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Scraping New Frontiers

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

Today is Columbus Day in the US (yes, I’m working regardless). So I’ve decided to write a post about discovery. This has been my first full week in America. I have toiled Heathrow Terminal 5, battled through the baffling New … Continue reading →

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Event: Hacks and Hackers Hack Day – Birmingham

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

We’re happy to announce we’re running a Hacks and Hackers Hack Day in Birmingham, sponsored by Birmingham Science Park Aston, Digital Birmingham, the National Union of Journalists and NHS Local.  It will take place on Friday July 23, 2010 from … Continue reading →

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Event: ScraperWiki/LJMU Open Labs Liverpool Hack Day – Hacks Meet Hackers!

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

We’re happy to announce our next Hacks Meet Hackers event, to take place in Liverpool on Friday July 16, 2010 from 9.30am to 8pm at the Arts and Design Academy. The *free* hack day, sponsored by LJMU Open Labs and … Continue reading →

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Government data release: what’s still out there

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

James Ball Last week saw big steps forward in public data: on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to all government departments, setting out a timetable for the release of a swathe of official datasets. On Wednesday, the first two … Continue reading →

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ScraperWiki wins an award

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

(Posted by Aine) We have been a little silent about the fact that ScraperWiki was presented with the Guardian Media – Innovation in Technology Award at the industry’s most prestigious awards bash called MEGAS a few weeks ago.  We were … Continue reading →

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The united lobbyists of pdf

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

After a nice bit of newsmaking, political lobbying is in the news.  To keep potential scandals at bay that can threaten this lucrative and important business, the lobbyists have established the self-regulatory body Association of Professional Political Consultants.  But you … Continue reading →

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Better net awards need applications

Posted on March 10, 2010 by

An outfit called UnLtd has these Better Net Awards of between £5,000 and £15,000 for “original and innovative projects” that increases education about the Internet and IT, or provides an internet based solution to social, educational, health and environmental issues, … Continue reading →

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Hacks and Hackers Hack Day Report

Posted on February 4, 2010 by

(Posted by Richard) Last Friday we organised The Hacks and Hackers Hack Day to see what happens when you put journalists and developers in the same room and ask them to come up with a data-driven story in one day. … Continue reading →

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Hacks and Hackers Hackday

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

We think great things can happen when people who understand what makes a great story and top developers with an eye for data get together. So, in the New Year we’re hosting a hackday for journalists and developers. The idea … Continue reading →

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What Londoners worry about: Metropolitan Police priorities by area

Posted on November 26, 2009 by

We’ve been putting the alpha release of ScraperWiki though its paces by grabbing a few datasets and poking about with them. One of the things we have been taking a look at is police priorities across London, as set by … Continue reading →

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