When I wrote this post, it was as is shown below the dashes below. However, the first comment here was from LouLouK at Blackburn & Darwen Council, just up the road from me, who pointed out that some councils have got it right. I need to be clear that a lot of good work is [...]

I don’t like farmville. There, I’ve said it now, I’ve got that off my chest. For those who don’t know, farmville is a Facebook based game with over 80million subscribers worldwide where people create a virtual farm and trade with their “neighbours” (other Facebook friends) to build better farms. Part of my dislike for this [...]

People go into facebook with one of two approaches.  Either Everyone can see everything.  These people are often so paranoid they don’t use it for work at all or seriously under utilise it No one can see anything.  These people are naive at best and often end up putting something on they shouldn’t So the [...]

Don’t assume that, because it is in your own time, your work do not have a right to say what happens. You are interacting with colleagues, customers and potential customers in a very public way.

I’d been drafting this blog post before I saw this posting on BBC News. When I started using facebook nearly three years ago, I had no idea I’d ever use it for work. However, I’ve found more and more use for it both socially AND professionally and, it’s fair to say, the two are not [...]

There was a bit of good news for Web 2.0 enthusiasts in the MJ this week, with a two page spread on innovation (see the “How Innovative Is Your Council” post) and an article on the use of social networking.  Refreshingly, the Facebook article was written by a facebook user, meaning it looked at the [...]