Category Archives: Soupmix

WSJ investigation: Your Apps Are Watching You http://on.wsj.com/e8PPLB # Good news: Proposed 'morality check' for access to French gov data not adopted into law http://bit.ly/gOZGpa (via @epsiplatform) # John Humphrys interviews Julian #Assange about sexual assault allegations and #Wikileaks listen http://bbc.in/gTXeJV (via @BBCRadio4) # Apple removes @wikileaksapp from app store http://tcrn.ch/dROKVq #wikileaks #

OpenCorporates: why we're crying out for this database of companies http://gu.com/p/2mxx5/tf (via @datastore) #opencorporates # Great tutorial on how to use @opencorporates to match companies in Google refine http://vimeo.com/17924204 #opendata # . @OpenCorporates now live. http://OpenCorporates.com #opendata Feedback & RTs welcome (via @CountCulture) # 'hacking education' conference at @bebettr during BETT week in London 14th […]

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

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 […]

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 #

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 #

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 […]

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) #

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 #