The first of many bits and pieces we're bound to share with you after our visit to the fantastic Personal Democracy Forum in New York last week, here Marc Smith gives you the run down on what he and his colleagues are working on around social network analysis and online relationships.

As I say more of this sort of thing as we catch up on our post-event reading, but for now take a look at the event summary from FutureGov's Carrie as well as what was said on Twitter during the 2 day event.

Oh, and then there's always the recordings of the keynotes brought to you by Civico of course... :)

Last week at Gov20LA (an gov20 unconference held out on the West Coast of the US for the first time, expertly pulled together by @You2Gov @Lovisatalk) I met a long time Twitter hero of mine, Adriel Hampton.
Not only is Adriel one of the nicest people you .... Read More

Some people say this was no big deal. I disagree.

With 11,696 questions (and admittedly only time for 0.2% to be asked!) that's some engagement exercise.

To read how Google managed all the information, take a look at their blog.

Yet another in a long series of breathtakingly good social commentaries from Cassetteboy, this time with DJ Rubbish, reviewing the events of 2009 rap stylee.

For more treats check out Cassetteboy's heavy hitting take on the state of UK political parties (could become a viral classic in the run up to the election?) and a spoof Christmas message from the Liberal Democrats (not sure if it's Cassetteboy this one).

Big thanks to @flosskebabs for passing them all my way.

Just through on email from Google's Policy Blog, Google today announced:
"the latest in a series of online safety videos as part of our Digital Literacy campaign. As we engage more students, parents and teachers about how to make good decisions online, many have noted how difficult it is to iden.... Read More

Another gem via the ever reliable sharer of great content, @derekeb.
As he says over on his blog:
http://www.debaird.net/.a/6a00d8341c007953ef0120.... Read More

The hugely impactful and extremely sad example of the reality of a case of targeted violence and harassment against disabled people.
Produced by the Office of Public Management, the video is intended to:
"raise awareness of the corrosive impact of persistent harassment experienced by many disabled people. The audio account is of actual victims of such experiences, with animation used to help convey the complex emotional .... Read More