Networked Neighbourhoods has begun a new project looking at how local formal and informal care networks can use social media to help older people age in place. Funding comes from the IDeA’s Efficiency and Transformation Capital Fund and we’ll be working with Haringey Council and Age Concern Haringey. The project aims to reduce the burden [...]
Archives for June, 2010
Council Officers highlight key issues with local websites
This week we ran a workshop for council officers across London, to explore the issues raised by neighbourhood websites from their point of view. The meeting included short presentations on the three case study sites, Brockley Central, East Dulwich Forum and Harringay Online and some vigorous discussion from the participants. A short account of the [...]
The rise of citizen-led websites
The BBC has been taking a growing interest in citizen-led local websites, the latest instance being an article published today by BBC Technology Correspondent, Jane Wakefield. Jane uses the three sites being studied in our London’s Digital Neighbourhoods research – Brockley Central, East Dulwich Forum and Harringay Online – to help build the argument that [...]
Online communication in neighbourhoods: not just people we know
The latest Pew Internet Project report has just been published, on the topic of ‘neighbors online’. It’s based on telephone interviews with 2,258 Americans, and while I didn’t read anything that hit the wow-box it certainly helps us think about communication at neighbourhood level. The questions asked about face-to-face interaction with neighbours, telephone contact, and [...]
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