Why Pivot Tables are Your Best Friend
Following on from my post on beginner’s tips for Excel taken from our workshop with
Year: 2012
A Beginner’s Pre-Guide to Data Journalism
So, you want to be a data journalist? All well and good, but it’s important
Look, I made a map!
At the gentle urging of Mauricio, I’ve decided to dedicate my time landlocked and bored
Exclusivity and age in social networks
As the social media market becomes saturated, networks have realised that they need to change to remain viable. What might the future hold for our online communities?
Social media users in emerging countries want more than just flashy visuals
Brazil and India don’t share much common ground. But, along with the United States, they
An Interhacktive’s live-blogging debut
Last week saw my first ever live-blogging attempt, a Halloween live-blog for Islington Now. It
Interview with Nick Petrie
An interview with Social Media & Campaigns Editor at The Times, and former Wannabe Hack, Nick
A twitterstorm in a teacup
Online communities have more in common with their offline counterparts than you might think. The
Interview: Aine McGuire of ScraperWiki
Aine McGuire, the chief marketing officer of ScraperWiki, talks to Sam Creighton about how data is changing the journalism industry
The law should not be playing catch up with social media
Henry Vane argues that jailing offensive social media users shows up an out-of-date judiciary
Dog sh*t and data – playing with Google Fusion tables
Henry Taylor explores Google Fusion Tables in order to make an interactive map
Dropping the data ball
Sarah Pilchick offers up her thoughts on starting the interactive MA course
Why internet comments are better than vox-pops
George Arnett on the fatal flaws of vox-pops in on online age.
Social media tools – Opinsy
George Arnett and Henry Taylor discuss the internet’s newest social media debate platform
Your website, now illegal: how to comply with the EU Cookie Law
A new EU law prohibiting websites from placing cookies without user permission is set to
How See Tickets outraged 100,000 BBC Radio 1 listeners
On the weekend of June 23, nearly a hundred thousand people will descend upon the
The #4amProject: A triumph for Social Media
There have been many campaigns organised on Twitter. The most high profile of them make
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook has forked out a huge sum of money to buy photo editing and sharing
Is Social Media the answer to solving crimes?
This morning the Boston Police Force accredited social media for their increase in crime solving.