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Service bundles: exploring the many uses of mySociety services
Service bundles: exploring the many uses of mySociety services
Multi-purpose websites are often only used by users once — meaning different functions can have different demographics of use.
Alex Parsons
Aug 20, 2019
Super contributors and power laws
Super contributors and power laws
Small groups of super-users can make a big impact — and are important to account for in understanding a service.
Alex Parsons
Aug 20, 2019
What’s a neighbourhood?
What’s a neighbourhood?
The weird world of local area data.
Alex Parsons
Aug 20, 2019
Governance in a changing world: the role of civic technology in DFID’s vision for growth…
Governance in a changing world: the role of civic technology in DFID’s vision for growth…
It’s been a couple of months since DFID released its Governance for Growth, Stability, and Inclusive Development position paper, and…
mySociety
May 14, 2019
What can you do if your representative hasn’t replied?
What can you do if your representative hasn’t replied?
In our last post, we looked at whether or not our elected representatives are legally obliged to respond to messages from constituents…
mySociety
Feb 19, 2019
Are representatives legally obliged to reply to constituents?
Are representatives legally obliged to reply to constituents?
WriteToThem is mySociety’s website that makes it really easy to email your elected representatives, even if you don’t know who they are…
mySociety
Feb 18, 2019
If you want to know more about how Academics are using Wikidata in Network Analysis research, here…
If you want to know more about how Academics are using Wikidata in Network Analysis research, here…
We covered the University of Colorado’s project in a short blog post today, but feel that the full detail might be useful to people who…
mySociety
Oct 16, 2018
Supporting Community Events: spotlight on ‘Social Media Exchange’ (SMEX) in Lebanon
Supporting Community Events: spotlight on ‘Social Media Exchange’ (SMEX) in Lebanon
This weekend, with support from mySociety, SMEX will be delivering a Wiki- editathon to update entries on politicians on the Arabic and…
mySociety
Sep 14, 2018
Well structured political data for the whole world: impossible utopia, or Wikidata at its best?
Well structured political data for the whole world: impossible utopia, or Wikidata at its best?
The challenges of getting well structured political data into the commons via Wikidata and how we are trying to overcome them.
Lucy Chambers
Nov 18, 2017
Ask us what it’s like to work at mySociety
Ask us what it’s like to work at mySociety
Are you thinking of applying for a job at mySociety? Need to know a bit more about us before you do?
mySociety
Nov 17, 2017
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