As you might gather I’m keen to see lobby groups, charities and the social sector using social media, but tone of voice is everything. I found this film through John Hemmings blog. There’s something about it that troubles me. It follows an Ofsted report highlighting important failings with the court support service CAFCASS.

The [...]

Patients in Cleveland Ohio will have their medical records held in their own Google accounts, according to Webware. This of course means they can be accessed anywhere by anyone the patient permits.  Of course if public records are held in such a way then government (us) will need to find ways to guarantee access to [...]

I’ve only just come across (thanks) the EU press office site set up specifically to bebunk myths about the EU which spring up in the British Press and feed the British (English?) imagination. I mention it here because I enjoy the tone of voice in the blurb which tells us: “The European Commission’s Press [...]

Stephen Fry starts podcasting. What a voice. What a mind.

Birmingham’s boldest arts festival is programmed by wiki. Not quite the worlds biggest unconference but a great idea. Ta. And they want joannas.

The stories of Birmingham City Council’s failure to establish a relaible system for paying it’s bills has made number one on computer weekly.com. The site makes a podcast each week from it’s 5 most popular stories. Our blessed financial frippery made number one slot. Link to the site is a touch [...]

Gareth at Bearded wanted to join the Birmingham Bloggers meeting last night but couldn’t because of something to do with print, publishing, stress and hair loss. He’d love to know what we make of the Bearded blog – an honest critique is where he would like us to start.

My twopennorth is suggesting you [...]

I’m losing my voice. My fault for being too voluble last night. For those who listened thank you. Like Stef I too was pleased to see the room swell with growing numbers at the 2nd gathering of the Birmingham Bloggers Group and also to see the conversations splinter.

I was absolutely engrossed in [...]