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February 19 2010

jamiearnold

Socrata | Making Data Social

Discover useful, unique, and unusual datasets created by the community.

February 18 2010

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February 04 2010

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Data and transparency: Of governments and geeks | The Economist

In several countries more official data are being issued in raw form so that anybody can use them. This forces bureaucrats and creative types to interact in new ways

February 03 2010

jamiearnold

CKAN - Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network

CKAN is a registry of open data and content packages. CKAN makes it easy to find, share and reuse open content and data, especially in ways that are machine automatable.

February 01 2010

jamiearnold

Process | Information Is Beautiful

A lot of people have been emailing asking how I create these images, what software I use and so on. So I thought I’d share a bit of my process with you. I hope you find it helpful.

January 21 2010

jamiearnold

The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends

In looking closely at the astonishingly wide variety of ways our users have chosen to represent themselves, we discovered much of the collective wisdom about profile pictures was wrong. For interested readers, I explain our measurement process, and how we collected our data, at the end of the post. All my bar charts are zeroed on the average picture. Now to the data.

January 19 2010

jamiearnold

TV Scrobbling

An experiment in sharing and visualising my television-watching habits. by Dale Lane

January 07 2010

jamiearnold

BBC News - London unveils digital datastore

More than 200 data sets detailing life in London are to be put online by the capital's governing body. 4iP, Channel 4's Innovation for the Public Fund, said it would back the best ideas with a £200,000 cash pot. Boris Johnson, London Mayor, said releasing the data would make the GLA more open and accountable. "I firmly believe that access to information should not just be the preserve of institutions and a limited elite," said Mr Johnson in a statement. "Data belongs to the people - particularly that held by the public sector - and getting hold of it should not involve a complex routine of jumping through a series of ever decreasing hoops," he said.

January 06 2010

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December 11 2009

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Where Does My Money Go?

Where Does My Money Go represents another milestone in the UK’s transparency movement. We know that transparency changes individual and institutional behaviour and this new tool will have a big impact on the way the public sector is held to account by UK citizens. (Tom Watson MP)

November 23 2009

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