Fantasy CMS for government
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The good doctor’s brilliant piece on the tyranny of content management systems has spurred me on to write this post I’ve been contemplating for a while, about my own frustrations with WCMS software and what an ideal platform for government websites might be capable of right out of the box.
Having been close to the requirements [...]
Carbon reduction begins at my home
When I watched that Al Gore film, I came away full of good intentions about changing my ways and my lightbulbs - then promptly did neither.
But recently Croydon Council sent round an enthusiastic man with terrible B.O. to do a home energy review, and kitted me out with a load of cool energy saving stuff [...]
Found/interesting: 16 August
I’m on holiday, this is as much as you’re gonna get right now…!
PortableApps.com – Portable software for USB drives
Coolest power tools of some top geeks
10 kickass crowdsourcing sites for your business
Social Networking on Intranets (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Twitter 101 — Download the slides & print the guide
Digital diplomacy website – FCO digital team’s knowledge hub
MP asks [...]
My house is on Google. My jaw is on the floor.
Google Street View went live for the UK yesterday.
So I promptly did the only rational thing and went looking for my house.
To my utter astonishment (given I live in little known Norbury), here it is, and what’s more I can pinpoint this photo to some time between May-July 2008 by recognisable features and alterations to [...]
Look what I found: 23 November to 26 November
Look what I found interesting. Maybe you will too.
The hinternet, the internet we’re missing – Jon Bounds deserves much kudos for this fantastic coinage: the hinternet, those corners of the web running on old technology and missing out on the new inter-connectedness.
Juror shares trial details on Facebook – 12 good men and true – oh, [...]
Stuff I’ve bookmarked from 10 November to 13 November
Some interesting things I’ve seen recently around the web…
The UKGovWeb Twitterverse – Dead handy roll call of UK government Twitter users.
People show government a better way – The results are in. The world will be a slightly better place. (If you’re trying to find a postbox, recycling centre or toilet in a hurry).
Not getting it [...]
Stuff I’ve bookmarked from 30 October to 9 November
Stuff I’ve bookmarked recently…
How to Change the World Using Social Media – An inspiring article on the concept of ’social proof’ (or herd mentality) as relates to social media.
Thirteen Blog Clich̩s РA fun article but seriously good advice to take on board yourself if you blog, and pass onto clients for corporate blogs back [...]
New Macbook special feature: the QWERTZ keyboard
My new Macbook arrived today from Apple online, after much anticipation.
What’s wrong with this picture?
I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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Hello, I'm Neil Williams. I'm a government web geek, a dad, a husband, a grower of veg, a keeper of hens and a lapsed comedy writer, roughly in that order. 
