How are young people using Social Media

I missed the UK Youth Online unconference at the weekend.  Well done to Tim Davies for pulling it off. How are young people using social media? View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: social networking youth) Steph Gray shared these findings from research commissioned by DIUS.  It’s notable for Read more…

Volunteer? Do us a Favour

It seems the well-intentioned agency V has realised the Volunteering is off-putting.  (Why oh why did they not work that out before spending £000’s branding themselves as V?)  66% of young people thought so.  Whereas 80% of young people have done favours for others. Therefore they are launching a new Read more…

From Minnesota to Oxford

Steven Clift, Ashoka Fellow, eDemocracy.org, Local Issues Forum and general eDemocracy Font of Knowledge is passing through the UK on his way back from a conference in Europe.  The meeting is taking place at Oxford Town Hall on Thursday October 2nd. If you fancy coming to help plot out a Read more…

Virtual Worlds & Councils

There has been some conversation about what role a virtual world such as Second Life should play in a council’s engagement strategy. I’m a sceptic myself.  You need to download and install special software, you need a beefed-up computer, the controls are far from intuitive, and the sight of clothed Read more…

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