Tag Archives: Birmingham

What have I been up to, lately?

Posted on 10 September 2013 by Andy Mabbett

A round-up of some of Andy Mabbett’s recent activities. Continue reading →

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Trevor Mabbett’s comments on ‘The Man on the Beat’

Posted on 1 March 2013 by Andy Mabbett

Trevor Mabbett’s comments on ‘The Man on the Beat’, a 1945 British Council film made in Ledsam Street, Ladywood, Birmingham. Continue reading →

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The BBC, Open Content and Wikipedia

Posted on 18 April 2012 by Andy Mabbett

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 →

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How eBay could help Wikimedia Commons get more open-licensed images

Posted on 14 April 2012 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett asks eBay to help Wikimedia Commons gather open-licensed images of historic items offered for sale through them. Continue reading →

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The Prime Minister, Social Media Surgeries and Me

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett is a recipient, with others, of the “Big Society Award”, for his work running Social Media Surgeries. Continue reading →

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Portrait with Brompton Bike

Posted on 15 April 2011 by Andy Mabbett

Portraits of Andy Mabbett, part of the Birmingham Cyclists project by Pete, aka Dividenthal. Continue reading →

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Don’t confuse your social media channels

Posted on 30 November 2010 by Andy Mabbett

Piping Facebook status updates to Twitter (or any automation of cross-channel feeds) can give confusing messages. Continue reading →

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My Open Data Challenge to UK Local Government: a Wikipedia Page for Every Council

Posted on 16 July 2010 by Andy Mabbett

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 →

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Bacchus Bar, Birmingham. Awful.

Posted on 21 November 2009 by Andy Mabbett

A visit to Bacchus Bar, Birmingham, was ruined by bad service, filthy toilets and failure of staff to remove a puddle of vomit. Continue reading →

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