Tag Archives: Public.Resource.Org
Watching Big Brother
August 10, 2010… information as possible. This has led to a surge in information available for organizations like Public.Resource.Org. Similarly, in the UK, the Government has recently launched the massive COINS database, giving anyone who cares to look an incredibly detailed look at UK Government expenditure.
A wolf in Google’s clothing
All this is great, but just releasing this information does not necessarily change much. The problem is that the information available on any one of these sites …
Tags: Barack Obama COINS crowdsourcing government data Julian Assange Public.Resource.Org Wikileaks Wolfram Alpha
Barack Obama, COINS, crowdsourcing, government data, Julian Assange, Public.Resource.Org, Wikileaks, Wolfram Alpha | 3 CommentsNow that’s what I call a remix: confessions of a YouTube-oholic
November 8, 2010 Share YouTube can be a dangerous place. A place where your time, and occasionally your sanity, vanish without trace. Trouble is, it’s also the best place to find out what crazy, creative stuff the “crowd” is up to. What I bring you today, after many hours of dangerous research, is some of its latest work. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Shining happy people …
FixMyTransport: keep calm and carry on crowdsourcing
September 19, 2011Share Public transport. It’s like teenage dating or job interviews – everyone’s got their own personal horror story. The unheated train that broke down in a snowstorm; getting stuck next to “the crazy guy” on a 6 hour bus ride; any journey on the London tube. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for cleaner, greener travel but why is public transport always so square ? …
crowd, crowdsourcing, Fixmystreet, microwork, mySociety, Public transport, Tom Steinberg, Twitter, waze, WriteToThem | Leave a commentThe Great War Archive: could crowd conscription help?
January 9, 2012 Share At this time of year, it often seems like people in the media industry are still too full/hungover from Christmas and New Year’s over-indulgence to do any real work. Filling the newspapers are either stories remembering the year just ended, or nostalgic human-interest stories.
Seeing as we have already reflected on 2011 , we decided it was a good time to talk about …
All I want for Christmas is you clear terminology
December 19, 2011
Share As you are all no doubt well aware, in the weeks leading up to Christmas, every song on the radio, every elevator conversation and every piece of advertising stuffed into our mailboxes must be Christmas-themed. It’s enough to ruin what should be a fun time of year. Which is why this blog post is definitely, absolutely not going to be about Christmas.
Ok, I lied. This …
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