May 2009 Archives :: Australia :: Headshift

In GovernmentNews: A case of the Twitters?

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If you are a GovernmentNews subscriber, look out for my two page article in the May 2009 edition about the use of Twitter by local councils in Australia:A case of the Twitters?Councils are defined by their geographic areas, but the... read full post

Can we all govern?

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While (unashamedly) UK centric, I can promise you that the Us Now movie is well worth down loading (via BitTorrent) or watching in full online as the stories it shares have global applicability. While we might have particular problems to... read full post

Notes from Day 2 at Connecting Up Australia 2009

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OK. I'm a little slow coming back to you with notes from day two of Connecting Up 2009, however I wanted to get my slides up for you to go with this post: Smarter > Simpler > Social: Case studies... read full post

Notes from Day 1 at Connecting Up Australia 2009

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Despite ongoing connectivity issues (and this affected everyone live blogging and Twittering), it didn't stop me from enjoying the first day of Connecting Up Australia 09. Very briefly, some of the highlights from the first day included:Cheryl Kernot mentioning Patient... read full post

One year on plus BOSS Magazine interview

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Friday last week was Headshift Australasia's first birthday. :-) To celebrate, the 'team' - Anne, Stephen (Executive Director at Headshift Australasia), Shelley (more about Shelly another day) and me - headed over to the MCA Cafe for lunch. It was... read full post

Christoph Schmaltz on Second-wave Enterprise 2.0 adopters

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I noticed that Christoph Schmaltz's three-part post about Second-wave Enterprise 2.0 adopters over on the original Headshift blog has been getting some attention today:"I decided to break this blog post down into three parts, as it had become way too... read full post

Zen and the Art of Social Media Guideline Maintenance

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If you're reading this, then the chances are you thinking about the need for or even writing social media guidelines. Perhaps you are looking for examples to draft your own policy? Before you do that, just pause for a moment... read full post

Web 2.0 in Government 2009 and Dominic Campbell from FutureGov

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The event Website for the Web 2.0 in Government 2009 conference I mentioned the other day has been updated with more details about the program of speakers.There is one slight change that I know isn't reflected on the event site... read full post