The Next Web UK Weekly Re-Cap: Snowballs, football and open data for all
Welcome to the first weekly recap from The Next Web UK’s new Editor, Martin Bryant. Yes, James Glick, who edited this fine blog since launch in September, has passed the…
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Twitter shines in the #UKsnow
With the UK continuing to struggle with the snow, we look at some great examples of how councils and customer service departments are connecting with their customers on Twitter.
Snow Joke: Twitter and Trendsmap predict weather forecast
Twitter and global trending topics map Trendsmap are prediciting the snowy weather forcast across Britain, through recording hash tags such as #uksnow and #snow, as well as keywords in user’s tweets.
As the screenshots below show, Trendsmap appears to noted the worst conditions in the South of England. True to form, the map reflects the reality of the snow in areas such as London and Cornwall, where travel has come to a halt, more than 400 schools have closed and a further 6 inches to fall (on top of up to 10 inches already settled there) today.
