Tag Archives: Birmingham City Council

Idea: A tool to make it easy to subscribe to web-based lists of Twitter accounts

Posted on 17 April 2012 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett proposes a tool to make it easy to subscribe to web-based lists of Twitter accounts. Continue reading →

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Politician pin ups – open-licensed pictures, please

Posted on 10 February 2012 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett calls on public bodies to provide open-licensed pictures of politicians and senior officers. Continue reading →

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The mysterious case of Birmingham’s missing Victorian cast iron urinal

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett wants to know what happened to the listed Victorian cast iron urinal, which he acquired for Birmingham Railway Museum in 1987. Continue reading →

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Alan Sugar, Digby Jones and me, in the Daily Express

Posted on 12 May 2011 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett is quoted in Ros Dodd’s article, “The Apprentice Proves that Britain Means Business”, in the Daily Express. Continue reading →

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Sharing images openly is better than uploading to single sites

Posted on 7 September 2010 by Andy Mabbett

Where’s the best place to publish metadata about archived images? Continue reading →

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