stop blocking
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Bookmarks for August 20th through September 2nd
Stuff I have bookmarked for August 20th through September 2nd: Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com – “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” Derry firm … Continue reading
Disruptive communities
A few interesting sites I’ve come across in the last few weeks have got me thinking – always dangerous – and have also connected some stuff in my head. As always, I might have got this wrong, but thought it … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, Social Media, web 2.0
Tagged clg, Communities, enabled by design, freelegalweb, idea, patientslikeme, signpostr
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