Comments on: MySociety, outsourcing and precedents http://puffbox.com/2008/10/15/mysociety-outsourcing-precedents/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Fri, 11 May 2012 16:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Matt Wardman http://puffbox.com/2008/10/15/mysociety-outsourcing-precedents/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Matt Wardman Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:44:21 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=448#comment-641 I'd suggest that the effectiveness of blogs is because they are *not* cutting edge technologically - rather they are simple and easy to use. If we get the innovation into the things we do with simple technology, then the sky is the limit. There should be some videos up later of presentations from a "blogging" event at the Senedd. I'd suggest that the effectiveness of blogs is because they are *not* cutting edge technologically - rather they are simple and easy to use.

If we get the innovation into the things we do with simple technology, then the sky is the limit.

There should be some videos up later of presentations from a "blogging" event at the Senedd.

]]> By: Tom Steinberg http://puffbox.com/2008/10/15/mysociety-outsourcing-precedents/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Tom Steinberg Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:40:18 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=448#comment-640 Just to make it clear when I talk about consultancies, I'm talking about 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 digit outsourcing contracts, not the work that people like Puffbox does. I should have made that more clear. Also, you shouldn't have to apologise for reusing good technologies for good purposes. It's just that mySociety's niche is something different, and complementary. Just to make it clear when I talk about consultancies, I'm talking about 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 digit outsourcing contracts, not the work that people like Puffbox does. I should have made that more clear.

Also, you shouldn't have to apologise for reusing good technologies for good purposes. It's just that mySociety's niche is something different, and complementary.

]]> By: 5 years of MySociety | DavePress http://puffbox.com/2008/10/15/mysociety-outsourcing-precedents/comment-page-1/#comment-639 5 years of MySociety | DavePress Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:59:09 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=448#comment-639 [...] Simon Dickson likewise muses on the impact MySociety has had on the development of government webby stuff in the UK: You can do a tremendous amount of good with relatively little money, as long as you have good people involved. People who understand the context, who have a feel for the technology, and who have a passion for what they’re doing. That’s been the very basis of MySociety’s success, and (I hope) my own here at Puffbox. [...] [...] Simon Dickson likewise muses on the impact MySociety has had on the development of government webby stuff in the UK: You can do a tremendous amount of good with relatively little money, as long as you have good people involved. People who understand the context, who have a feel for the technology, and who have a passion for what they’re doing. That’s been the very basis of MySociety’s success, and (I hope) my own here at Puffbox. [...]

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