Comments on: UK Gov to move into the 90s http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dave j http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/comment-page-1/#comment-148 dave j Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:48:34 +0000 http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/#comment-148 It is true that web 2.0 has been around since back in the late nineties, but it hasnt exploded until pretty recently. And from the looks of it there is no going back, people just love having the user interactivity. It is true that web 2.0 has been around since back in the late nineties, but it hasnt exploded until pretty recently. And from the looks of it there is no going back, people just love having the user interactivity.

]]> By: Tom Steinberg http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Tom Steinberg Wed, 03 Oct 2007 23:57:25 +0000 http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/#comment-9 Hi Darren, You might be interested in our FOI project which is currently under construction: http://www.mysociety.org/moin.cgi/FreedomOfInformation ta ra, Tom Hi Darren,

You might be interested in our FOI project which is currently under construction:

http://www.mysociety.org/moin.cgi/FreedomOfInformation

ta ra,

Tom

]]> By: Another government webbie blogging « Whitehall Webby - digital media in government http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Another government webbie blogging « Whitehall Webby - digital media in government Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:38:54 +0000 http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/#comment-6 [...] already posed a few thoughts in response to my recent post about government beginning to get social media, including a social [...] [...] already posed a few thoughts in response to my recent post about government beginning to get social media, including a social [...]

]]> By: Darren http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Darren Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:05:31 +0000 http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/#comment-5 Jeremy, your blog has been a very useful insight to me recently in work so you're welcome to the namecheck! As for demand, I agree with you entirely but I'm often reminded of the old saying you can't shine sh*t. Putting a few bells and whistles on sites which underneath have poor content or aren't usable is waste of time. Other than pleasing a few senior managers the general public aren't stupid and will see it as merely painting over the cracks. I would refer you to a site I worked on recently for one of our Departments (www.dardni.gov.uk) which isn't the most attractive site in the world, certainly has no Web 2.0 type interactivity BUT when road tested with targetted user groups it got superb feedback. Why? Because it's usable, (in the main) well written and delivers what it's audience demands. What Web 2.0 add ons would enhance this site and similar others? That's the million dollar question. Jeremy, your blog has been a very useful insight to me recently in work so you’re welcome to the namecheck! As for demand, I agree with you entirely but I’m often reminded of the old saying you can’t shine sh*t. Putting a few bells and whistles on sites which underneath have poor content or aren’t usable is waste of time. Other than pleasing a few senior managers the general public aren’t stupid and will see it as merely painting over the cracks.
I would refer you to a site I worked on recently for one of our Departments (www.dardni.gov.uk) which isn’t the most attractive site in the world, certainly has no Web 2.0 type interactivity BUT when road tested with targetted user groups it got superb feedback. Why? Because it’s usable, (in the main) well written and delivers what it’s audience demands. What Web 2.0 add ons would enhance this site and similar others? That’s the million dollar question.

]]> By: Jeremy Gould http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jeremy Gould Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:55:18 +0000 http://www.acquiweb.com/blog/index.php/2007/09/26/uk-gov-to-move-into-the-90s/#comment-4 Thanks for the namecheck, always nice to find someone who actually reads my blog! Know what you mean about sorting out the mess before playing with the sexy stuff. Problem is, demand from within is for the latter not the former. Tricky to manage that. Thanks for the namecheck, always nice to find someone who actually reads my blog! Know what you mean about sorting out the mess before playing with the sexy stuff. Problem is, demand from within is for the latter not the former. Tricky to manage that.

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