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Category Archives: ideas
The BBC, Open Content and Wikipedia
Andy Mabbett describes how the BBC could make more use of Wikipedia’s open-licensed content on its regional news and sport pages Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, ideas, microformats, Pink Floyd, social media, Wikipedia
Tagged Assay Office, bbc, Birmingham, hBiota, Mailbox, microformat, microformats, open content, Pink Floyd, Robin Morley, social media, species microformat, wikipedia
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Idea: A tool to make it easy to subscribe to web-based lists of Twitter accounts
Andy Mabbett proposes a tool to make it easy to subscribe to web-based lists of Twitter accounts. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, Twitter
Tagged Birmingham City Council, browser, idea, suggestion, twitter, useful, web
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How eBay could help Wikimedia Commons get more open-licensed images
Andy Mabbett asks eBay to help Wikimedia Commons gather open-licensed images of historic items offered for sale through them. Continue reading
Posted in Birmingham, ideas, Wikipedia
Tagged Birmingham, eBay, free, General Elliot, Henry Biggs, Moor Street, open licence, token, trade token, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please
Andy Mabbett calls on public bodies to provide open-licensed pictures of politicians and senior officers. Continue reading
Posted in hyperlocal, ideas, local government, open data, photography, Wikipedia
Tagged accountability, aerial photography, Birmingham City Council, blogging, Bull Ring, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, copyright, Creative Commons, democracy, flickr, free, hyperlocal, journalism, libre, licence, licensing, local government, localgovweb, open data, open licence, opendata, OpenlyLocal, Paul Tilsley, photography, politicians, politics, social media, web, West Midlands Police, Wikimedia, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Lightning Talks Strike Twice
0000-0001-5882-6823I very much enjoyed attending Local Gov Camp North West last weekend. Although it was attended by fewer people than other unconferences I’ve been to (due to people crying off for fear the impending snowpocalypse would leave them stranded in … Continue reading
Bullet points from UK Govcamp 2012
Twenty of Andy Mabbett’s thoughts after UKGovCamp 2012. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, open data, tagging, Twitter, Wikipedia
Tagged Anke Holst, beer, Brompton, Dan Slee, Dave Briggs, EdenT, emergency response, flickr, FoI, Freedom of Information, freelance, Glasto for Geeks, Liz Eden, London, London Transport, MabsBrompton, Microsoft, open data, OpenAttribute, Scottevest, social media, Steph Gray, SummerBeth, Terence Eden, trains, twitter, ukgc12, ukgovcamp, unconference, walking, wikipedia
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Wi-Fi checklist for unconference or hack-day organisers
Andy Mabbett provides a checklist of hints and tips for anyone organising wi-fi at an unconference or hack-day. Continue reading
The 9th and 10th QR Code commandents
Andy Mabbett replies to Terence Eden’s request for commandments for people using QR Codes. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, microformats, web standards
Tagged busses, EdenT, hcard, microformats, nesky999, public transport, QR, QRCode, QRCodes, twitter:user=edent, twitter:user=nesky999, Vanessa Pearce, vcard
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Dan Slee, me, HyperLocal Govcamp West Midlands, BrewCamp, and cake
Andy Mabbett is mentioned in a new blog post by Dan Slee, about HyperLocal Govcamp West Midlands, BrewCamp, and cake Continue reading
Posted in about me, hyperlocal, ideas, local government
Tagged BrewCamp, cake, danSlee, flickr, GovCamp, hyperlocal, local government, localgovweb, Mike Rawlins, Pezholio, Si Whitehouse, Stuart Harrison, twitter:user=danslee, twitter:user=mike_rawlins, Twitter:user=pezholio, Twitter:user=siwhitehouse, West Midlands, wikipedia
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