An online notebook
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Digital engagement – all about people | Stephen Hale – "We know that the potential power of the social web is dependant on people talking to each other, offering opinions, and sharing stories." When networks fail – Julian Dobson on OurSociety and when a website and … Keep reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. DIY.mySociety.org | Do It Yourself mySociety – a resource for anyone who wants to build copies of mySociety sites, anywhere in the World – MySociety make it easy to reuse their code. Welcome – The Data Journalism Handbook – This looks like it is a … Keep reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Facebook’s ‘dark side’: study finds link to socially aggressive narcissism – "Psychology paper finds Facebook and other social media offer platform for obsessions with self-image and shallow friendships." The UK Hackspace Foundation – "Hackerspaces are physical places where people can meet to learn, socialise and … Keep reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. We the People | The White House – E-petitions, White House style How to create sustainable open data projects with purpose – Nice article from MySociety's Tom Steinberg. One in six IT projects is a ‘ticking timebomb’ – University of Oxford – "A surprisingly high … Keep reading
Tom Steinberg: There is barely a not-for-profit, social enterprise or government body I can think of that wouldn’t benefit from a Duncan Parkes or a Matthew Somerville on the payroll, so long as they had the intelligence and self-discipline not to park them in the server room. Why? Because just one person with the skills, … Keep reading