This morning (Sunday) I had the rare luxury of doing whatever I liked. I therefore settled down to read: A Landmark Week – and every one of the eighteen Weekly Blog Club posts – ‘cover to cover’. If you haven’t already discovered Weekly Blog Club, I strongly recommend giving it a go – there’s something in there…… Continue reading Christmas Fairy Tale
Year: 2012
Local social media usage: x months on
I originally wrote this post in September 2012, and updated it at the end of November 2012 to take account of new stats. The charts will update when I enter new stats, but the commentary may not reflect that for a while (until I get around to updating it!) Back in July I wrote a post: estimating…… Continue reading Local social media usage: x months on
BlueLight Camp: Post of posts
Planning for BlueLight Camp 2013 is well under way, and more information will be published about the event on the BlueLightCamp site shortly. In the meantime, I thought it worth highlighting some of the articles written about the first BlueLight Camp, held in April 2012. I’ve included a short extract from each post. We’ll be drawing on…… Continue reading BlueLight Camp: Post of posts
Hampshire Hub project Update for HIOWLA Chief Executives
On 2nd November 2012 an update on the Hampshire Hub project was presented to the Chief Executives of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Authorities. You can preview and download the report below. [gview file=”http://www.hampshirehub.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Hampshire-Hub-HIOW-Chief-Executives-Progress-Report-October-2012.pdf”]
Search Hampshire's public web sites (experimental)
There’s an experimental new search facility in Protohub to search a variety of public web sites in and around Hampshire. Type a search term in the box below and click the search button. If you want to search for an exact phrase, enclose the words in quotes (e.g. “climate change”) You will be able to…… Continue reading Search Hampshire's public web sites (experimental)
A local GDS, for Local People
In case you aren’t familiar with it, GDS is the acronym for the Government Digital Service, which was set-up by the Cabinet Office to ‘transform’ government digital services. GDS is responsible for – amongst other things – the single government domain. Some concern has been expressed that GDS is ‘hoovering-up’ local digital talent, but it’s generally…… Continue reading A local GDS, for Local People
The rise of the unconference
An unconference is a participant-driven meeting. The term “unconference” has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees, sponsored presentations, and organisation. This film, from TheInformationDaily.TV takes a look at the rise of the unconference, with a…… Continue reading The rise of the unconference
High Vis for economic data
Last time, I wrote about my experience of being a guest host for WeeklyBlogClub. At the end, I included a quick visualisation that I’d made using Mindmeister, a mind-mapping tool. I’d used Mindmeister to help identify links between posts as part of my write-up for Week 33, and I tacked it on at the end…… Continue reading High Vis for economic data
The Observatory of Economic Complexity – useful for business?
If you’re in business and looking for a market for your products, here’s a quick example of how the Observatory of Economic Complexity might be useful: Switzerland is well known for its high quality time pieces, so it’s no great surprise to see it’s a major exporter of watches Exports of watches in 2010 Switzerland’s export…… Continue reading The Observatory of Economic Complexity – useful for business?
Ministry of Justice: New offence of Squatting in a Residential Building
The offence of squatting in a residential building comes in to law from 1st September 2012, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Justice Minister Crispin Blunt said: ‘For too long squatters have had the justice system on the run and have caused homeowners untold misery in eviction, repair and clean-up costs. Not any more. Hard…… Continue reading Ministry of Justice: New offence of Squatting in a Residential Building