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Category Archives: Social Media
Revisiting ‘free’ Twitter reporting and analysis tools in 2016
In January 2012 I wrote Ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter. Lots of people commented and suggested their own favourites, so a couple of months later I wrote a follow-up, imaginatively entitled Ten (more) of my favourite reporting and … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Technology, Twitter
Tagged Crowdfire, Hashtagify, Sentiment 140, social media, technology, tools, Trendsmap, Twazzup, Tweet Archivist, TweetReach, Twitter
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Futurology at UKGC14?
UKGC14 I’m writing this just a few days before UKGovCamp 2014, which is on Saturday 25th January 2014. If you’re going and haven’t already read UKGovcamp14: be prepared, do take a look, as it’s the practical info for attendees (including ARRIVE EARLY…BRING COFFEE). Futurology I’ve … Continue reading
Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?
Knowledge Hub This is a hastily written post about Knowledge Hub (KH), which replaced the popular Communities of Practice (CoP) site for people who work in and around UK local government. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), Knowledge Hub is … Continue reading
Posted in LocalGov, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, weekly blog club
Tagged closing down, collaboration, knowledge Hub, LGA, social media
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Blue Light Camp: Coming in from the cold
It’s been a bit quiet on the BlueLightCamp blog recently. Apart from Sasha’s post last week, nothing since November. But that doesn’t mean no activity – on the contrary. Hartley Wintney fire brigade members on board their fire engine in … Continue reading
Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged social media, Unconference
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Getting the measure of social media
Must we measure? In November, Emer Coleman asked: Social media – Must we measure? In a fascinating post, Emer discusses how tricky it is to present the benefits of social media in traditional business cases. Emer argues that: Making a business case … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged Facebook, measurement, open data, social media, Twitter
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Doing more with digital
Uk GovCamp It’s just over a year since I attended THE annual event for people interested in public sector digital tech: UK GovCamp. I raved blogged about it here. According to organisers Steph Gray (Helpful Technology) and Dave Briggs (KindofDigital): … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged digital, public sector, social media, UK GovCamp, UKGC13, Unconference
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Local social media usage: x months on
I originally wrote this post in September 2012, and updated it at the end of November 2012 to take account of new stats. The charts will update when I enter new stats, but the commentary may not reflect that for a … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, Social Media, Technology, weekly blog club
Tagged LinkedIn, social media
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BlueLight Camp: Post of posts
Planning for BlueLight Camp 2013 is well under way, and more information will be published about the event on the BlueLightCamp site shortly. In the meantime, I thought it worth highlighting some of the articles written about the first BlueLight Camp, held … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, BluelightCamp, Events, Social Media, Technology, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged bloggers, collaboration, emergency services, highlights, social media, Twitter, Unconference
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Internal Social Media: “Scary Monsters”?
Joined-up thinking ‘Collaboration’, ‘Cooperation’, and ‘Joined-up’ thinking – just a few of the terms used by organisations delivering public services. Authorities who have traditionally done their own thing are finding ways to reduce costs, improve productivity and streamline services. Joint procurements … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Social Media, Technology, weekly blog club, Yammer
Tagged Blogging, social media, yammer
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We love #lgovsm
This post is a joint-effort for #weeklyblogclub written by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In it we pay homage to two local government institutions, one recently retired, the other still going strong. We Love LocalGov The We Love Local Government blog was published every … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, LocalGov, Social Media, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged #lgovsm, Blogging, Local Government, social media, Twitter
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