My comments elsewhere- Northamptonshire’s road to FixMyStreet / mySociety
- Display Wikidata labels · Issue #262 · taginfo/taginfo
- Recreating an old UK Government Coat of Arms – Terence Eden’s Blog
- Unofficial Transcripts: mySociety is seeking councillors, council officers, local activists and hyperlocal bloggers interested in Hansards at the local level / mySociety
- The Guardian and chugging – James Cousins
Tag Archives: bbc
Matching ORCID and other authority control identifiers in Wikidata BEACON
Andy Mabbett, describes a new tool, Wikidata BEACON, which can match authority control and other identifiers, including ORCIDs. Continue reading
Posted in ORCID, Wikipedia
Tagged Andrew Gray, Authority Control, bbc, ChemSpider, IMDb, Magnus Manske, ORCID, Royal Society of Chemistry, VIAF, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, wikipedia
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Finding ORCID identifiers used in Wikidata & Wikipedia
A brief note from Andy Mabbett, describing a new tool, Resolver, which can find whether an ORCID identifier is used in Wikidata or Wikipedia – in any language. Continue reading
Posted in ORCID, Wikipedia
Tagged Andrew Gray, bbc, BBC Your Paintings, ChemSpider, Magnus Manske, ODNB, ORCID, unique identifiers, VIAF, Wikdiata, wikipedia
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My interview, about Wikipedia, with Jamillah Knowles, for BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Outriders’
Andy Mabbett was interviewed, about Wikipedia, by Jamillah Knowles, for BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Outriders’. Continue reading
Posted in about me, Wikipedia
Tagged Andy Mabbett, bbc, Jamillah Knowles, jemimah_knight, Outriders, pigsonthewing, QRpedia, Radio 5 Live, Staffordshire Archives and Heritage Service, The King of Rome, twitter:user=jemimah_knight, Twitter:user=pigsonthewing, wikipedia, Wikipedian in Residence
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The BBC, Regional News and Sport, and Hyperlocal Blogs
Andy Mabbett reports the BBC’s agreement to his request that they consider linking to news stories on hyperlocal blogs and invites expressions of interest from suitable English bloggers. Continue reading
Posted in hyperlocal, ideas, social media
Tagged B44, bbc, blog, blogging, blogs, hyperlocal, news, regional news, regions, Robin Morley, TheB44
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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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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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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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BBC Balloon Release Complaint
Prof. Jim Al-Khalili, on the BBC’s ‘Chemistry: A Volatile History’, (ep. 2) released a big, red, helium-filled balloon, with a string attached.
On its return to earth, the balloon will become litter. Balloons are harmful to wildlife, so I complained to the BBC. Continue reading
Posted in annoyances, nature
Tagged Al-Khalili, b00qck1t, balloon, balloon release, bbc, bbc four, bbc:programme=b00qck1t, complaint, marine conservation society, mcs, RSPB, wildlife
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