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geoplace

  1. RT @ViliLe: The World Bank has many great research-based publications readable free online, e.g. "Geography of Growth" bit.ly/LNy08X
  2. I’m hiring a research assistant to do Internet mapping. Today is the last day to apply! bit.ly/IVolSl
  3. Nice map of transcontinental bike lanes in the US: bit.ly/KXlG4q
  4. RT @dfidmichael Why mobile money works in Kenya & Afghanistan but not India or S Africa: regulation & repressed demand ow.ly/bfS9l
  5. RT @jlundine: #Twitter, Crises and Early Detection: Why “Small Data” Still Matters bit.ly/GLIRTK by @PatrickMeier
  6. RT @Data_Informed: Data Visualization: Identifying Geographical Origins in Wikipedia Data bit.ly/LzhRcP (cc: @geoplace)
  7. @nicolastorzec It depends on the country. I'm in Rwanda until next week, but can look into the data after then and let you know if youd like
  8. RT @nicolastorzec Comparing geographic coverage in #Wikipedia: only 11 countries have more French content than English bit.ly/JoE7Rn
  9. Adieu French: comparing English and French Wikipedias - bit.ly/JoE7Rn #wikipedia #maps
  10. I have a new paper out: "Thai Silk dot Com: Authenticity, Altruism, Modernity and Markets in the Thai Silk Industry" bit.ly/JRVVpX
  11. Iran threatens to sue Google over geography bit.ly/KyjHZX via @GeographicalMag
  12. Heading to Rwanda for fieldwork as part of our 'Internet and Development in East Africa' project (bit.ly/gUSZXC)
  13. (I should say that no other non-Francophone countries have more French than English content) - I'll post the map soon.
  14. Preparing a map comparing coverage of English & French Wikipedias. Bosnia, Montenegro & Kosovo strangely have more Fr than Eng content! Why?
  15. nicely made British Literature Map bit.ly/JcPsru via @geostuff @geoparadigm
  16. Spatial Unmapped gislounge.com/spatial-unmapp… nice alternatives to spatial maps for geographic information...via @geoparadigm
  17. RT @hfordsa: Blog post about my initial findings from the "Understanding (Wikipedia) Sources" project for Ushahidi bit.ly/Kq5iv9
  18. What the Internet looked like when Facebook launched: theatln.tc/JjeQvN
  19. fascinating article! “@evgenymorozov: "Data Transgression" - pretty strong piece by @mrteacup thenewinquiry.com/essays/data-tr…