I live and work in Hampshire. I’m biased. But I still think this is really nice.
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Camping without the tents: UK GovCamp 2012
I spent Friday and Saturday in London at UK GovCamp 2012, or #UKGC12 as it’s known on Twitter. It was an “unconference” with no prepared agenda. If you aren’t familiar with unconferences, Steph Gray gives a good description in his November…
Tagged with: GovCamp, technology, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club, WordPress
Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology, Unconference
Posted in Events, LocalGov, Technology, Unconference
Tracks, Maps, and Apps
I got the idea of blogging about maps and apps a couple of weeks ago whilst reading Louise Brown’s fascinating first post for the #weeklyblogclub entitled: “How will I be using technology in 2012″. I’m interested in technology – not…
Drumalism – great new app from @SemanticTourist
Steve Peters aka @SemanticTourist describes himself on Twitter as an: “Open Data enthusiast and LinkedData fan; armchair developer…” In a great example of that armchair development – in his spare time over Christmas – he’s put together an excellent app…
Something for the weekend, Sir?
Visit a traditional barbershop and you can get a haircut for under a tenner. It may not have the exoticism of today’s stylist or unisex salons, but its history is every bit as exotic, and much longer. According to The…
New Starts and Looking Forward
Right. No more excuses. There are only so many times I can sharpen and rearrange my metaphorical pencils. This is my first blog post for 2012. Or, to put it another way, my fifth blog post ever. It’s dedicated to…
Tagged with: Blog, Blogging, Facebook, Social network, Twitter
Posted in blogging, Technology, Twitter
Posted in blogging, Technology, Twitter
Twitter Down
How ironic. I finally start blogging and my first couple of posts are both about Twitter. This coincides nicely with Twitter being down “for maintenance”
Ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter
I’ve been tweeting for just over a year during which time I’ve tried a variety of tools for reporting and analysis. Some have been quite impressive, but many have been pretty awful. Here’s a quick look at ten of my…
Tagged with: analysis, analytics, reporting, tools, TweetReach, Twitalyzer, Twitter, visualisation
Posted in Social Media, Technology, Twitter
Posted in Social Media, Technology, Twitter