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New feature for WordPress.com sites – add Google docs and calendars

30th May 2011 by clare white

The announcement from Wordpress that users can embed Google calendars and docs is great news. We often get asked whether we can add calendars to blogs and there hasn't been a very simple way until now. Google calendars can be a bit clunky and … [Read more...] about New feature for WordPress.com sites – add Google docs and calendars

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Wordpress Guides and Tips Tagged With: collaboration, Data, google, Google docs, Google Spreadsheets, information, wordpress

Browsing for people on Facebook

30th April 2011 by clare white

Discovered via this very funny Gawker guide to dating on Facebook, the friend browser really shows what Facebook has got: ie nearly everyone in your town. Assuming you're signed in and have started filling in your profile it will start unfurling … [Read more...] about Browsing for people on Facebook

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Using Facebook Tagged With: Facebook, information

Keep track of your bookmarks and your friends' bookmarks, and their friends' bookmarks (etc)

28th April 2011 by clare white

Jargon warning: there's no need to be a specialist for what follows, but it does assume knowledge of the inner workings of the web. If it's incomprehensible, ask a friendly geek to guide you :) I've written a couple of quick tips about Google Reader … [Read more...] about Keep track of your bookmarks and your friends' bookmarks, and their friends' bookmarks (etc)

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Using Facebook Tagged With: delicious, Diigo, Google Reader, Google Spreadsheets, information, open web, Pinboard, rss

Finding public streams about your area on Facebook, Twitter and the wider web through Google

23rd April 2011 by clare white

What are people saying about your local area? Facebook: You can use search to find out, bearing in mind this will only find status updates by people who have not set them to private. Type your placename into the box at the top (or use this link to … [Read more...] about Finding public streams about your area on Facebook, Twitter and the wider web through Google

Filed Under: Other Tools and Tips, Quick Tips, Using Facebook Tagged With: Facebook, Google search, information, twitter

What can we do with all these words?

10th December 2010 by clare white

I love reading minutes and meeting notes. They don't give you the full picture - the best bits of meetings are normally when someone says "please don't minute this" - but they tell us a lot.They give us insights into process, debates, promises made, … [Read more...] about What can we do with all these words?

Filed Under: Blog, hyperlocal labs Tagged With: Data, information

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