Category Archives: Twitter

Revisiting ‘free’ Twitter reporting and analysis tools in 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by markbraggins

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 →

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Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by markbraggins

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 →

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We love #lgovsm

Posted on July 20, 2012 by markbraggins

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 →

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Reflections on events

Posted on June 24, 2012 by markbraggins

Over the last year or so I’ve attended a bunch of ‘unconference‘ events. In this post I thought I’d take a look back at some of them. All events have something worth sharing, and most I’ve attended have had shed-loads; I’ve therefore … Continue reading →

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Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by markbraggins

There was barely a cloud in the sky during the whole of IslandGovCamp. Gorgeous weather prevailed throughout. In the absence of real clouds, I decided to make one instead and make it colourful and interactive. Most of the words are clickable … Continue reading →

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A ‘Sociable’ Enterprise?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by markbraggins

Last week, in a post for Weekly Blog Club, I wrote about the new iPad, and how I use it for work. Phil Jewitt kindly mentioned my post on Twitter, and a we chatted about how weeklyblogclubbers possess all sorts of qualities … Continue reading →

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Ten (more) of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter

Posted on March 27, 2012 by markbraggins

A couple of months ago I blogged about ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter. I didn’t – and still don’t – pretend to have any great expertise but, as I’d tried a bunch of different products, … Continue reading →

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Drumalism – great new app from @SemanticTourist

Posted on January 9, 2012 by markbraggins

Steve Peters aka @SemanticTourist describes himself on Twitter as an: “Open Data enthusiast and LinkedData fan; armchair developer…” In a great example of that armchair development – in his spare time over Christmas – he’s put together an excellent app … Continue reading →

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New Starts and Looking Forward

Posted on January 4, 2012 by markbraggins

Right. No more excuses. There are only so many times I can sharpen and rearrange my metaphorical pencils. This is my first blog post for 2012. Or, to put it another way, my fifth blog post ever. It’s dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Twitter Down

Posted on January 1, 2012 by markbraggins

How ironic. I finally start blogging and my first couple of posts are both about Twitter. This coincides nicely with Twitter being down “for maintenance”

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