Category Archives: Technology

Revisiting ‘free’ Twitter reporting and analysis tools in 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Mark Braggins

In January 2012 I wrote  Ten of my favourite reporting and analysis tools for Twitter. Lots of people commented and suggested their own favourites, so a couple of months later I wrote a follow-up, imaginatively entitled Ten (more) of my favourite reporting and … Continue reading →

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Pez Machines delivering self-driving cars, and other musings

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Mark Braggins

This is the third instalment in a series of posts about transport in the future. The previous ones are: What does the future hold? [Transport] Thinking aloud: Back to the Future [of Transport] I have no idea how many I’ll write on this … Continue reading →

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What does the future hold? [Transport]

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Mark Braggins

John Murray shared an interesting article this morning Aggressive drivers are going to bully self-driving cars https://t.co/PQelE0nvAV via @sai — John Murray (@MurrayData) October 23, 2016 The gist of the article is that – whilst autonomous vehicles can be instructed to take … Continue reading →

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Drones – opportunity or threat?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mark Braggins

Once the purview of the military and spies, ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ (‘Drones’), are increasingly common. Just hot air? A few months ago the giant online retailer Amazon announced its intention to deliver packages within 30 minutes of customers placing an … Continue reading →

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Social Media flooding map

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Mark Braggins

ESRI UK – the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specialist – has produced a Social Media Flooding Map. This interactive map shows geolocated posts which have been shared on several social networks – Twitter, You Tube and Flickr. Users are able … Continue reading →

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Futurology at UKGC14?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Mark Braggins

UKGC14 I’m writing this just a few days before UKGovCamp 2014, which is on Saturday 25th January 2014. If you’re going and haven’t already read UKGovcamp14: be prepared, do take a look, as it’s the practical info for attendees (including ARRIVE EARLY…BRING COFFEE). Futurology I’ve … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Hub: Good CoP or Bad CoP?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Mark Braggins

Knowledge Hub This is a hastily written post about Knowledge Hub (KH), which replaced the popular Communities of Practice (CoP) site for people who work in and around UK local government. According to the Local Government Association (LGA), Knowledge Hub is … Continue reading →

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BlueLight Camp: Post of posts

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mark Braggins

This post was originally published on the BlueLightCamp web site. 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 … Continue reading →

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Blue Light Camp: Coming in from the cold

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Mark Braggins

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 … Continue reading →

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Getting the measure of social media

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Mark Braggins

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 … Continue reading →

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