GovCamp Canberra looks like it will be a fantastic event (I’ll confirm afterwards as I’m attending). If you’ve not registered to attend, it’s probably too late to be there in person – though if you’re on the waiting list you may get a spot at short notice if anyone pulls out. However GovCamp will beRead… Read more »
The Bureau of Meteorology has released new data for reuse under Creative Commons licensing, ahead of the upcoming GovHack in Canberra next week, and Mark Hatcher has used it to model 153 years of Sydney weather in a short video (image to right). The higher the temperatures, the warmer the colours. This is a goodRead… Read more »
The Bureau of Meteorology has released new data for reuse under Creative Commons licensing, ahead of the upcoming GovHack in Canberra next week, and Mark Hatcher has used it to model 153 years of Sydney weather in a short video (image to right). The higher the temperatures, the warmer the colours. This is a goodRead… Read more »
The Country Fire Authority in Victoria has released a infographic on their Facebook account, providing a view of the traffic and interactions on their page. Note that any organisation or individual can do this, using the free data visualisation tools at Visual.ly. I’ve taken the standard report (which is very long), cut it in halfRead… Read more »
The National Library of Australia has taken a major step forward in the adoption of mobile internet in announcing the launch of its mobile strategy and mobile apps for both iOS and Android providing access to their complete catalogue. In particular the Library’s mobile strategy (released under a Creative Commons license) is the most visionaryRead… Read more »
Associate Professor Axel Bruns, who has previously done marvelous work mapping Australian blogs and tracking social media activity around the Queensland bushfires, has released his team’s latest research on mapping the Australian Twittersphere. Drawing (slightly paraphrased) from the joint CCI and Queensland University of Technology media release: With as many as two million Australians nowRead… Read more »
There was surprising news from StatCounter earlier this month when Chrome topped Internet Explorer as the most popular web browser for the week of 14-20 May. Sourced from CNET: Chrome now world’s top browser, but beware the math While this is only one of the services reporting browser use, represents only one week and isRead… Read more »
Every government website serves a different purpose and a different audience, however there are also standard content every site must have and legislation and standardised policies they must follow. This includes content such as a privacy policy, legal disclaimer, terms of use, accessibility statement, copyright, social media channels, contact page, information publication (FOI) pages andRead… Read more »
While in the UK last week I was involved in a number of discussions about whether social media can make a genuine impact on the democratic process. This reflects similar conversations I’ve witnessed or been involved with in Australia and in other countries. This conversation is very important – it helps people involved in theRead… Read more »
This is the final week to participate in the Online Community / Social Media Management survey for Australia and New Zealand, which closes on 19 May. If you’re an online community or social media manager or advisor, please complete the survey using the button at right. To provide some quick background… The survey aims toRead… Read more »