No hard-sell I’ve never really thought about ‘why’ sponsors sponsor unconferences – I’m just glad they do. At each event I do the rounds of the stands, gratefully grabbing my share of the mugs, pens, t shirts, special offers and…
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Why on earth sponsor an Unconference?
Tagged with: Blog, BlueLightCamp, Hackathon, open data, UKBLC13, Unconference
Posted in apps, BluelightCamp, Events, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club
Posted in apps, BluelightCamp, Events, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Twitter, Unconference, weekly blog club
Blue Light Camp: Coming in from the cold
It’s been a bit quiet on the BlueLightCamp blog recently. Apart from Sasha’s post last week, nothing since November. But that doesn’t mean no activity – on the contrary. Hartley Wintney fire brigade members on board their fire engine in…
Tagged with: Blog, BlueLight Camp, social media, Unconference
Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Unconference, weekly blog club
Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, Unconference, weekly blog club
Getting the measure of social media
Must we measure? In November, Emer Coleman asked: Social media – Must we measure? In a fascinating post, Emer discusses how tricky it is to present the benefits of social media in traditional business cases. Emer argues that: Making a business case…
Tagged with: Blog, Facebook, Google, measurement, open data, social media, social media metrics, social media stats, Twitter
Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Posted in Facebook, LocalGov, Open Data, Social Media, Technology, UKGC13, Unconference, weekly blog club
Open Sesame: UK open data
Open growth Earlier this month, Deloitte UK published a report: Open growth: Stimulating demand for open data in the UK, which they produced in collaboration with the Open Data Institute (ODI). In the report, Deloitte discuss the open data ‘marketplace’ which they…
A Blue Light on the horizon
A month or so ago I blogged: Reflections on Events, in which I looked back at some of the events I’ve attended over the last couple of years. I suggested some ‘tweaks’ for organisers, and how physical attendees might help…
Tagged with: BlueLight Camp, events, open data, Young Rewired State
Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, Open Data, Unconference, weekly blog club
Posted in BluelightCamp, Events, Open Data, Unconference, weekly blog club
The SLA Event (Pt 2): Ordnance Survey Open Data and GeoVation
This is the second half of a post about an event run by the Society for Location Analysis a couple of weeks ago. Last week’s post covered the introduction by the SLA Chairman, Peter Sleight, and a talk by Professor Nigel Shadbolt…
Tagged with: Geovation, iPhone, Linked Data, open data, Ordnance Survey, Society for Location Analysis
Posted in Events, Open Data, Technology
Posted in Events, Open Data, Technology
SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age
This is the first of a two-part post about an event I attended last night (21st Feb), organised by the Society for Location Analysis (SLA). It was held in Hampshire County Council’s headquarters in Winchester, but the SLA – and…
Tagged with: Geovation, open data, Open Source, OpenStreetMap, Ordnance Survey
Posted in Events, Linked Data, Open Data, Technology
Posted in Events, Linked Data, Open Data, Technology
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…