Call it round 2. Call it an explosion of sheer frustration. Call it what you want. Here’s my top 10 things which are irritating the hell out of me this week on social media and Twitter specifically. If you do these things, you’ll probably get away with one or two. Do all of them, andRead… Read more »
Someone on the #pr tag asked last night what our predictions were for the future. I said that PR would be going into a tailspin as it realised everyone’s attention span was so reduced that they needed to do something really special to stand out. I suddenly realised – more and more people are becomingRead… Read more »
This post from Paul Clarke is cited in entirety for bringing the issues I am about to comment to my attention. It is an excellent piece written from the perspective of a data wrangler, someone who really knows what they’re talking about when it comes to open data and transparency of process. This is myRead… Read more »
Imagine this. You work for a Council. You’re on the periphery of a few services, have a job which needs you to learn very quickly how a number of sub sets of services work to see if they’re using digital in the most appropriate and cost effective way for them and more importantly their residentsRead… Read more »
I’m sorry, but we do. I’ve hitherto avoid commenting on such things because at work this is not my area, and so it is absolutely inappropriate for me to step on other peoples toes and comment either negatively or positively on something I have no control over and no input into. But someone has madeRead… Read more »
What is part of my job: Advising 9 Departments and untold sub sections on social mediaWriting guidance on social media and digital tech in our org Training 9 Departments and untold sub sections Keeping up with new tools and utilities I can help people use that are appropriate in their job ‘Being’ the Council feedRead… Read more »
In the midst of a meeting with one of our sections yesterday I had an interesting conversation. The meeting consisted of some people who work with service users. I wont tell you which one, it’s not relevant and it’s not fair. But in this meeting there were two very digitally literate people and two notRead… Read more »
Every day, for the next month, maybe two depending on how annoyed my followers become, I’m going to do something a bit bizarre. I’m going to tell everyone what I’m doing. I think you should too, if you work in local government and here’s why. I read a comment by @ermintrude2 (she’s a social worker,Read… Read more »
This is going to look like an attack on one person no matter how I pen it. I apologise for this, it is not meant to be. It is simply the culmination and articulation of months of frustration and annoyance. When I first joined social media, it was much discussed that it was all aboutRead… Read more »
In conclusion in the interim: there is absolutely no point in worrying about what might or might not be. I might be out of a job at some point in the next 12 months. I might not. Some of the fear and insecurity is being generated by an unfortunate mix of incredible stress at homeRead… Read more »