Monthly Archives: January 2009

Stephen Fry and George Osborne jump on open source bandwagon

Posted on January 29, 2009 by ChrisQ

Looks like the idea of using open source is gaining momentum once again. Earlier this week, the Conservative Party chucked its hat into the ring with a promise to make all future government IT projects smaller and based on Open … Continue reading →

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aMap makes Delib (more) famous

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ben

Just like Chris promised, aMap is proving to be something of a ‘viral product‘, starting conversations and arguments across the web.  Interesting buzz we’ve seen so far includes: Washington Post/Techcrunch Mashable New Media Age Infosthetics Lots of tweeting on Twitter … Continue reading →

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White House gets online – with email

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ben

I know there’s going to be an awful lot of oohing and aahing over the shiny, valuable and ‘actually-getting-it’ online initiatives that everyone’s expecting from the Obama administration (not least from us; after all, it looks like a lot of … Continue reading →

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aMap launches launches at Social Innovation Camp

Posted on January 21, 2009 by ChrisQ

After many months / years of development, we’re pleased to finally launch and showcase our latest product – aMap – last Wednesday at Social Innovation Camp. It was nice to finally reveal aMap to a friendly audience + get some … Continue reading →

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Young People And Text Messaging. Again.

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Gez Smith

Odd story this one, can half see the point of it, but half think it’s going to go horribly wrong. Basically, Crimestoppers and Lancashire Police have just launched a service allowing young people to text a number to report someone at their … Continue reading →

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Blogging And Citizen Journalism

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Gez Smith

Came across this the other day in the way many of the best websites are found – randomly.    It’s a blog for Worcester, Massachusetts, covering lots of different issues for the area, but also covering, in a live blog style, what … Continue reading →

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