Realbattleofbritain is a great idea. 2009/10/7 Alexander Hilton <[email protected]>
> googlemaps cross references long/lat with postcodes - are they using the > protected data under license or are they using other means? > can i suggest you make it a game > > realbattleofbritain.com > > whack it into a javascript/flash widget that bloggers can put in their > sidebars > > divide the country into regions > > 1. Use the game to get people to click on a map every location where they > know the postcode > 2. People are asked to insert their HOME postcode first, so we can identify > what regional team they are in (if they want to play the game they can leave > their email address which isn't a bad thing) > 3. Do a single cross reference against a known API, googlemaps, royal mail > etc every time someone enters a postcode so you can flag "dubious" entries > for checking > 4. Collect running totals per region for "home" and "away" (in-region and > out-region) PC identifications. You publish who are the regions beating each > other and where, plus you publish who within each region are the "Heroes", > the individuals doing most to ID postcodes. > 5. You build in the yahoo/googlmail/hotmail etc apis so people can invite > their friends to take part. the number of "friend" signups and the work rate > of those people are yet more means of "awarding" the "heroes" > 6. You set up facebook groups for each region of the game and for the game > as a whole > 7. using email list, facebook and maybe some sexy graphics on a home page, > you "remotivate" people > 8. Individuals become "barons" of areas where they are the predominant > deliverers of postcodes > > Hey, I'm having a bubbling of ideas about this > > 9. you allow group emails between "alliances" so teams can co-ordinate > "attacks" on specific areas so they can get dominance of those locations for > their alliance. > 10. you punish individuals and teams when their members put in locations > that are subsequently found to be duff. > > Guys, i reckon you could build this, make it work and get > sponsorship/advertising to get an income off it, or cash prizes for the > "winners" > > so where's my invite to advise the Tories on harnessing social media in a > non partisan capacity? > > :) > > Alex Hilton > > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Adam McGreggor <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Wed, Oct 07, 2009 at 10:37:30AM +0100, Simon Roe wrote: >> > How about sites like planning alerts put a map on the sign up page >> > asking for the users postcode. They have to put a pin in the map >> > where they are, and enter their postcode. >> >> That still doesn't address the issue of why isn't postcode data freely >> available. >> >> I'd see absolutely no point in implementing that idea on, say >> WriteToThem: "you can't send your message unless you show us on a map >> where you are, and then enter your postcode." >> >> > Pros: A higher chance of good data, as people want accurate data (the >> > self interest of getting planning alerts/[whatever] for themselves). >> > Also, you are guaranteed to have the users location after they have >> > signed up. >> >> If their location isn't on a map, or they don't know it, they're >> fucked. >> >> > Cons: A slightly longer sign up process. This could be made quicker >> > by some nice javascript that zooms the map to the 'outcode' (the IP22 >> > of IP22 4DN), a database that I believe is free to use (I may be >> > wrong). Also, having to enter the postcode/location on every site >> > would become a pain, >> >> And nonsensical. We're fortunate to have licenced >> postcode->constituency data. >> >> > In fact, mySociety should be brave: dump the PAF file and only use >> > free post code data (and publicly say they are doing it in support of >> > smaller sites). >> >> See above re "can't write to your MP" >> >> -- >> ``Vote Labour -- Sleep Tory'' >> (unofficial slogan of Oswald Mosley) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list [email protected] >> Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: >> >> https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public >
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