Comments on: Government workers want social tools – but the IT dept doesn’t get it http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:05:00 +0100 hourly 1 By: Professional networking software, surely? « schammond http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-152096 Professional networking software, surely? « schammond Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:11:14 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-152096 [...] 17, 2008 by schammond Now here’s an interesting thing about a survey of UK government workers wanting to use social networking tools for their work (i.e. [...] [...] 17, 2008 by schammond Now here’s an interesting thing about a survey of UK government workers wanting to use social networking tools for their work (i.e. [...]

]]> By: Lo mejor de la semana, 5-9 de Agosto | Ficta eloquentia http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150509 Lo mejor de la semana, 5-9 de Agosto | Ficta eloquentia Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:44:05 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150509 [...] Government workers want social tools - but the IT dept doesn’t get it, de Mike Butcher en Textcrunch UK (otro imprescindible). Sobre la implantación de las redes sociales en los organismos gubernamentales del Reino Unido, y la curiosa oposición que se da entre los empleados —que sienten una cierta atracción por los mismos— y el gobierno, que no ve ninguna ventaja en ello. ¿Cuál sería la situación en España, donde algunos ministros tienen su propio blog? [...] [...] Government workers want social tools – but the IT dept doesn’t get it, de Mike Butcher en Textcrunch UK (otro imprescindible). Sobre la implantación de las redes sociales en los organismos gubernamentales del Reino Unido, y la curiosa oposición que se da entre los empleados —que sienten una cierta atracción por los mismos— y el gobierno, que no ve ninguna ventaja en ello. ¿Cuál sería la situación en España, donde algunos ministros tienen su propio blog? [...]

]]> By: Public sector workers say go social | Simon Wakeman - Marketing and public relations http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150183 Public sector workers say go social | Simon Wakeman - Marketing and public relations Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:59:11 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150183 [...] via Techcrunch UK [...] [...] via Techcrunch UK [...]

]]> By: Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150088 Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150088 Sarah, I know what you mean. That's one of the reasons why we had only 202 responses to our survey - damn content filtering ;-) Sarah, I know what you mean. That’s one of the reasons why we had only 202 responses to our survey – damn content filtering ;-)

]]> By: Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150087 Zuzanna Pasierbinska-Wilson Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:36:44 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150087 Hi Tamlyn, you are absolutely right - Huddle is not a social network per se. We were just curious what people in the public sector thought about having their social network (secure, approved by IT dept, but as easy to use as Facebook or Bebo etc.) in the workplace. Hi Tamlyn, you are absolutely right – Huddle is not a social network per se. We were just curious what people in the public sector thought about having their social network (secure, approved by IT dept, but as easy to use as Facebook or Bebo etc.) in the workplace.

]]> By: Sarah Hammond http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150086 Sarah Hammond Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:21:40 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150086 Timely! I'm just in the middle of collecting data for my research on what I have deemed "so-called social software". I'm surveying public librarians the length & breadth of this land and across the Atlantic to ask them about their use of blogs to promote their library. In the UK I am getting a lot of results back that suggest exactly the same as this research by huddle. I had to copy and paste my survey into a plaintext email for one librarian as their IT dept had blocked the survey link! If anyone is / knows a public librarian then please comment: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UgXrXXlP83wHDr5L3GRzgw_3d_3d Timely! I’m just in the middle of collecting data for my research on what I have deemed “so-called social software”. I’m surveying public librarians the length & breadth of this land and across the Atlantic to ask them about their use of blogs to promote their library. In the UK I am getting a lot of results back that suggest exactly the same as this research by huddle. I had to copy and paste my survey into a plaintext email for one librarian as their IT dept had blocked the survey link!
If anyone is / knows a public librarian then please comment:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UgXrXXlP83wHDr5L3GRzgw_3d_3d

]]> By: Tamlyn http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-150069 Tamlyn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:43:15 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-150069 The term "Social Network" is misleading and outdated. People equate social networks with bebo, myspace & facebook. Huddle is not a social network, it is a suite of socially enabled applications - applications that make people more productive by embracing their's innate social abilities. Eventually all software will be "social" and it will cease to be a buzzword, just as "multimedia" has done. The term “Social Network” is misleading and outdated. People equate social networks with bebo, myspace & facebook. Huddle is not a social network, it is a suite of socially enabled applications – applications that make people more productive by embracing their’s innate social abilities.

Eventually all software will be “social” and it will cease to be a buzzword, just as “multimedia” has done.

]]> By: “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that” « Lost ConsCIOusness http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-149975 “I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that” « Lost ConsCIOusness Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:06:33 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-149975 [...] 5, 2008 in Social | Tags: organizations, social media | An interesting report into the blockers behind the adoption of social media in government is quoted as flagging up IT as [...] [...] 5, 2008 in Social | Tags: organizations, social media | An interesting report into the blockers behind the adoption of social media in government is quoted as flagging up IT as [...]

]]> By: Huddle Gov Muddle « Perfect Path http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-149946 Huddle Gov Muddle « Perfect Path Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:00:53 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-149946 [...] a year ago and they’re very nice chaps. I’m also a fan of Mike Butcher. But when I read Mike’s piece on Huddle’s study of opinions of “public sector workers” I hoped that he’d [...] [...] a year ago and they’re very nice chaps. I’m also a fan of Mike Butcher. But when I read Mike’s piece on Huddle’s study of opinions of “public sector workers” I hoped that he’d [...]

]]> By: Ben Werdmuller http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/08/05/government-people-want-social-tools-but-the-it-dept-doesnt-get-it/comment-page-1/#comment-149928 Ben Werdmuller Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:36:34 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/?p=1462#comment-149928 As well as <a href="http://elgg.org/" rel="nofollow">Elgg</a>, which just named as <a href="http://news.elgg.org/pg/blog/bwerdmuller/read/43/its-official-elgg-is-the-best-social-networking-platform" rel="nofollow">the best open source social networking platform</a> by InfoWorld, and would allow government departments to keep full control of their (potentially sensitive) data. As well as Elgg, which just named as the best open source social networking platform by InfoWorld, and would allow government departments to keep full control of their (potentially sensitive) data.

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