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Archive for January, 2010

Ascentum and Public Participation: Impressions of Our First Co-Op Student
Friday, January 29th, 2010

My name is Tristan Eclarin, and I’m currently working towards my Masters in Public Administration at the University of Victoria. This semester, I’m working here at Ascentum as a co-op student. I’m excited about the opportunity to learn everything I can about public participation and social media, and I’d like to share some of my first impressions: (more…)

Open Government Directions Site
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

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12 myths about social media
Friday, January 22nd, 2010

The worst-culprit myths about using social media to engage the people important to your organization… (more…)

How to use Twitter to make your next in-person dialogue better
Friday, January 15th, 2010

At its core, Twitter is a community-building tool.  In this blog, we’ll share ways you can build a Twitter community around your in-person dialogue events so they are engaging, create a stock of shared knowledge and make the results more sustainable. (more…)

Online vs. face-to-face dialogues…
Friday, January 8th, 2010

A few important differences to think about

Because we facilitate both face-to-face and online dialogues here at Ascentum, people often ask us “how are they any different?” or “which works best?(more…)