Great. I did approach him on Twitter; he's @LeoKelion, but hasn't replied. On Apr 11, 2013 12:49 PM, "Chris Hill" <[email protected]> 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 RichardF's tweet describing > crowd-serfing > https://twitter.com/richardf/**status/296244090415239168<https://twitter.com/richardf/status/296244090415239168> > > -- > Cheers, Chris > user: chillly > > > On 11/04/13 11:03, Tom Chance wrote: > >> 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, unlike OSM, blah. >> >> I don't have the number for the technology news desk, but the number for >> the web site general newsdesk used to be 0207 765 1065 and if you get >> through to any part of the news operation and ask for the web site >> technology desk they should put you through. >> >> Not that we have a press officer but Harry has done good work in the past >> putting out press releases :-) >> >> Tom >> >> >> On 11 April 2013 10:39, Kevin Peat <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 11 April 2013 08:12, Andy Mabbett <[email protected] >> <mailto:andy@pigsonthewing.**org.uk <[email protected]>>> >> wrote: >> >> No mention of OSM in this piece: >> >> >> http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/**technology-22099960<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 suicide stories to emerge. >> >> It will be interesting to see if they get enough contributors to >> even sort out the mess that gmaps poi's are in let alone to add >> buildings, etc. Outside of a few urban centres I don't see it myself. >> >> Kevin >> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk-gb<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb> >
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