Julia's Blog

I live in North Kent, and commute each day to London to work in the Communications Division of the Department for International Development. I’m in a great team, which is responsible for this and the ever expanding range of online channels we use to tell DFID’s stories. See my disclaimer – I’m doing this blog in my own time, based on my own experiences and ideas – so for information on international development follow the link above.

Why am I doing this?

I started out as a librarian, before even Telnet existed….. and used to use paper and postcards to share snippets of information with friends and colleagues. Now the web is evolving at an incredible speed, there is tons to learn and share, and so I thought I’d start this blog, both as a way of putting my money where my mouth is, but mainly to record and share all the references and links to brilliant ideas that I’m always stumbling across on the web.

If you are one of the people who I usually bombard with notes or emails, you will find the filtered results of my hours of web browsing here, and notes on things I’ve heard, seen or done. One note of warning though – I’m easily distracted and sidetracked – so while the main focus of this blog is my interest in the exciting world of  the internet itself – and the many new ways people are finding of communicating with each other, my other interests may creep in. So you might find a post containing links to good tools for enthusing people about web 2.0 or writing a digital strategy, next to one on environmental news or castles. Oh yes, and I still love libraries!