Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Oct 13, 2008	Who’s coming to the Birmingham Social Media Surgery, BAD08
I thought is was time to take stock, not least to ensure sufficient tea and coffee for the social media surgery which us Birmingham bloggy folk are organising (with BVSC ) to support voluntary and community groups in the city on Blog Action Day . If you want to know how social media...... [view]

Posted By:  BenWarner Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008	Data Visualization = Storytelling
We've been talking about the link between data visualization and storytelling for some time here (see especially here , here , here , and here .) A year ago, we said , " Because, after all, the point of community indicators projects isn't just to collect stacks of relevant data. It's to get...... [view]

Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Oct 1, 2008	Prisoner Eye view of being arrested by the West Midlands Police
West Midlands police comms department is acquiring quite a knack for doing curious things on Youtube. I think this one has been inspired by the head cams the police wear for gathering evidence. It’s a bit like some kids playing with a new toy – and of course playfulness is a...... [view]

Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Sep 27, 2008	Do you Strip?
If you want to people on side and working together, less is always more. Tom Steinberg knows that. He runs MySociety , the very successful charity which punches above it weight using the internet to help people collaborate to improve civil society.  Among tips on how to build...... [view]

Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Sep 11, 2008	Quality newspaper video from the Birmingham Mail:
Why do I like this? Static shots well framed with thought for the lighting. Simple story, well told by one voice, someone we can relate to. No poor voice over from someone who didn’t get into the BBC because they couldn’t broadcast and equally no tacky script riddled with...... [view]

Posted By:  BenWarner Posted On:  Sep 10, 2008	Creating Community Indicators Reports
The last couple of weeks, I've been working with several communities in developing their first community indicators reports. After these reports move from draft stage to publication, I'll provide links so you can see what these communities are doing. I'm quite impressed with the depth of thinking...... [view]

Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Sep 7, 2008	Where’s the story…
Give this 4 mins.  Hat tip Tony Molloy and Christopher Penn. ... [view]

Posted By:  Podnosh Posted On:  Aug 28, 2008	Passion not scale….
Publish, then filter; Passion, not scale – these should be stapled onto the walls of anyone interested in creating value – public or commercial – on the internet. And they should be in the DNA of anyone commissioning for 4iP. Matt Locke of Channel 4’s 4iP on what he...... [view]

Posted By:  BenWarner Posted On:  Aug 22, 2008	Historical Data As Predictor
Good morning! The worst of Fay appears to be past us, and once again external circumstances compelled me to think about ... community indicators. Jacksonville, Florida (where I live) hasn't been hit directly by a hurricane since 1964. The Chamber of Commerce has a series of nifty...... [view]

Posted By:  BenWarner Posted On:  Jul 21, 2008	Walk Score Ranks Cities
We've talked about Walk Score before and its use of walkability indicators for communities. Now they've come out with new rankings for America's Most Walkable Neighborhoods -- and they illustrate their article with a picture of my hometown. So I have to talk about it again, right? If you're...... [view]

Posted By:  BenWarner Posted On:  Jun 25, 2008	Community Indicators Reporting: Beyond the Numbers
Last night I had an interesting conversation with someone from the Quad Cities area (Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and Rock Island, Illinois) about their community indicators report, and it prompted a train of thought I thought I'd share with all of you. Their report -- the 2007...... [view]

Submitted By:   Nahka Event Date:  Mar 13, 2008 Event Location:  Reid Auditorium at Scott Collegiate, 3350 7th Avenue in Regina [view]

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