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Scraperwiki/RBI launch first in-house Hacks & Hackers event – for B2Bs

Posted on October 19, 2010

Tickets are now available for a Scraperwiki hack day at Reed Business Information (RBI) on Monday 29th November in Quadrant House, Surrey, from 9.30am (registration) – 7.30 pm. Reserve your *free* place here B2B journalists, developers and designers are invited … Continue reading →

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Video: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Manchester

Posted on October 17, 2010

Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Manchester at Vision+Media in Salford, on 15th October 2010. Filmed (on a Flip) and edited by Joseph Stashko, who has kindly allowed us to re-publish the video here. A write-up of the day can be … Continue reading →

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Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Manchester: Tweeting police, local gigs and Preston’s summer spend

Posted on October 17, 2010

We’re sure that Greater Manchester Police had us in mind when they set about tweeting 24 hours of calls on the eve of our Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Manchester. (Photos courtesy of Michael Brunton-Spall). It proved a fantastic data … Continue reading →

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SOS! Hackers needed for transglobal ‘Hackathon’ in Birmingham

Posted on October 15, 2010

Emergency announcement: Digital Birmingham is hosting a transglobal ‘Hackathon’ in Birmingham, facilitated by Scraperwiki and in collaboration with hack events in Edmonton [Canada] and Seoul [Korea], with the aim of building a disaster situation app. BOOK TICKETS AT THIS LINK … Continue reading →

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Venue change for Manchester Hacks and Hackers Hack Day

Posted on October 8, 2010

Due to a couple of logistical reasons we have decided to change the venue for our Manchester Hacks and Hackers Hack Day on Friday 15th October. It will now be held at: Vision+Media, 100 Broadway, Salford, M50 2UW (Google Map) … Continue reading →

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Event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Lichfield (#hhhlich)

Posted on October 6, 2010

We have another event to announce, as part of Scraperwiki’s UK & Ireland tour. We’re going to Lichfield, Staffordshire! In partnership with Lichfield District Council, we’re holding a hacks and hackers hack day at Best Western the George Hotel 12-14 … Continue reading →

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New event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Belfast (#hhhbel)

Posted on September 24, 2010

We’re pleased to announce another date on our Hacks and Hackers Hack Day tour. Today, the booking page goes live for our visit to Belfast: Saturday November 13th 2010, at the University of Ulster. Belfast tickets at this link It’s … Continue reading →

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Skillset wants to hear from hacks and hackers

Posted on September 17, 2010

Skillset, an industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses, wants to hear from journalists and programmers who work in the publishing industry. Continue reading →

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New event: Dublin Hacks and Hackers Hack Day

Posted on September 13, 2010

Hot on the heels of our Leeds Hacks and Hackers Hack Day announcement, comes Dublin. Today, the booking page goes live for our Irish date on the Hacks and Hackers tour: Tuesday 16th November as part of the Innovation Dublin festival. Continue reading →

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New event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Leeds

Posted on September 13, 2010

Tickets are now available for a new ScraperWiki’s event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Leeds, a chance for web developers and designers to pair up with journalists and bloggers to produce a number of projects and stories based on public data. Continue reading →

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