Social Birmingham. Swedish Journalist Axel Anden travels to Birmingham to see if it’s true that we use social media for social good in a uniquely vibrant way. (He’ll report in Swedish in good time) Speak to a Geek – Manchester does social media surgeries for vol orgs. Love the name – good luck. Greenslade is …
Snow Bound? Then use this as your last chance to comment on the big city plan.
Don’t let the snow distract you from an important truth: it’s the last week to get your comments in to the consultation on the Council’s Big City Plan Work in Progress document. You can email, phone, or send an old fashioned letter (all the contact details are at the link above), but this Friday (6th …
New small tools for better government, horrid pdf's and the Power of Information Report in Beta
You’ve got two weeks to get your thoughts into the Power of Information Report. They’ve offered it up on wordpress to allow people to start commenting. Compare this with how the same group were presenting information a year ago.Two chunks from the summary give you a flavour: The public sector can play a valuable role …
What do bloggers look like?
[youtube]bEPbtfdIkVY[/youtube] This video was a quick one shot at the Social Media Surgery for voluntary groups in Birmingham this evening (should say 2009 – my bad). Despite the leading questions, I hope it gives you a sense of how people from community groups feel about the help they get from volunteer bloggers and social media …