Category Archives: Puffles

What happens when you take your dragon fairy to a music gig?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Summary On being pleasantly surprised by all four musical acts, the importance of small musical venues, the importance of accessibility of said small venues, and ‘diversity issues’ in comedy. It’s kind of a risky thing to do – turning up … Continue reading →

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“Yeah, you’re gonna need a licence for that tweeting dragon fairy of yours”

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Summary Trying to work out what the proposed royal charter means for this blog – and for my tweeting dragon fairy I’m still trying to work out how the exocet missile that was supposed to be heading towards the corporate … Continue reading →

Posted in Law and legal issues, Party politics, Puffles | 4 Comments

Puffles crashes CRASSH – then gets to play with a 3D printer

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Summary Have wings, will fly – as Cambridge University slowly but surely opens its events up to the wider public, and to local dragon fairies too. It either takes a lot of courage, or a completely zero sense of self-image … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge, Education, training and exams, Events I have been to, Puffles | 1 Comment

Puffles’ Twitter Lists – Local Government & CommsCamp13

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

Summary Just a few of the great and the good from the world of local government – feel free to suggest more via comments below. This list stems from the excellent CommsCamp13 gathering organised by Dan Slee, Darren Caveney and Ann … Continue reading →

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Something is stirring in Cambridge with all things public policy…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Summary …but can the societies of Cambridge University open up its discussions to the city and wider society, and can the Cambridge’s societies and communities (city and universities) get together to make their impact greater than the sum of their … Continue reading →

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Green Party Leader comes to visit Puffles!

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

Summary Green Party Leader visits Cambridge – are local greens waking from their slumber? In October 2012 I criticised the local Green Party for basically disappearing from sight, and highlighted some of the challenges to the recently-elected Green Party Leader … Continue reading →

Posted in Cambridge, Campaigning, protesting and demonstrating, Party politics, Puffles, Social media | 2 Comments

Social media guidance – how do I apply my employer’s rules?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

Summary On personalising social media guidance – and making it work for you No Louise, you’ve not sinned. This post expands on some thoughts on corporate social media guidance, and how to apply it in a manner that works for … Continue reading →

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Safe spaces

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Summary Squaring the circle on dealing with nasty posts, and the importance of social communities This is something I’ve been pondering over for some time, but some people making threats of violence to some of my female followers – along … Continue reading →

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How we made the digital video social media guides…

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

…by Dana Bubulj Dana has very kindly written up her experiences of working on my second digital video project. Please read them here. The new digital video guides can be found here – feel free to share them. Fingers crossed … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, training and exams, Public administration & policy, Puffles, Social media | 1 Comment

So this is Christmas…

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

…and what have you done? It’s sad to see the footage from John Lennon’s music video where the title and the above-line is taken from. It was in the mid-late 1980s that my parents bought what I remember to be … Continue reading →

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