Category Archives: Wikipedia
My interview about Wikipedia, with BBC WM’s Carl Chinn
Andy Mabbett was interviewed, about Wikipedia, on Carl Chinn’s BBC WM radio programme. Continue reading
Posted in about me, music, Wikipedia
Tagged bbc, BBC WM, Carl Chinn, interview, iPlayer, Pink Floyd, radio, West Midland Bird Club, wikipedia, WMBC
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A proposed tag for including Wikipedia links in Twitter posts
What if we agreed a special tag as a shortcut for using Wikipedia links in Twitter? Continue reading
Posted in ideas, social media, tagging, Twitter, web standards, Wikipedia
Tagged dracos, Matthew Somerville, tagging, twitter, twitter:status=25245878302281729, twitter:user=dracos, wikipedia
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Everything at your postcode – proposal for a new website
A proposal for a new website, providing links to information about any given UK postcode. Continue reading
Posted in ideas, local government, microformats, social media, web standards, Wikipedia
Tagged crowdsourcing, geolocation, hyperlocal, idea, microformats, open data, OpenlyLocal, postcode, proposal
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My Open Data Challenge to UK Local Government: a Wikipedia Page for Every Council
An open data problem experienced by OpenlyLocal could be solved if staff from each UK council simply started a Wikipedia article about their council, where none already exists. Continue reading
When writing about the web, links are required
The Telegraph needs to understand that the word “Web” in World Wide Web refers to the interlinking of articles on different sites. Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, news, social media, Wikipedia
Tagged censorship, journalism, linking, MPs, parliament, telegraph, web, wikipedia, world wide web, www
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