There are a number of reasons why you might want to start blogging: You have ideas you want to share You have a story to tell You have knowledge you want to demonstrate You want to progress your career You want the great work your organisation does to get recognition All of these are greatRead… Read more »

Not much I can add to these. Well worth a watch. If you can’t see them, in the titles I have linked to the original YouTube pages. Steve Wozniak’s Pledge of Apple Allegiance – “One Notion Under Jobs” Steve Wozniak Describes Creation of the Apple II Steve Wozniak says Steve Jobs Formed Apple Knowing They’dRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The knowledge sharing paradox The MacSparky Markdown Field Guide Hyperlocal Voices: Geoff Bowen, Sheffield Forum Google Trust Why Ruby? Building the standard Next Steps Taken for data.ac.uk… Open Source meets Open Standards Tablet madness: Would Amplify pass a CRB check? And hideous tablet for women HowRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Celebrating Age UK’s Internet Champion – Jim, 92 The Big Idea Opportunities and challanges for citizen engagement… some thoughts social media customer services? let’s talk about it How to use content strategy for better journalism, not just publishing Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Online, the betterRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: A few take home pointers from GovCamp 2013 Beta testing the Service Standard Of the web, not on the web Asynchronous social learning is newer than you think Using Social Media Surgeries to Improve Perceptions of Safety in Birmingham 20 Alternatives to Google Reader Attracting TheRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: We’re not ‘appy. Not ‘appy at all. Consulting with children on the internet Innovation: are we ready for it to be a part of our DNA? Does less equal more, at home and work? Bartleby, the CIO Wide Open Space Summary and update on our digitalRead… Read more »

Image credit: David Pearson UKGovCamp happened on Saturday at the second time of asking and I think it went rather well. Take a look at the chatter on Twitter or the photos on Flickr and make your own mind up. The mixture of attendees – government folk, suppliers, activists and the merely curious – andRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: The secret origins of Google’s Chrome OS Book available in print-on-demand format The Opportunities And Dangers In Our Existing Habits On Channels and Combinations #ukgc13 #commscamp13 #tuttle NESTA provides a framework for innovation towards a better later life Improving internet literacy and digital inclusion in theRead… Read more »

SchoolofDigital is bringing together something I’ve been wanting to do for a few years now – effective online training that brings together the advantages of e-learning with the benefits of face to face training. It’s a hard nut to crack, but with some of the experiments I’ve been running recently with Steve Dale, David WilcoxRead… Read more »

I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Formal learning doesn’t have to be all that formal – Is Facebook Destroying the American College Experience? – ★ Open and Shut – Digital technology and care – how do we promote more connected thinking? – Why I won’t be rushing to attend KM conferences –Read… Read more »