Social Media Surgery
Written by Nicky Getgood on Sunday, November 30th, 2008 ( Start discussion )
Tags: Birmingham Ramblers' Association, bvsc, fix my street, john mostyn, jon bounds, mysociety, nick booth, Paradise Circus, podnosh, social media surgery, Stef Lewandowski
The Social Media Surgery for Birmingham’s voluntary organisations happened on Wednesday at the BVSC on Digbeth High Street, and again the turn-out was fantastic. In the Birmingham Bloggers Group’s reflections I was listed as a helper but thanks to my crappy laptop being unable to hook up to the wireless, I suspect I’d have been more help giving John Mostyn a hand with the tea. It will be great to see the blogs that are born from it, I’m especially interested in the Birmingham Ramblers’ Association Get Walking Keep Walking project, which is planning urban tours of the city.
I really do think I learnt more than taught at the event. Jon Bounds took me through mysociety and its various projects, my favorite being Fix My Street, where you can report, view or discuss local problems. And I got some gems from wisdom from Stef Lewandowski in a spick and span Hennessey’s pub afterwards, who had some great ideas for Digbeth is Good – watch this space!
I’m hoping these surgeries become a regular fixture, as much for my benefit as for the voluntary organisations!
