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Thank you Herkimer Elementary for a Twitter spam case study
Andy Mabbett has uncovered some suspect behaviour on Twitter. Continue reading
How may I merge or duplicate Twitter accounts?
Andy Mabbett wants a tool to merge Twitter accounts – more specifically, to combine their lists of followers. Continue reading
Don’t link to my Twitter profile!
Andy Mabbett wants people to link to his website, not (just), his Twitter profile Continue reading
Posted in about me, ideas, social media, Twitter, web standards
Tagged Andy Mabbett, blogging, facebook, google, Google juice, linkedin, linking, optimisation, PageRank, pigsonthewing, search, SEO, twitter, Twitter:user=pigsonthewing
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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, tool, twitter, useful, web
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The Prime Minister, Social Media Surgeries and Me
Andy Mabbett is a recipient, with others, of the “Big Society Award”, for his work running Social Media Surgeries. Continue reading
Posted in about me, Birmingham, hyperlocal, news, social media, Twitter, Wikipedia, WordPress
Tagged Aston, Big Society, Birmingham, Coventry, David Cameron, digbeth, Dudley, facebook, google, libcamp, libcampUK2011, Nick booth, Oscott, perry barr, Pete Ashton, social media, social media surgeries, social media surgery, Stourbridge, twitter, Walsall, wikipedia, wordpress
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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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The BBC’s fundamental misunderstanding of copyright
The BBC’s response to a complaint by Andy Mabbett shows a fundamental misunderstanding of copyright law. Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, social media, Twitter
Tagged bbc, copyright, law, photography, TwitPic, twitter
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Can you make a Freedom of Information request via Twitter?
Andy Mabbett explains why Freedom of Information made via Twitter should be honoured. Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, local government, Twitter
Tagged FoI, Freedom of Information, local government, social media, twitter
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An open letter to Iain (M) Banks: please give Twitter a try
Andy Mabbett writes an open letter to Iain M Banks, explaining why he’d benefit from being on Twitter. Continue reading
Poll: To at or not to at?
Andy Mabbett idly wonders where to put the “@” symbol when linking to Twitter profiles. Oh, and coincidentally, he’s trialling a WordPress plugin for polls. Continue reading