Author Archive: BCS Oxfordshire

[Event Summary] Social Media: The good, the bad, and the ugly

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Josh Cowls, a researcher from the Oxford Internet Institute looked at the pros and cons of social media, and some of the challenges associated with the technology, from a non-technical perspective. If you believe the hype, it has brought down dictators, rescued thousands in natural disasters, and even solved crimes. However although there have been… Read more »

BCS Oxfordshire Branch–AGM Report 2012/2013

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Venue:            e-Research Centre, Oxford University, Keble Road Date:               14 November 2013 Time:              19:44  Apologies for Absence Tim Lambertstock Minutes of Last Year’s AGM The notes of last years meeting had been published on the Branch web site. No comments had been received, and there were no comments at the AGM. The minutes… Read more »