Guest Blogger's blog
How London Black Cabbie are using Social Media and Data to improve their own performance
22ND NOVEMBER 2011
You all know that Black Cab Drivers have a lot to say for themselves, right? Well, a private Twitter account has been giving drivers the chance to tell each other what is going on around the Capital, and has helped turn an idea hatched by ...
London Fire Brigade to set Twittersphere alight with Bonfire Night tweets
4TH NOVEMBER 2011
This Saturday London Fire Brigade is set to hold the world’s first live Bonfire Night twitterthon (@LondonFire <http://twitter.com/londonfire> ). You may be wondering why; well, the answer is simple ...
Open Data in Ireland - where are we now?
20TH SEPTEMBER 2011
Fingal Open Data was launched 10 months ago today and became the first Open Data website in the Republic of Ireland.
At the time of the launch we looked forward to our site being joined by many more ...
London gets real-time bus information... at last!
12TH SEPTEMBER 2011
In one of the most significant new data releases of the year, London Buses have this week released live bus departure information for every stop in London on countdown.tfl.gov.uk. This is a beta service to ...
A Lobbying Opportunity for Digital Agencies
3RD AUGUST 2011
During the process of creating and developing an online community of Creative Agencies, as we have recently at http://siliconjunction.co.uk/, we find ourselves frequently presented with new opportunities ...
The Place Station
6TH JULY 2011
People living and working across the capital have fantastic ideas about how to transform their neighbourhoods through social enterprise, but often don’t know where to start when it comes to identifying the premises and support that they ...
Sense & the City - London Transport Museum
20TH MAY 2011
1 July 2011 - 31 March 2012
This summer a new exhibition about London opens at London Transport Museum – you could be part of it.
Can Crowdsourcing Improve Open Data?
13TH MAY 2011
What happens when open data is wrong? Can crowdsourcing improve it? Often, open data enthusiasts assume that the next step after the release of some government data is a smart phone app or cool visualisation. I’m more interested in collaborating on ...
Data tales from the Tavern - Greenwich Peninsula an exemplar for future living?
27TH APRIL 2011
The Fantastic Tavern (TFT) is a meeting of minds online and at welcoming hostelries; a community of brand and agency digital planners & creatives who share insights, expertise, experience and beer.
Where's the loo? Making data on public toilets more widely available
21ST APRIL 2011
The London Assembly is trying to help improve the quality of data published about public toilets in London, and we would appreciate your help.
