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…
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Getting the measure of social media
Tagged with: Blog, Facebook, Google, measurement, open data, social media, social media metrics, social media stats, Twitter
Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Facebook usage: a local perspective
Continued from last time… In my previous post, I explained that I’m trying to gather data on the number of social media users within a geographic area. I’m basically attempting to answer the question: “what is the actual take-up of…
Tagged with: age group, analysis, analytics, Facebook, geographic, reporting, social media, statistics, technology, usage, users
Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, weekly blog club
Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, weekly blog club
Estimating Social Media usage within a geographic area
I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the adage ”go where the people go” if you want to connect with customers and service users. I believe it applies equally – if not more – in the virtual world, than the physical world. I don’t…
Tagged with: analysis, analytics, Facebook, Facebook statistics, geographic, Hampshire, reporting, social media, statistcs, users
Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, Technology, weekly blog club
Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, Technology, weekly blog club
Northern (Blue) Lights
This is the second is a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. In the first part I talked a bit about my personal experience travelling around mainland Orkney, both on my own, and as as part of…
Tagged with: Facebook, IslandGov Camp, Orkney, Police, social media, technology, Twitter
Posted in Events, Technology
Posted in Events, Technology
BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)
This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of…
Tagged with: Facebook, Guardian, Reading the Riots, Riot Rumours, tweets, Twitter
Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology
Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology
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…
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…
Tagged with: Blog, Blogging, Facebook, Social network, Twitter
Posted in blogging, Technology, Twitter
Posted in blogging, Technology, Twitter