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We've just started day 2 of FutureGov Hong Kong
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
FutureGov Hong Kong - Day 1 LiveBlog | Tweet |
I'm attending FutureGov Hong Kong over the next two days and will be liveblogging and tweeting from the event as possible.
The event features speakers and attendees from countries across Asia-Pac, including Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China and should provide insights into Government IT and Gov 2.0 initiatives across the region.
We're just kicking off for the morning so I am opening up my liveblog below...
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Heading to Hong Kong | Tweet |
I'm leaving for Hong Kong today (in fact I'm scheduled to board the plane 3 minutes after this post is scheduled to go live) to attend and speak at the FutureGov Hong Kong conference on behalf of my department.
Depending on the availability of internet connectivity I will either liveblog and tweet parts of the event or post about it later.
The rest of the week I am taking as a holiday - so don't expect me to post (though I still might as ideas strike me).
This is my first trip to the province, and I am looking forward to the food, the culture and the custom-made suits.
I am also looking forward to 10 uninterrupted hours with the Gov 2.0 Taskforce project reports on the plane....
Friday, March 05, 2010
There's an online social network for everyone | Tweet |
The next time you or your colleagues dismiss the idea of attempting to develop a social networking strategy for a niche audience, consider that the internet is big enough (with over a billion users) for there to be many niche communities for unusual passions.
Network World recently published an article, Ten of the World's Strangest Social Networks, looking at ten of these niche online communities, including for lovers of exotic moustaches, for people who discuss their (sleeping) dreams, for karaoke fans and best of all a social network where everyone - and everything - is your friend (well ok, this last one is a spoof).
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
LinkedIn reaches a million Australian members | Tweet |
Most people have heard that Facebook has around 8 million active Australian accounts, and MySpace has around 2.9 million, but yesterday I was sent an email that took me a little by surprise.
Apparently LinkedIn, a professional social network, has just reached a million Australian members.
Now I can't verify the truth of this, however it does interest me as I've been a member since mid 2005 (almost five years!) and have found it an increasingly useful way to ask questions of peers, connect with colleagues, research new staff and point people to my own experience.
Like any network, the value grows as the membership grows and I'd be interested in hearing from people who don't have a LinkedIn account yet why they haven't set one up. Time, privacy, lack of interest?
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