Tag Archives: social media
Unconferences: Good, Bad or Ugly?
This is the second part of a joint effort by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In this post we talk about two topics we’re finding difficult to keep entirely separate: #lgovsm (a weekly chat on Twitter for Local Gov social media … Continue reading
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Posted in blogging, Unconference, weekly blog club
Tagged social media, Twitter, Unconference
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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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Social Media in an Emergency: A Best Practice Guide
This best practice guide has been developed by the Wellington CDEM Group and is effective from the 1st July 2012. Contents include: Important considerations before engaging in social media Technology types Trends in social media use Further technological information Policy … Continue reading
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Posted in Collaboration, Hampshire Hub, Social media, Transparency and Decision Making
Tagged Facebook, social media, Twitter
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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 … Continue reading
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Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, weekly blog club
Tagged Facebook, social media, statistics, technology
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Blogpost: Facebook usage: a local perspective
This post has been re-blogged from Mark Braggins’ personal blog. Any views expressed are purely personal and do not represent that of any organisation. Continued from last time… In my previous post, I explained that I’m trying to gather … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Posted in Facebook, Hampshire, Social Media, Technology, weekly blog club
Tagged Facebook, social media, statistics
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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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Isle Lights
This is the fourth in a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. Previous posts: Covered my visit from a personal perspective Talked about Northern BlueLightCamp; and A mini-post with an interactive Puffin-shaped word cloud This post covers … Continue reading
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Posted in Events, Technology, Travel
Tagged IslandGovCamp, Orkney, social media, technology, Twitter
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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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Tagged IslandGovCamp, Orkney, social media, technology, Twitter, Unconference
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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 … Continue reading
