On 11/04/2013 16:19, Borbus wrote:
Indeed, and the bit about OSM is found in the bottom 3/4 of the
article which, let's be honest, most people will not see. The BBC News
technology section is usually just an advert for big tech companies
like Apple, Google and Microsoft. Terrible really.
No mention of OSM in this piece:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22099960
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On 11 April 2013 08:12, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
No mention of OSM in this piece:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22099960
Google has been getting a free pass from the media but now they are making
hardware that may change, waiting for the Nexus sweatshop / employee
You can always call the BBC up and ask if they would like a quote to give
the piece balance. The Beeb love their balance, they get nervous if you
suggest a piece lacks balance.
So you'd suggest that the article includes a quote from critics who point
out that the data is only available to Google,
I've just had an email from Leo, who wrote the piece and it seems he may
add to it including a reference to the closed nature of OSM and
acknowledging OSM. I also pointed him to RichardF's tweet describing
crowd-serfing https://twitter.com/richardf/status/296244090415239168
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Sorry, that should, of course, been the closed nature of Google data.
On 11/04/13 12:49, Chris Hill wrote:
I've just had an email from Leo, who wrote the piece and it seems he
may add to it including a reference to the closed nature of OSM and
acknowledging OSM. I also pointed him to
I've noticed this page has a description of the difference:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_map_maker
On 11 April 2013 12:51, Chris Hill o...@raggedred.net wrote:
Sorry, that should, of course, been the closed nature of Google data.
On 11/04/13 12:49, Chris Hill wrote:
I've just
Great. I did approach him on Twitter; he's @LeoKelion, but hasn't replied.
On Apr 11, 2013 12:49 PM, Chris Hill o...@raggedred.net wrote:
I've just had an email from Leo, who wrote the piece and it seems he may
add to it including a reference to the closed nature of OSM and
acknowledging OSM.
In case people haven't noticed, the article has been updated with a quote
from Chris about OSM.
Matt
On 11 April 2013 14:44, Grant Slater openstreet...@firefishy.com wrote:
On 11 April 2013 14:14, Andy Mabbett a...@pigsonthewing.org.uk wrote:
Great. I did approach him on Twitter; he's
On 11/04/2013 08:12, Andy Mabbett wrote:
No mention of OSM in this piece:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22099960
A couple of quotes from Chris has now been added, however it still
disappointing it reads like an advert even an instruction manual.
Dave F.
On 11 April 2013 14:53, Matt Williams li...@milliams.com wrote:
In case people haven't noticed, the article has been updated with a quote
from Chris about OSM.
Well done!
Tom
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On 11/04/13 14:59, Dave F. wrote:
On 11/04/2013 08:12, Andy Mabbett wrote:
No mention of OSM in this piece:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22099960
A couple of quotes from Chris has now been added, however it still
disappointing it reads like an advert even an instruction manual.
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