Category Archives: Soupmix

Who pays teachers best for their time? http://bit.ly/lu675y Future ##journalism #infographic # Journal licensing agreements and the ways they bar text mining / indexing. http://bit.ly/jJEuav (via @ostephens @wilbanks) # 28 mobile visionaries on the future of mobile in Africa in 2020: http://t.co/FpFnKPH (via @kevglobal @whiteafrican) # Royal wedding, the hereditary principle and property rights http://bit.ly/kVWlCb […]

Open Data Kit: Mobile Data Collection in Africa http://rww.to/fq1kIm (via @RWW) # Police data hub raises doubts over open source policy http://bit.ly/hMVkwJ (via @davebriggs) # 31 proposals submitted to SharePSI workshop May10/11 Brussels. http://bit.ly/heEpOd #daa11psi in June #daa11eu (via @epsiplatform) # Information Commissioner's Office penalises just 2% of data breaches http://bit.ly/gPdreb #telegraph (via @EUinnovation) # […]

The Government's response to the recommendations in: report on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England http://bit.ly/g6mPhg # Britain is using more & more unqualified health staff to save money: http://bit.ly/iaRyqt (via @johannhari101) # BT and TalkTalk lose Digital Economy Act judicial review #DEA http://bit.ly/hWjaTs (via @superglaze) # The Death of Open Data? US […]

Philosophy referee hand signals: http://bit.ly/eNrXwj (via @wilbanks @EthanZ) # Why didn't the greatest scoop in history get a Pultzer? The NYTimes was too timid to nominate it http://is.gd/7BdJyu (via @wikileaks) # EU Commission will revise data retention laws after critical report http://bit.ly/hjcjgM (via @outlawnews) #

The Wall Street Money Machine #pulitzer winning reporting from @propublica http://bit.ly/fqMgiG # .@propublica #pulitzer first time a prize has gone to reporting entirely online and great demo of @documentcloud too (via @emilybell) # This year American student-loan debt surpassed credit-card debt for the first time http://econ.st/g34Lbg (via @AJCann @TheEconomist:) # Public press conf on Data […]

World Bank Publishes Major Database on FOI Laws http://bit.ly/e7OJsd #FOI # Information Commissioner attacks FOI delays http://bbc.in/hSfMDa Cabinet Office, MoD & Birmingham City Council #FOI #

The economic impact of open data http://bit.ly/ffD3Ny #opendata #gov20 <- good summary of sources on @linkedgov wiki (via @DirDigEng @mjk) # Tim Minchin's 'Storm: the Animated Movie'. Encounter with an alternative medicine supporter at a dinner party http://bit.ly/fX1YDJ # Explaining the ORCID Principles http://ff.im/B0T4Z (via @mfenner) < for research publication # RT @SPARC_EU: MT @academicsnet: […]

FearSquare, awesome mash up of FourSquare and crime data http://post.ly/1tclf (via @bengoldacre) < research from #lisc # World Economic Forum Global IT report. Networked readiness index: UK ranked 15th http://bit.ly/gy4Y7B # The New Internet World, link to report at: http://www.weforum.org/issues/global-information-technology/index.html (via @BiIIDutton) # Making FOI requests: pre-empting the 'commercial interest' excuse http://bit.ly/i0UBbH from @helpmeinvestig8 # […]

#opendata New Film about Open Government Data http://bit.ly/e3Uo16 (via @okfn) # Making Money With Data event today http://bit.ly/ejhjbU #mmwd (via @paulbradshaw) # Final Cut Pro X announced http://cnet.co/gpHggQ direct download, price cut #

RT @JPBarlow: An open letter in defense of @Wikileaks' right to publish: http://bit.ly/hsdkOQ (via @wikileaks) # Future Journalism Project — Getty Images is offering five $20,000 grants to photojournalists http://tumblr.com/x1z226qotw (via @saduros) #