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links for 2009-04-30

I WANT TO BE A WORK OF ART | More Intelligent Life (tags: headshift oneandother art) OpenGov: One big challenge? Or a thousand small hurdles : Tim’s Blog 50 Small Hurdles to Online Engagement in Government (tags: government socialmedia web2.0 engagement adoption opengov gov2.0 government2.0 barriers) The Next Killer App is to Twitter as 1-2-3… read full post

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links for 2009-04-29

Swedish ISPs vow to erase users' traffic data | Digital Media – CNET News (tags: privacy sweden freedom)

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The impact of twitter on recruitment

About six hours ago I used twitter to announce the availability of a paid internship opportunity, being offered through the Channel 4 Diversity Production Scheme, here at Headshift. It’s one of a number of internships made available through the scheme. My tweet, a short message of under 140 characters, was instantly visible to my 1175… read full post

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links for 2009-04-27

Reality bites with Council Gripes « Trends in Communication Short sighted is the only way I could describe the apparent reaction of many Australian local councils to the launch of the Twitter site called ‘Council Gripes’. Dismissing comments placed on the site because they are unsigned, or were not received via traditional complaints systems, appears… read full post

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Newsgator publishes whitepaper on ROI for enterprise social tools

Last week, Newsgator, a software company primarily known for its family of RSS feed readers, released a whitepaper on how to make a business case for enterprise social tools. The ROI question has been haunting E20 evangelists since the very beginning, but has become a real deal breaker amid these difficult economic times. The dilemma… read full post

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Children in virtual worlds study

University of Westminster’s Lizzie Jackson, an old friend who was my boss when I joined the BBC for the first time back in about 1998, and David Gauntlett have recently completed a wide ranging study on the use of virtual worlds by children. They identified “thirteen principles for a successful virtual world for children” –… read full post

Categories Education, Future Trends, Media and Publishing

Comprehensive study of user-generated content at the BBC

Returning to more familiar territory following last week’s Eurasian Media Conference in Kazakhstan – more on that coming soon – today I’m at an event organised by the BBC, my former employer, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) with my new colleague Anne-Mette Jensen. BBC Future Media and Technology’s Head of Research and… read full post

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links for 2009-04-26

Our Favorite Typefaces of 2008 | Typeface Reviews | Typographica (tags: fonts typography) Extenuating Circumstances: Digital Britain “Position Paper” (tags: digitalbritain)

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links for 2009-04-25

Douglas Rushkoff » Life Inc (tags: corporate books history human) Why Isn’t Mainstream Gen Y Buying Into The New Web? | Employee Evolution (tags: youth adoption generationy) Mash the State :: Getting government data to the people A grassroots campaign to encourage UK government and public sector organisations to make their data available to the… read full post

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links for 2009-04-24

Enterprise: List of 40 Social Media Staff Guidelines | Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy Managing staff who participate in social networksThis list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines, Employee Blogging Policies, Staff engagement in online communities, and so on. I’ve done a few press (radio, print) interviews this week re:… read full post

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