Tag Archives: Facebook

Facebook usage: a local perspective

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Continued from last time… In my previous post, I explained that I’m trying to gather data on the number of social media users within a geographic area.  I’m basically attempting to answer the question: “what is the actual take-up of social … Continue reading →

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Estimating Social Media usage within a geographic area

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Mark Braggins

I’m an enthusiastic supporter of the adage “go where the people go” if you want to connect with customers and service users. I believe it applies equally – if not more – in the virtual world, than the physical world. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Northern (Blue) Lights

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the second is a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. In the first part I talked a bit about my personal experience travelling around mainland Orkney, both on my own, and as as part of … Continue reading →

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BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of … Continue reading →

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Drumalism – great new app from @SemanticTourist

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Steve Peters aka @SemanticTourist describes himself on Twitter as an: “Open Data enthusiast and LinkedData fan; armchair developer…” In a great example of that armchair development – in his spare time over Christmas – he’s put together an excellent app … Continue reading →

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New Starts and Looking Forward

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Right. No more excuses. There are only so many times I can sharpen and rearrange my metaphorical pencils. This is my first blog post for 2012. Or, to put it another way, my fifth blog post ever. It’s dedicated to … Continue reading →

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