Dave

Dave

  • Joined: January 6, 2026
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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: How we used email as a customer support system at mySociety Ten propositions about digital technology later in life Reflections on WebSci13 John Carey on the Internet Time for revolution rather…

Convenience vs control

Everything in life is becoming a balance of convenience versus control. Only, it’s not so much of a balance as a mass grab for convenience. Sometimes this doesn’t matter, sometimes it does. Take food for instance. We love the convenience…

Webchat on social media in parish councils

As part of our work supporting NALC in their inquiry into the future of localism, I’m facilitating a webchat on the use of social media in parish, town and community councils. It’s happening this Thursday, 9th May at 12pm on…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: With not for From the ground up (or how to encourage a school boy) How councils are crowdfunding community projects ★ Web Apps vs. Native Apps Is Still a Thing Devon…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Ubuntu 13.04 Review: Linux for the average Joe or Jane Learning Pool Proud Sponsors of BlueLightCamp 2013 Digital Housing Hub welcomes it’s thousandth member! Building a network of trust around the…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: ROUGH JUSTICE: Jo Smith is clearing her name GIS Watch 2012 article: Who is doing what when it comes to technology for transparency, accountability and anti-corruption Goldilocks for grey-haired geeks The…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: From the centre and here to help Digital Britain 2 – why I don’t think it goes far enough Citizens Agenda – making local democracy more relevant MOOCs: A view from…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Blocks, barriers and doorstops! Innovation in the NHS ✚ Review: Writing Kit for iPad POINT BREAK: 16 points of the cluetrain manifesto comms people need to know Investment in Place and…

The brute force of money

David Weinberger on the purchase of Mendeley by Elsevier: I seriously have no interest in judging the Mendeley folks. I still like them, and who am I to judge? If someone offered me $45M (the minimum estimate that I’ve seen) for a…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: On IBM, OpenStack and Chef: an interview Intelligent Impact: Evaluating an open data capacity building with voluntary sector organisations WordPress.tv: Understanding the WordPress Dashboard Tony Hall’s biggest test as BBC director…

Outliners are cool!

Do you use an outliner? Have you even heard of them? An outline is a load of text, organised into a hierarchy. It looks like a bulleted list, with content at various levels, but proper ones do a bit more…

Anil Dash – The web we lost

Overall, I’m quite pleased with the response to this conversation about the web we lost because one of my central points is that the arrogance and insularity of the old-guard, conventional wisdom creators of social media, including myself, was one…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: How can local authorities achieve smart cities? Facebook Announces “Home”, A Homescreen Replacement For Standard Androids Designed Around People stop talking about jobs How to delete your digital life How to…