Category Archives: Twitter
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
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Posted in Social Media, Technology, Twitter
Tagged social media, technology, tools, Twitter
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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
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Posted in LocalGov, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, weekly blog club
Tagged social media
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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
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Posted in blogging, LocalGov, Social Media, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged Blogging, Public services, social media, Twitter
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Reflections on events
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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Posted in Events, Technology, Twitter
Tagged social media, technology, Twitter, Unconference
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Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)
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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Posted in Events, Technology, Twitter
Tagged IslandGovCamp, Orkney, social media, technology, Twitter, Unconference
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A ‘Sociable’ Enterprise?
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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Posted in Social Media, Twitter, weekly blog club
Tagged IslandGovCamp, Orkney, Twitter, Unconference
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Ten (more) of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter
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
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
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
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”
