links for 2010-04-21

"Play UK prime minister and set the policy on energy, transport and other sectors and measure the carbon emissions generated". Amazing interactive tool allowing you to seize control of UK Government policy and find out just how hard it is going to be to meet our carbon obligations.

Behind the scenes post about the incredible amount of hard work, data modelling and spreadsheet crunching done by Mairead O'Connor (amongst others) to get our UK national carbon calculator up and running.

"Ning, the online tool that allows anyone to create their own social network, recently announced that it will no longer offer its services for free. Current users will have to upgrade to the site’s paid services or leave the site". London IA has managed to secure a sponsor to allow us to continue with our Ning community. Here are some options if you are not so fortunate.

Great work from Morten, I've been experimenting with how we can collaborate on wireframes within The Guardian more, and Google Drawing looks an interesting avenue to explore.

"Child safety online goes beyond installing a reporting button or running an ad campaign. It's a great start, and an absolutely critical one, but the debate needs to be widened to include data protection and identifiability – and if we are going to prioritise the safety of our children online, then it's one we need to have now."