Going public – a council blog case study

My department has just gone live with a public blog, after running a successful internal blog for nearly a year. Find out the hows and whys. Continue reading

Accessibility Digest – May 2012

Another digest of accessibility news and articles that I’ve found interesting enough to share, including Blogging Against Disablism Day, proposals for a regular accessibility Twitter chat, and an update from the UK Government Digital Service’s assisted digital team. Continue reading

Election Count 2.0 in Edinburgh

Over the past year or two there has been a palpable surge of interest in using Web 2.0 in the public sector, and in most cases that’s a very positive … Continue reading

Blogging against Disablism Day 2010

Saturday 1st May is Blogging Against Disablism Day: This is the day where all around the world, disabled and non-disabled people will blog about their experiences, observations and thoughts about … Continue reading

My WordPress plugins

Inspired by Jack Pickard’s own list, here’s a list of the WordPress plugins I currently use.

Tales of a Web 2.0 city

I’ve recently been made aware of a really interesting project that Edinburgh Council’s libraries service has been involved in. It’s a bold venture into Web 2.0 waters, under the umbrella … Continue reading

Friday is Blogging Against Disablism Day 2009

Friday 1st May is Blogging Against Disablism Day: This is the day where all around the world, disabled and non-disabled people will blog about their experiences, observations and thoughts about … Continue reading

Don’t just sit there – debate!

I love argument, I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that’s not their job. Margaret Thatcher Debate and discussion are vital to … Continue reading

I’m migrating (to WordPress)

I’ve arranged the hosting, got my hands on WordPress v2.7, read up on the various pitfalls of migrating blogs, and am now working on the initial designs which will eventually … Continue reading

Staying alert – who’s talking about your site?

I’ve recently started using Google Alerts: Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic. Some handy … Continue reading