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London Web Managers Forum
Presentations covered the application in public sector of web 2.0 technologies, mobile blogging, online mapping and community websites.
Date of Meeting: Friday 20th July 2007
Agenda
- Web 2.0 – Government 2.0 - Zoe Laycock
- MoBlog Demonstration – Alfie Dennen
- Barking & Dagenham website presentation
- Your London Voluntary Organisations Information - Volcom
- Central Government website reduction
- Maps for online information – Brian Gordon
Downloadable Presentations
Subject: Web 2.0 – Government 2.0 (pdf 1.8mb)
Speaker: Zoe Laycock: New Media Director – Front of Mind
Contact: zoe.laycock@frontofmind.co.uk
Summary: A look at what Web 2.0 is and its implications for public sector communications, audience engagement and web service uptake.
Example websites: see 'Further information and resources', below.
Subject: Engaging Your Community and Bridging Web and Mobile (pdf 302kb)
Speaker: Alfie Dennan: MoBlog
Contact: alfie@moblogtech.co.uk
Summary: A presentation introducing mobile blogging as a way to facilitate community engagement. TheMoBlog application is well suited to the public sector for awareness campaigns, consultations and environmental reporting.
Example Websites:
- MoBlog
- Channel Four Big Art Project
- MyKensington - a welcome to my neighbourhood example
Further information and resources
Web 2.0 information
- Web 2.0 on Wikipedia
- O’Reilly – What is Web 2.0
- Digital Web Magazine – Web 2.0 for designers
Web 2.0 Example Websites
- Wikipedia - collaborative encyclopedia
- On One Map - property search
- Second Life -your world your imagination
- Digg - News with user generated content
- FaceBook - Social networking
- Basecamp - Project Management
- Google docs - Web based word processor
- L.B. Redbridge - Local Authority
Special Thanks
Front of Mind would like to thank extend special thanks to all the attendees of this event and also the following people:
- Mandy Baker (L.B Hackney) for inviting us and chairing the meeting
- Mike Smith (London Connects) for organising and publicising the event
- The MoBlog team for their support and participation