July 2010
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Clip clip clip: I can hez community? →
Awesome tips by Renae Mason from the Powerhouse Museum on online community building
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The Cheezburger Network may seem like just a silly, oddball distraction from ‘real’ life, but it does demonstrate a few key rules of internet community engagement:
Be responsive and timely
Be willing to adapt and change as audience needs do
Don’t be afraid to fail, as long as you…
April 2010
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This is the way we RSS →
Wollongong City Council have implemented RSS feeds across their site. Breaking up content across the feeds means that people are able to get targeted information on topics of their choice, such as events, road maintenance and sports ground alerts
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Fix My Tweet! →
We’ve all heard about the development of “Fix my Street” but Lichfield District Council in the UK has taken it a step further with “Fix my Tweet”
February 2010
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Government use of Creative Commons licensing... →
Excellent database of the use of Creative Commons licensing in Government (Via @Katska)
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How to deal with negative feedback in social Media →
Great short article to help you decipher and deal with negative feedback you might recieve via social media channels.
January 2010
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data.gov.uk - unlocking innovation →
The UK Government has released data.gov.uk to provide data for re-use by the public…
Is accessibility a human right? →
Interesting discussion on accessibility and rights
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Encourage accessibility →
Tips, tricks and suggestion on how to approach organisations whose sites are not as accessible as they could be
December 2009
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Basic Usability Testing →
A quick and dirty tool to assist you in measuring the usability of a site. Should not replace a proper review and testing but may assist you in finding issues.
Jaws at my tables! →
Excellent blog post on the way JAWS, a popular screen reader renders tables…(via @ruthellison)
Twitter guide for those working in and around... →
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Great how to get started guide for Twitter Via @b3rn
November 2009
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Looking for a Social media policy? →
Wonderful resource listing the available policies by companies, government authorities and other on the use of social media by staff and as a tool. This is invaluable!
October 2009
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Backwards Compatible? →
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Interesting post on whether you should cater to users of older browsers
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Tips for breaking up large documents →
Useful when dealing with huge documents like business papers and management plans
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Multimedia Accessibility →
Some tips from W3C about making video/audio accessible
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How to measure the success of Government websites →
Awesome post about how to measure success on Government websites (via @sebchan)
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Readability for browsers →
This is an awesome little tool that I found via @stephenfry it’s clears the clutter from your screen and allows you to “read” everything in a cleaner, easier on the eyes way
New research on computer confidence in the over... →
New research on computer confidence in the over 50’s finds that the use of jargon is an issue (via @jodiemoule)
The changing face of Council homepages →
You’ll have to create a login to see this blog post on GovLoop. But a really interesting discussion on how council homepages are changing and whether the different models work.
August 2009
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Get on the map!
If you’re coming to the conference this week and you’re on Twitter, please add your name to the LGWN09 tweeps map.
Fill in form
Appear on map
This cool little app was built by @b3rn
Which URL shortening service should you use →
Handy article on the different url shortening services and their features.
July 2009
10 posts
Twitter Strategy and guidelines for use in... →
Awesome document on how to use Twitter in government by By Neil Williams, Department for Business, Universities and Skills in the U.K.
English teen causes a stir →
An English teen causes a stir with his take on how young people consume media
Usability.gov →
Fab U.S. Government built resource for web designers/managers working in the public sector. With a range of templates and guidelines on user centred design, this is great place to find some basic starting points.
What's so Great About Tumblr? →
Tiphereth Gloria gives a great run down on the benefits of using tumblr
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Govt opens up to participatory ICT →
News story on the Government 2.0 Taskforce. #gov2au #gov20 #publicsphere
Senator Kate Lundy who is hosting a series of “Public Sphere” conferences, and Nathanael Boehm who helps run OpenAustralia.org also feature in the story.
Building Respect for Usability Expertise →
Fantastic article on how to deal with colleagues and their ideas about their content, with a focus on usability
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Australian Tax Office - online tax lodging is... →
(via @johnallsopp) Only Windows users can lodge tax forms online. If you use Linux, Mac OS, or any other device, then you are out of luck.
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Consult and engage: by Jason Ryan →
It’s nice to see a change happening in government around the world - what many are calling Government 2.0 #gov20. Close to home in New Zealand the Inland Revenue have made a positive step by consulting the community on changes to the way it administers and collects student loans.
Jason Ryan writes a nice article about this recent development.
June 2009
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WatchReem and Diana presenting at #publicsphere on Challenges in Local Government. The rest of the vidoes from Public Sphere: Government 2.0 are avaialbe on Senator Kate Lundy’s website.
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Fixed vs. Fluid vs. Elastic Layout: What’s The... →
A good article with some interesting facts and useful links on the pros and cons of different layout types.
The problem has boggled the minds of Web designers for years: fixed, fluid, elastic or a hybrid layout design? Each option has its benefits and disadvantages. But the final decision depends so much on usability that it is not one to be made lightly. So, with all the confusion, is there a...
May 2009
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Facebook allows users to login with OpenID →
Facebook has just become the biggest example of a social network that allows users to log-in with OpenID.
Check out this Read Write Web article which predicts that other large social networking sites will soon follow.
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Google Now Supports RDFa →
Google has announced its support for RDFa and microformats. Only People and Review objects are supported at this stage, but this is a very important step towards making a more structured web.
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Wowsers beware: Public Sphere 2.0 is here →
“…the idea of the public sphere as a space where citizens debate issues, influence public opinion and shape political action has been for the most part just that - an idea.
…Enter Kate Lundy’s Public Sphere 2.0.”
A great perspective on Public Sphere 2.0 by Michael de Percy.
Hit Save before dot com becomes dot gone →
Why archiving the web is so important
The five pillars of social media optimization →
Somne great tips on how to use social media tools
How Google determines relevance →
Short, interesting run down of how google determines relevance in search results
April 2009
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Visible Tweets →
Check out this site for a great new way to visulise a twitter stream. You can use any of the Twitter search operators. There are 3 annimation options for you to choose from - all very elegant. This will be great for putting up on screen at conferences. I think we’ll be using it at ours.
Awesome work by The Man In Blue.
Stap isi: Getting open: some guidelines →
@B3rn shares some great info on web 2.0/Gov 2.0 policy that we can build on in local government
OpenGov: One big challenge? Or a thousand small... →
Brilliant post about the hurdles facing web staff in all local government. If we can get past these we can get some great stuff done. Thanks @B3rn for the link
Coffee Theory | the 200ok weblog →
Awesome post from Ben Buchanan who talks about how important having a coffee with colleagues is to productivity and influencing
Unleashed: The conversation has rules →
Stephen Collins talking about rules for Social Media in organisations, public and private
What Happens After Next? 10 issues for the future... →
Some thoughts & issues about the future of Gov 2.0. Thanks to @jkerrstevens for link
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WatchMark Pesce presentation on Digital Citizenship.
The Key To Gov2.0 Takeup | Collaborynth →
Simple and straightforward steps to helping take up of Gov 2.0 in your organisation
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Federal Government to build national broadband... →
Kevin Rudd announced this morning that the Government will create it’s own company to build a national broadband network since none of the private sector proposals were up to scratch. The project will start mid 2009 and take 8 years to complete. It will create tens of thousands of jobs and bring a fibre-optic network, providing speeds of up to 100 megabits per second, to homes and...
March 2009
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Conroy backtracks on internet censorship policy... →
Senator Conroy was causing more confusion over the proposed Internet Censorship Policy with his appearance on SBS program Insight last night.