Category Archives: Local Blogging

I can’t take any real credit…

Posted on July 1, 2010

… but I feel the need to mark the 2nd birthday of Digbeth is Good and the 1st birthday of More Canals Than Venice. DiG came from a vague idea I had for a culture-biased blog about the area which … Continue reading →

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LocalGovCamp Roundup

Posted on June 21, 2009

LocalGovCamp was “an unconference for local government”, specifically those who are working with websites and social media tools in relation to local government. As such it should have been really dull and a tedious waste of a Saturday (yes, Saturday. … Continue reading →

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A Local Blogs Blog for Birmingham

Posted on June 10, 2009

Over the weekend it became apparent to me that I couldn’t keep all the local blogs that have sprung up in Birmingham straight in my head. I was also aware that what defines a “local blog” is somewhat, well, ill … Continue reading →

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Hacking the Government

Posted on March 9, 2009

I and others will talk a lot about “setting data free” so it can be used in ways the original owners hadn’t thought of or simply weren’t able to do, usually to the benefit of said owners. Often this can … Continue reading →

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Easy in, Interesting out

Posted on March 5, 2009

During a catch-up chat with Dave Briggs he mentioned the Real Help Now site the government recently launched. I heard about this when at the time but hadn’t clicked as to how interesting it was. As Simon Dickson explains the … Continue reading →

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