Australian public policy blog, Unleashed, published by our national broadcaster, the ABC, has a new piece by me entitled Government 2.0…it can be a reality on what it would take to transform government to really get Government 2.0 right. At around 800 words, it doesn’t go deep. It’s just the first of several pieces I intend writing on […]
Is there value in live conference blogging?
Like Stilgherrian, I’ve been invited by the organisers of X|Media|Lab Sydney to attend their event tomorrow and talk about their event online. I appreciate the gesture. And attend I will. And write I will. But like Stil, I attend very many of these sorts of events, and am of the mind that liveblogging them, or live […]
The prosaic politics of the tweet
Bernard Keane has an especially interesting piece in Crikey today entitled Twitter and the prosaic reality of Digital Democracy (registration required). It’s an insightful look at the emergence of Australian politicians into the world of social media and just how well (or not) they are doing. Of particular note is Keane’s observation that: It’s now well-established that some […]