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Fix My Street

Found a local problem in your area?

such as:

Abandoned vehicles
Flyposting or graffiti
Flytipping or litter
Streetcleaning, such as broken glass in a cycle lane
Unlit lamposts
Potholes

The click here, report it and get it fixed!

This block can be used on community websites to give people a voice about local concerns, an email is sent to the local council concerned.

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General News

General News - Categorised news feed

Digital Inclusion

Digital Inclusion : Digital Participation

National Digital Inclusion 2010 (DCI10)

Click here to visit the conference site

Based on the Digital Britain report, the appointment of Martha Lane Fox as the Digital Champion and the Home Access Programme - the NDI10 'Digital Participation: Passing IT on' will seek to build momentum in the digital inclusion community by inspiring action and partnership and

Driving people to your site

You can make MONEY from your web site.

Yes, Well, But... You can make money from your website but it requires people to Visit your site.

it is springGetting people to visit a web site is big business, SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). Here are a couple of strategies that you can adopt.

Twitter, websites and adsense

Auto Twitter feed, Google Adsense were added to the WMICT Champions website in October to see if a website could become self financing.

twitterIn November and December I regularly posted content onto the site and had a healthy number of visitors and as the Twitter feed directs people to the page they were interested in and the Google ADsense ads placed adds based on the content it also created a small click through revenue stream.

Don't Click that....

Beware of Trojans-AntivirusLive

A small voluntary sector organisation has been attacked by a nasty Virus. The virus, in the form of a Trojan (a piece of software pretending to be one thing whilst infecting your computer) The Trojan offers to remove spyware and viruses but once you click run your system is compromised.

Computers and internet for families

Get on in school. Get online at home.

Home Access is a government drive which will help low-income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home.

Home Access LogoIf you are a low income family in receipt of certain benefits you could qualify for a grant to buy a computer and/or a minimum of one years' internet access. The programme is aimed at those that need it most and targets families that do not have access to a computer or the internet at home.

Measuring Impact - Outputs and Outcomes

image of a pie chartMany funders and organisations are moving away from measuring Outputs to measuring Outcomes. There is a need for some ICT systems to help capture and report on the outcomes information. A small consortium in Warwickshire asked me as the ICT Champion to look at the options available to them and then create a shortlist of suppliers.

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Green DIY tutorials : Eco-driving tips

Energy Saving Trust 2009

On January 27, Peugeot announced that that it will hold an "eco-driving" challenge on February 28, with drivers taking a Paris-to-Geneva course using as little fuel as possible. The recent popularity of such events has drawn attention to the many techniques drivers can use to maximize fuel efficiency on the road. With that in mind, these DIY tutorials feature a variety of easy eco-driving tips.

Creating effective web content - 5 tips

ShakespeareWhen you have a CMS (Content Management System) website then you have the power and the opportunity to create your own content. However, with great power comes great responsibility, (I heard that somewhere). Before you start to create your content you should consider the following points.

Who are you talking to?

There is a tendency for organisations to talk to themselves. Sentences start with ‘Our objectives are...'; ‘We have our ethical...'

The next CENTRAL Birmingham Social Media Surgery will take place

on Wednesday 20 January from 5.30-7pm at our new venue – thestudio.

Situated on 7 Cannon Street, B5 5EP. To get to Cannon Street take a right turn off New Street after H&M. You can see the location on their map here.

If you belong to a Birmingham-based community or neighbourhood group or charity please come and join us. You can drop in any time between 5.30pm and 7pm.

BT Internet Ranger - Opportunity

BT LogoBT Internet Ranger of the Year Awards

If you know a young person, up to the age of 16, who has used their ICT skills to help others to get online, you can either nominate them or encourage them to nominate themselves in the Internet Ranger of the Year awards.
A winner from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will each receive an HP laptop plus £250 worth of IT vouchers, together with a certificate. A best of the national winners will receive an additional £250 worth of IT vouchers.

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