Word Up Whitehall: in tweets

simond Right, I think everything is sorted for tomorrow’s #WordUpWhitehall event. Now, I must go and count my unhatched chickens. Tue 19:06:58
nickmhalliday RT @simond: Right, I think everything is sorted for tomorrow’s #WordUpWhitehall event. Now, I must go and count my unhatched chickens.> good Tue 19:11:26
johnthegeo On my way to the Caledonian Sleeper on the way to #WordUpWhitehall. 5 hours ahead of @martinjohnyoung but on same train as @contactsimon. Tue 21:37:50
lesteph Suitcase half-unpacked, doing late night slides for my session with @treepixie on http://www.bis.gov.uk/growth for #WordUpWhitehall Tue 22:15:05
simond @neillyneil So far it’s been #wordupwhitehall in full. Long but accurate. Wed 07:14:19
simond The #WordUpWhitehall donuts have arrived. Be punctual or accept leftovers. Wed 07:17:43
mikelittlezed1 On my way to #WordUpWhitehall, just rehearsed my presentation and it came in at 14 mins. Yeah right! Like that’s gonna happen. Wed 07:26:48
westi I hope everyone has a great time at #WordUpWhitehall today – sad that I’ve gone down with an illness at completely the wrong time Wed 07:32:41
neillyneil @simond @rphosking I’m in Kingsgate House, 3rd floor. Shout me when you get here. At your service. #wordupwhitehall Wed 07:51:04
simoneverest Looking forward to attending #WordUpWhitehall – presenting at same, less so! Wed 07:51:57
davemee @simond #wordupwhitehall ? Waah! No-one tells me about these things. Hope it goes well. Wed 07:52:47
neillyneil @simoneverest glad you are, though. Crowd on your side! #wordupwhitehall Wed 07:54:14
neillyneil Warning anyone coming to #wordupwhitehall – I’ve got new Moo mini business cards and am not afraid to use them. Wed 07:55:58
simond Note to #WordUpWhitehall attendees: please dress to match your Twitter icon, to aid recognition. Wed 07:56:01
ingridk RT @simond: Note to #WordUpWhitehall attendees: please dress to match your Twitter icon, to aid recognition. Wed 07:57:46
simoneverest Just added nice comments about BIS/DIUS/BERR to my #wordupwhitehall pres (@neillyneil @lesteph ๐Ÿ˜‰ ) Wed 08:09:15
contactsimon @simond Damn…I left my curly-hair wig at home. It’s ok, I’ll print out a pic of Mick Hucknall and stick it to my face #WordUpWhitehall Wed 08:21:35
neillyneil @simond @rphosking Sorted – Reception will call my Bberry when folk arrive for #wordupwhitehall (or they can tweet me) and I’ll collect ’em Wed 08:40:35
scrumph Am suffering greatly from “more haste; less speed” this morning. On my way to #wordup but i’m not going to be early… :/ see you soonish Wed 09:16:10
karentriggs LSC digital manager @alicecilsmith has left the building and is en route to #wordupwhitehall Wed 09:34:36
jonworth @Simond opening #wordup Whitehall, joking about whether Matt Mullenweg or Mike Little started #Wordpress Wed 09:40:03
lesteph That @simond, who’s done more than most for WordPress in govt, kicking off #wordupwhitehall with the history of WP Wed 09:41:31
lesteph 8.5% of web runs WordPress, says @simond #wordupwhitehall #madeupstats http://yfrog.com/47pw1j Wed 09:45:57
nickmhalliday RT @lesteph: 8.5% of web runs WordPress, says @simond #wordupwhitehall #madeupstats http://yfrog.com/47pw1j > allegedly Wed 09:49:33
davecoveney Settling in at #wordup Whitehall. Simon Dickson is introducing the day’s proceedings. Wed 09:49:49
psychemedia Looks like a good tag for today could be #WordUpWhitehall http://bit.ly/cDtPno Wed 09:54:51
cyberdoyle RT @psychemedia: Looks like a good tag for today could be #WordUpWhitehall http://bit.ly/cDtPno Wed 09:57:25
PBAge Looks like a good tag for today could be #WordUpWhitehall http://bit.ly/cDtPno /via @psychemedia Wed 09:57:44
nickmhalliday @lesteph talking about magic of #wordpress #wordup Wed 10:07:43
neillyneil #wordupwhitehall @lesteph unveiling the super-flexible Commentariat2 theme – limitless layout options for non coders. See readandcomment.com Wed 10:10:41
jkerrstevens RT @lesteph: 8.5% of web runs WordPress, says @simond #wordupwhitehall #madeupstats http://yfrog.com/47pw1j Wed 10:10:55
b3rn RT @neillyneil: #wordupwhitehall @lesteph unveiling the super-flexible Commentariat2 theme – limitless layout options for non coders. See readandcomment.com Wed 10:11:10
simoneverest @lesteph’s Commentariat 2 #WordPress theme is a thing of beauty #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:11:27
nickmhalliday #wordupwhitehall now using correct handle, either way good stuff Wed 10:14:37
neillyneil @treepixie says she is the bridge between digital and policy wonks -this is so true, every team should have one #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:16:27
neillyneil Readandcomment.com sites can be deployed within half an hour -and that’s often what govt needs #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:19:23
cyberdoyle RT @neillyneil: Readandcomment.com sites can be deployed within half an hour -and that’s often what govt needs #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:20:29
nickmhalliday RT @simoneverest: @lesteph’s Commentariat 2 #WordPress theme is a thing of beauty #wordupwhitehall > yup Wed 10:20:57
paul_clarke @neillyneil does that mean a greater potential to act without thinking things through? ๐Ÿ˜‰ #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:21:15
cyberdoyle RT @neillyneil: #wordupwhitehall @lesteph unveiling the super-flexible Commentariat2 theme – limitless layout options for non coders. See readandcomment.com Wed 10:23:56
lesteph RT @neillyneil: @treepixie is the bridge between digital and policy wonks – this is so true, every team should have one #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:26:02
neillyneil @simoncollister talking about @wearesocial work for NHS #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:34:58
lesteph Interesting to hear @wearesocial’s Reach, Engagement, Visibility scoring for online influencers from @simoncollister #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:37:08
simoneverest Work-relevant conferences shouldn’t be this cool #wordupwhitehall – hearing about insight tools from @wearesocial @simoncolister Wed 10:39:20
nickmhalliday RT @simoneverest: Work-relevant conferences shouldn’t be this cool #wordupwhitehall – insight tools from @wearesocial @simoncolister > fab Wed 10:40:02
neillyneil Marmarati, Tesco fashion and now this. I’m increasingly wowed by @wearesocial’s approach #wordupwhitehall @simoncollister Wed 10:42:46
lesteph Now, @marxculture on using WordPress to publish #opendata http://www.transparency.culture.gov.uk #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:49:51
contactsimon This is what I’ve wanted for ages, the digital engagement equivalent of a media database…@simoncollister can we talk? #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:50:24
nickmhalliday RT @neillyneil: Marmarati, Tesco fashion and now this. I’m increasingly wowed by @wearesocial’s approach #wordupwhitehall @simoncollister > Wed 10:51:26
smithsam @lesteph where is #wordupwhitehall ? May be able to stop by for a bit later and say hi Wed 10:53:11
neillyneil @marxculture is using WordPress as quick fix to overcome shortcomings of 60 partners’ legacy CMSs & suppliers for #opendata #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:55:12
neillyneil Always fun to watch a non Mac user click the red cross in the corner of a window and expect it to close the app #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:56:52
simoncollister @ContactSimon hey Simon. That was our thought initially too! Love to chat over lunch. #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:57:30
simonwheatley Department of Culture Media & Sport have just launched their transparency data on WordPress, as demoed by CIO @marxculture #wordupwhitehall Wed 10:59:02
Treepixie love DoH/ Simon Collister’s evaluation methods, can I steal? #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:05:42
lesteph Every open source tool considered shd be at least as secure as the equiv Microsoft offering’ – @marxculture on gov OSS #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:13:00
davidpidsley RT @lesteph: ‘Every open source tool considered shd be at least as secure as the equiv Microsoft offering’ – @marxculture on gov OSS #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:13:54
simoneverest RT @lesteph: ‘Every open source tool considered shd be at least as secure as the equiv Microsoft offering’ – @marxculture on gov OSS #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:20:03
simoneverest RT @Treepixie: love DoH/ Simon Collister’s evaluation methods, can I steal? #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:20:28
Treepixie more than 10% of this audience is called Simon, it’s nickname time! #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:20:29
neillyneil Top prize goes to @davecoveney for whizziest slide transitions #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:22:49
simonwheatley Passionate presentation from @davecoveney on the evolution of a site from quiet traffic blog to CEO blog. #wordup http://yfrog.com/n0arkhj Wed 11:29:50
lesteph Nice story from @davecoveney about how a no-cost WP.com internal blog evolved to become a primary communication #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:31:05
nickmhalliday RT @lesteph: Nice story from @davecoveney how a no-cost WP.com internal blog evolved to become a primary communication #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:32:20
lesteph Link to that @davecoveney example of a blogging council chief exec for urban regeneration: http://janbritton.org/ #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:33:52
wwdmartin @johnthegeo has kindly given me 3g wifi – some great stuff going on at #wordupwhitehall and I’m still awake! ๐Ÿ™‚ Wed 11:35:10
neillyneil Er… Is that really a hit counter on http://janbritton.org/ ? #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:35:34
Treepixie @davecoveney talking about using WordPress to sidestep bureaucracy, definitely our experience too #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:37:04
neillyneil RT @Treepixie: @davecoveney talking about using WordPress to sidestep bureaucracy, definitely our experience too #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:37:57
wwdmartin @davecoveney showing great example of strategic corporate blogging. Need to twist some arms… #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:38:48
wwdmartin personal highlight is DCMS transparency site, all built in WP and easy to replicate – hope to steal some ideas #wordupwhitehall Wed 11:41:16
qwghlm At #wordupwhitehall (@ Kingsgate House) http://4sq.com/9W4vcB Wed 12:04:09
davidthep Wishing everyone all the best from afar for #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:06:41
Luke_Oatham RT @neillyneil Er… Is that really a hit counter on http://janbritton.org/ ? #wordupwhitehall < Bless! Wed 12:12:54
wordcampuk A big hello from #wordcampuk to everyone at #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:28:41
lesteph Wowed by @simoneverest on Defra’s use of WordPress for serious corporate use: http://bit.ly/9sIdDh and http://bit.ly/cwR6pN #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:31:57
Treepixie RT @wordcampuk: A big hello from #wordcampuk to everyone at #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:33:27
neillyneil Nice coinage by @simoneverest – “stratical” or “tactegic” #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:33:45
nickmhalliday Simon Everest new word #stratical cross tactical and strategy @simoneverest #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:34:27
Treepixie @simoneverest hilarious tongue in cheek use of David Brent-esque words ‘stractical or tactegic’ #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:36:17
draml RT @neillyneil: Nice coinage by @simoneverest – “stratical” or “tactegic” #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:36:50
nickmhalliday Stunning presentation by @simoneverest very polished, funny and powerful #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:41:46
lesteph Comments don’t have to be published’ – @simoneverest on using WP comments as a private feedback channel. Brilliant. #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:43:45
wwdmartin Comments as private feedback = genius. @simoneverest on fast moving WP implementation at #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:48:29
tonys RT @wordcampuk: A big hello from #wordcampuk to everyone at #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:52:22
lesteph The sound of a whole room leaning forward as @simonwheatley talks about scaling WordPress sites for high loads #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:53:50
nickmhalliday #icannotbelieveitsfree big thanks to all organisers, presenters of #wordupwhitehall actually priceless info, background, knowledge – cheers! Wed 12:54:14
neillyneil I want to know what mac software @qwghlm is using to take notes. Full screen, simple, very cool. #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:55:07
neillyneil RT @lesteph: The sound of a whole room leaning forward as @simonwheatley talks about scaling WordPress sites for high loads #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:55:52
mrchrisadams Great to see WordPress being adopted and used so well on UK.gov sites. http://bit.ly/9sIdDh & http://bit.ly/cwR6pN #wordupwhitehall Wed 12:57:20
nickmhalliday RT @lesteph: ‘Comments don’t have to be published’ – @simoneverest using WP comments as private feedback channel. Brilliant #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:05:39
wwdmartin @simonwheatley just delivered best explanation of WP backend and server side workings I’ve ever heard at #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:09:52
Treepixie RT @lesteph: The sound of a whole room leaning forward as @simonwheatley talks about scaling WordPress sites for high loads #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:10:38
1jh The Twitter feed from #wordupwhitehall is very interesting. Hope it’s going well. Great job @simond! Wed 13:11:04
simonwheatley Totally overran my time to talk about scaling WordPress websites for high levels of traffic. Good fun, thanks for listening #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:27:15
nickmhalliday Wrong room syndrome #tootechnicalforme #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:32:50
simoneverest RT @wwdmartin: @simonwheatley just delivered best explanation of WP backend and server side workings I’ve ever heard at #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:33:31
CarolynWillitts RT @wwdmartin: @simonwheatley just delivered best explanation of WP backend and server side workings I’ve ever heard at #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:33:55
CarolynWillitts RT @lesteph: The sound of a whole room leaning forward as @simonwheatley talks about scaling WordPress sites for high loads #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:34:05
simonwheatley RT @wordcampuk: A big hello from #wordcampuk to everyone at #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:35:58
simonwheatley RT @lesteph: ‘Every open source tool considered shd be at least as secure as the equiv Microsoft offering’ – @marxculture on gov OSS #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:38:38
neillyneil Starting to yearn for some balance. What isn’t WordPress perfect for? What are the downsides? #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:41:58
simoneverest @simonwheatley suspect any overrunning was down to me? #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:45:38
lesteph @neillyneil Let’s brainstorm some. Workflow, masses of content, many multiple languages, sites with tonnes of comments? #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:49:08
wwdmartin About to present at #wordupwhitehall – be kind Wed 13:50:23
lesteph A nice thing about #wordupwhitehall is that most of the presenters seem to spend more of their days coding than presenting Wed 13:56:12
paul_clarke RT @lesteph: A nice thing about #wordupwhitehall is that most of the presenters seem to spend more of their days coding than presenting Wed 13:57:45
rphosking #wordupwhitehall yum! http://yfrog.com/my38vbj Wed 13:58:57
contactsimon @wwdmartin reprazents for @DFID_UK http://twitpic.com/2x9qf3 #wordupwhitehall Wed 13:59:37
simonwheatley A rather belated Twitter list for #wordupwhitehall @simonwheatley/wordup-whitehall Wed 14:03:13
lesteph Listening to @johnthegeo on WP at DFID for an internal discussion platform on IT, staff ideas and senior blogged #wordupwhitehall Wed 14:04:23
neillyneil RT @simonwheatley: A rather belated Twitter list for #wordupwhitehall @simonwheatley/wordup-whitehall Wed 14:05:52
simoneverest Having numerous eureka/hallelujah moments at DFID intranet WordPress pres #wordupwhitehall Wed 14:09:18
neillyneil Very encouraged by @johnthegeo sorting out authentication to use WordPress internally #wordupwhitehall Wed 14:27:35
nickmhalliday RT @simoneverest: Having numerous eureka/hallelujah moments at DFID intranet WordPress pres #wordupwhitehall > yes revelatory Wed 14:35:13
contactsimon RT @simoneverest: Having numerous eureka moments at DFID intranet WordPress pres #wordupwhitehall < Well done @johnthegeo @wwdmartin Wed 14:41:32
neillyneil Too much balance! I’ve caused a rumpus at #wordupwhitehall Wed 15:06:42
lesteph Conflicting views around room on whether holes in security are a #wordpress or scripting language issue #wordupwhitehall Wed 15:11:11
johngoode RT @neillyneil: Always fun to watch a non Mac user click the red cross in the corner of a window and expect it to close the app #wordupwhitehall Wed 15:15:59
neillyneil @simond should be very proud of how #wordupwhitehall has gone – should I say “first #wordupwhitehall”? Think it’s got legs. Wed 15:26:53
johnthegeo Lots of interesting ideas at #wordupwhitehall to scale and manage enterprise scale #wordpress instances. Wed 15:26:53
davecoveney Interesting bit from @mikelittlezed1 on a staging architecture. Not how we do it, but one we’ll be checking out. #wordupwhitehall Wed 15:27:03
simoneverest Interesting from @mikelittlezed1 about staging/test configuration potential with WordPress #wordupwhitehall Wed 15:29:13
lesteph RT @neillyneil: @simond should be very proud of how #wordupwhitehall has gone – should I say “first #wordupwhitehall”? Think it’s got legs. Wed 15:38:06
hmshale Really enjoyed #WordUpWhitehall. Listening to people talking about the brilliant things they’ve done is good. Wed 15:58:25
simoneverest RT @neillyneil: @simond should be very proud of how #wordupwhitehall has gone – should I say “first #wordupwhitehall”? Think it’s got legs. Wed 16:00:35
draml RT @neillyneil: @simond should be very proud of how #wordupwhitehall has gone – should I say “first #wordupwhitehall”? Think it’s got legs. Wed 16:16:29
draml Fascinating, enjoyable & v useful day at #wordupwhitehall, congrats & thanks to @simond and all involved. Nice to put faces to online names! Wed 16:18:32
simoneverest At pub with remains of #wordupwhitehall – appears 100% male: a WordPress issue or a pub one? (Adam & Eve on Petty France) Wed 16:29:25
cyberdoyle @simoneverest boys will be boys. #wordupwhitehall Wed 16:39:10
nickmhalliday RT @neillyneil: @simond should be very proud of how #wordupwhitehall has gone – should I say “first #wordupwhitehall”? Think it’s got legs. Wed 17:05:51
ShaneMcC Nicely done by @simond on #wordupwhitehall – thx to @neillyneil and BIS for hosting – next time we need more people not called Simon Wed 18:08:58
scrumph RT @ShaneMcC: Nicely done by @simond on #wordupwhitehall – thx to @neillyneil and BIS for hosting – next time we need more people not called Simon Wed 18:32:43
scrumph Really enjoyed #wordupwhitehall useful hearing experiences, issues and optimism of others. Didn’t tweet much as others beat me to comments. Wed 18:36:31
draml The iPhone battery lasted right thru #wordupwhitehall till I got on the train at Waterloo. Sadly music/podcastless journey home tho. Wed 18:39:03
scrumph Thanks @simond for organising the first #wordupwhitehall. Where would be a good virtual space to carry on the conversation? Wed 18:39:32
TommyBaines Enjoyed #wordupwhitehall 2day, great presentations & knowledge sharing. Big thanks to @simond for organising & @bisgovuk for hosting. Wed 19:21:25
johnthegeo RT @ShaneMcC: Nicely done by @simond on #wordupwhitehall – thx to @neillyneil and BIS for hosting – next time we need more people not called Simon Wed 20:06:40
johnthegeo Really pleased with the response to our presentation at #wordupwhitehall. Thanks @wwdmartin. Great to meet others with similar challenges. Wed 20:09:52
simond Table for one at Nando’s on the way home from #wordupwhitehall. If that went half as well as it seemed to go, I’m a happy host. Wed 20:30:18
simond Stephen Fry, Kylie Minogue, me. That @simonwheatley knows how to start a presentation. #wordupwhitehall Wed 20:31:58
johnthegeo @simond You should be a happy host indeed. #wordupwhitehall Wed 20:34:04
juliac2 Published small set of photos from #wordupwhitehall event – last 4 in this set http://bit.ly/Zwp5r lots of great wordpress ideas on show Wed 22:28:01
harrym An excellent day: #wordupwhitehall (props to @simond) followed by dinner with @williamheath and friends, with fabulous food by @mikelib Wed 22:41:11
juliac2 RT @draml: Fascinating, enjoyable & v useful day at #wordupwhitehall, congrats & thanks to @simond and all involved. Nice to put faces to online names! Wed 22:43:34
simoneverest RT @TommyBaines: Enjoyed #wordupwhitehall 2day, great presentations & knowledge sharing. Big thanks to @simond for organising & @bisgovuk for hosting. Wed 23:04:50
wwdmartin RT @contactsimon: @wwdmartin reprazents for @DFID_UK http://twitpic.com/2x9qf3 #wordupwhitehall Wed 23:34:51

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