Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yammer time

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dave

One of the most talked about sessions at last weekend’s LocalGovCamp was about Yammer. (For those who don’t know, Yammer is basically a private version of Twitter with knobs on that works within an organisation.) Tom Phillips, who led the … Continue reading →

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The browser problem

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Dave

Delib share some interesting stats on browser usage of their products. Here you can see that IE6 is used by more than a third of our Citizen Space administrators, but only about a tenth of the total visitors. At the … Continue reading →

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The Preston Social Media Toolkit

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Dave

A bit of a flurry on Twitter about Preston City Council’s ‘Social Media Toolkit‘ which describes itself as a complete guide to joining the social media revolution It costs £199 (plus VAT). I wish them luck. I do this stuff … Continue reading →

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Telling tales

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Dave

One of my favourite sessions at LocalGovCamp was Lloyd Davis talking about his trip across the States and his upcoming project to go where the work is in the UK. Here’s a video (if you can see it): I speak … Continue reading →

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Innovating doesn’t mean doing something new

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Dave

I’ve been a big fan of James Gardner‘s work on innovation for a while now. His blog is a great read and his Little Innovation Book is a fantastic run down of the things you need to know. His new … Continue reading →

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