Georgie BurrAn update on the workings of community building around political data and the paradox of simplicityThis is mostly taken from my post on the mySociety page , except for the cheesy quote picture, which I have decided I really like because…Aug 22, 2018Aug 22, 2018
Georgie BurrWikidata’s content: What data on politicians already exists for any country ?On a regular basis, I make contact with people to talk about collecting and using data on politicians. As part of our conversation, I…Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Georgie BurrRip it up and start again (sort of )I have been attempting to document what the Dev team have been busy doing as they develop the ‘Scraper to Wikidata via validity check’…Jul 13, 2018Jul 13, 2018
Georgie BurrToes in the Agile pond: week 1I am currently attending the daily standup as the mySociety team develop the tool I am referring to as:‘Scraper to Wikidata via validity…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Georgie BurrmySociety, Wikidata, Facebook and me: Developing tools that could deepen freely available data on…As one of two newly appointed ‘Community Liaisons’ at mySociety, my role is largely to focus on making Wikidata the leading source of data…Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Georgie BurrWelcome Kelly, my Community CompadreIn the last few weeks I have been feeling excited as I settle in to working alongside mySociety’s newest member of staff — and my fellow…Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Georgie BurrSharing is caringToday marks the 20 and a half day since I started working at ‘My Society’ as the Community Manager for the ‘Democratic Commons’. A concept…Jun 15, 2018Jun 15, 2018