Tag Archives: social

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Apr 11

Communicating To The Communicators (At The CIPR Social Media Conference)

Posted on 14th April 2011 by Gary

Regular readers of this blog will be aware of my comfort zones when it comes to speaking at conferences. If there’s maps, geography or location involved, however tenuous the connection, I’m well within my comfort zone. But speaking to a … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Geolocating Yourself? In Europe, You’re Not Alone

Posted on 14th October 2010 by Gary

Exposure 2010, the recent study by Orange and TNS, makes for some interesting reading for the location industry. Although it should be taken with a large pinch of salt from the pot labelled lies, damned lies and statistics, the study’s … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Quantity Or Quality? The Problem Of Junk POIs

Posted on 13th October 2010 by Gary

In my recent talk to the British Computer Society’s Geospatial Specialist Group, I touched on the “race to own the Place Space“. While the more traditional geographic data providers, such as Navteq and Tele Atlas are working away adding Points … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

The Plains Of Awkward Public Family Interactions And The Bay Of Flames

Posted on 8th October 2010 by Gary

Not content with pointing out the fun you can have with tracking your location, xkcd, the webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language has branched out into making maps. The updated map of online communities shows the volume of daily … Continue reading →

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May 10

Retiring The Theory of Stuff; But First, A Corollary

Posted on 4th May 2010 by Gary

It’s time to put the Theory of Stuff out to pasture. It’s had a good life. It’s appeared in 5 of my talk decks (or so Spotlight tells me), in 3 of my blog posts and continues to generate hits … Continue reading →

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