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Soupmix for 2010-12-19

By take21 | Published: December 19, 2010

Hans Rosling feature in The Economist http://econ.st/f5CHLj #opendata #visualisation #

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Soupmix for 2010-12-18

By take21 | Published: December 18, 2010

Google opposes govt-only UN task force on global Internet governance: http://bit.ly/fU3u0e See http://futureoftheinternet.org (via @kegill) # Tried out @wikileaksapp – basically a browser with redirects. But if half revenue does go to @wikileaks few will care (via @paulbradshaw) # 2. @wikileaksapp http://bit.ly/dGRB0d a test for Apple and Appstore independence from political pressure # 1. Assuming […]

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Soupmix for 2010-12-17

By take21 | Published: December 17, 2010

Social bookmarking for minimalists: Pinboard features http://pinboard.in/features/ # Independent Review of IP & Growth @IP_Review_UK – Call for evidence http://bit.ly/ghSCeR (via @The_IPO) # Work Capability Assessment, or The New Poor Law http://bit.ly/gzLAwE # IFS study: Child and working-age poverty set to rise in next three years http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/5372 #

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Soupmix for 2010-12-16

By take21 | Published: December 16, 2010

Opera 11 for Mac debuts with tab stacking, gestures, extensions and more http://aol.it/fmRaTJ # What's wrong with OpenID? http://www.quora.com/What-s-wrong-with-OpenID #

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Soupmix for 2010-12-16

By take21 | Published: December 15, 2010

Tom Steinberg on #opendata how not to cock it up http://bit.ly/hm4utj # U.S. Air Force Blocks Access to More Than 25 Media Sources Posting "Cablegate" Documents http://bit.ly/fWOYD1 (via @resourceshelf) # Nice post on open data by @ambrouk http://bit.ly/dXkOCV (via @808Kate) # Who will be TIME's 2010 Person of the Year? Assanage 1, Zuckeberg 10 http://bit.ly/9Dx1ub […]

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Soupmix for 2010-12-14

By take21 | Published: December 14, 2010

10 Best Data Visualization Projects of '10. @whattheyknow makes it! http://bit.ly/fHMF6h (via @WhatTheyKnow) # Using Open Heat Maps to spice up stories http://bit.ly/i9scVI (via @Journal_Local @ed_walker86) # Shott report into local TV published: http://bit.ly/gNXxbD #dcmsmedia (via @paulbradshaw @DCMS) # Cloud Risks: article on learning from the Wikileaks experience and managing risk http://wmk.me/gIck0c (via @webmink) #

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Soupmix for 2010-12-13

By take21 | Published: December 13, 2010

Tax gap visualised “The tax gap is the difference between collected tax and the potential total tax out there. The gap is caused by tax avoidance, evasion, black markets, errors and lack of “reasonable care” when filling in tax returns. Currently, the lowest estimate puts the figure at £42bn a year: the highest around £120bn. Either […]

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National debt and taxation: some international comparisons

By take21 | Published: December 13, 2010

Some visualisations from the US site Visual Economics. http://www.visualeconomics.com GDP vs national debt by country http://www.visualeconomics.com/gdp-vs-national-debt-by-country/ How wealthy countries tax their citizens http://www.visualeconomics.com/how-do-wealthy-countries-tax-citizens/ From Catherine Mulbrandon at  http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/ Tagline: ‘making the invisible hand visible’ Percentage of income going to the top 0.1 percent in five countries 1913-2004 http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/03/14/comparing-income-of-top-01-percent-in-five-countries/ US Income of Top 0.1 Percent vs Marginal […]

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Soupmix for 2010-12-12

By take21 | Published: December 12, 2010

Icelandic Modern Media Initiative http://immi.is/ aims to turn transparency into a business model # al-Jazeera on editorial independence http://bit.ly/fNQfOM and Guardian http://bit.ly/iezBLq #Wikileaks #cablegate # Recommend Wikirebels documentary http://bit.ly/gS2USu Comprehensive account of #wikileaks how, who and why #

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Soupmix for 2010-12-11

By take21 | Published: December 11, 2010

Wikileaks documentary by SVT | http://goo.gl/WzPtP (via @wikileaks) # Jeff Jarvis, Jay Rosen … live http://bit.ly/gQQJhf #PDFLeaks #wikileaks # Esther Dyson live #PDFLeaks #wikileaks http://bit.ly/gQQJhf # Watching PDF Leaks Panel1 12/11/10 http://t.co/NaSer1p via @livestream (via @presleysylwia) #

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