Digital Storytelling

If you’re interested in digital storytelling, BBC Wales have created a great ‘How to’ guide.  It basically includes everything you need to know:
A Guide to Digital Storytelling

Twitter in the Public Sector

Last month Kable had a very interesting article on how the public sector is using Twitter: ‘The public tweet‘.
The article discusses how local and national government are slowly beginning to embrace this platform as a means of communication with their constituents.
The government’s director of digital engagement, Andrew Stott, has been posting tweets since the spring, [...]

Technology and internet are good for older people!

I’ve noticed a few articles appearing recently discussing the benefits of technology and the internet for older people.
Health
“Googling is good for grandparents. Internet use can boost the brain activity of the elderly, potentially slowing or even reversing the age-related declines that can end in dementia, researchers have found.”
Web can help elderly surfers slow dementia
“Our most striking [...]

Catch-up with the North West Social Media event

If you missed the North West Social Media and digital technology event over the weekend you can catch-up and get a feel for it over at the BarCamp Derry website.
By all accounts it seems to have been very good.

Social Networks – Useful or Not

Social media is the topic of an interesting discussion on the NCVO website –  to discover whether it is of benefit to organisations, especially those in the voluntary and community sector.  Social networks/media are online spaces such as facebook and twitter.
The general consensus is that it is of benefit and one of the participants has submitted [...]

Event: Social Media and digital technology

The North West is playing host to a social media / digital technology conference this weekend.  The informal conference, held at the University of Ulster’s Magee campus, is free to all on Saturday from 9am to 5pm.
“Attendees will be able to hear from a range of speakers on everything from iPhone applications to social media. [...]

Facebook Breaks for Staff!

Employment lawyers believe that staff should receive social networking breaks to address productivity losses.  This is an issue that is only going to increase in the future given the popularity of social media.
Organisations are taking different approaches depending on their work environment, but some sort of break may be a positive move.  Either way it’s [...]

10 Rules for Social Media in Corporate Communication

The Quadriga University of Applied Sciences are organising a conference in Amsterdam on the 22/23 Oct on Web 2.0 and social media.  The conference entitled ‘Online Communication: Decoding the Digital Revolution – Trends and Tools in Corporate Communication’ will showcase the necessary toolkit to deal with online communication methods and social media.
Probably most of us [...]

Can social media help you find a job?

The City University London thinks it can: Using social media to find a job.
The article features Linkedin, a professional orientated social network for making contacts etc, and using Twitter for job hunting.
If you’re not familiar with Linkedin take a few minutes to watch this video by Commoncraft.

Ofcom Poll: What do you think of blogs?

Ofcom are currently running a poll to capture your view on blogging. (What is blogging?)
The Poll Question: What do you think of blogs? Are they:

The way forward for journalism
Hit and miss – some are great, some less so
Self-opinionated, amateurish twaddle

To vote, you can find the poll on the lower right hand column of the Ofcom home [...]