Comments on: Would you want a gov-wide social network? http://puffbox.com/2008/08/05/huddle-government-social-network/ Simon Dickson blogs about online news, e-government and the New Politics. Some important people read it. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/08/05/huddle-government-social-network/#comment-1573 Simon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:12:11 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=272#comment-1573 <a href="http://lostconsciousness.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/im-sorry-dave-im-afraid-i-cant-do-that/" rel="nofollow">Mark O'Neill confirms</a> that DCMS are on Huddle: 'I recommend anyone looking for a quick and easy project collaboration tool to take a look at their service.' Mark O'Neill confirms that DCMS are on Huddle: 'I recommend anyone looking for a quick and easy project collaboration tool to take a look at their service.'

]]> By: Simon http://puffbox.com/2008/08/05/huddle-government-social-network/#comment-1572 Simon Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:46:14 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=272#comment-1572 I have to say... I tried Elgg, and was initially quite excited by the concept, but just couldn't get into it. Mind you, that was quite a while ago, and I see we're due the 1.0 release in the next couple of weeks. Might be time to look again. I have to say... I tried Elgg, and was initially quite excited by the concept, but just couldn't get into it. Mind you, that was quite a while ago, and I see we're due the 1.0 release in the next couple of weeks. Might be time to look again.

]]> By: Justin Kerr-Stevens http://puffbox.com/2008/08/05/huddle-government-social-network/#comment-1567 Justin Kerr-Stevens Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:51:43 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=272#comment-1567 I'd actually like to see the use of existing networks increase and managed better. Given the civil service network on facebook, multiple sharepoint deployments across government, Digital People on IdeA's Communities of Practice site, the Government Communicators Network and a range of other bits and bobs (I can think of three departments using central desktop, huddle and basecamp), many of the tools are in place for us to network, share and collaborate without another site. Wouldn't mind an enterprise version of twitter though. I'd actually like to see the use of existing networks increase and managed better. Given the civil service network on facebook, multiple sharepoint deployments across government, Digital People on IdeA's Communities of Practice site, the Government Communicators Network and a range of other bits and bobs (I can think of three departments using central desktop, huddle and basecamp), many of the tools are in place for us to network, share and collaborate without another site.

Wouldn't mind an enterprise version of twitter though.

]]> By: Jon Worth http://puffbox.com/2008/08/05/huddle-government-social-network/#comment-1566 Jon Worth Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:00:56 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=272#comment-1566 <em>"See: I can be dispassionate about WordPress."</em> Erm, not quite! You can say something half critical, but there are other solutions that do similar things already - <a href="http://www.elgg.org/" rel="nofollow">ELGG</a> for example. As for the social networking ideas... I suspect the civil service takes the approach that networking is not working, and departments' IT services would block access to the social network. "See: I can be dispassionate about WordPress."
Erm, not quite! You can say something half critical, but there are other solutions that do similar things already - ELGG for example.

As for the social networking ideas... I suspect the civil service takes the approach that networking is not working, and departments' IT services would block access to the social network.

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