Seth Godin, the prolific author and blogger, recently asked a collection of contemporary thinkers to contribute to a project on a word they feel should carry significance in our lives.
Continue readingWatching the Open Government Initiative
Reporters often ask me to say something critical about the Open Government Directive because it helps balance out their story. I'm polite but sometimes think I should tell them to call the Opacity Foundation or "Americans for a Less Effective Government" -- some things are just obviously good and the Open Government Initiative falls in that category.
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Hackathon Reports Coming From Across the Country
Code contributions and great discussions are happening across the country as developers get together. In Philadelphia, developers are translating NJ muni codes to FIPS so their maps will line up with survey data. In Minneapolis, 25 Developers have gathered. Here, at the Sunlight Foundation headquarters, we've had about 30 people working on apps like the 50 State Project and the NIH Pill API and the Voting Information Project.
Code For America is working with Stamen Design at building great apps for cities. And NASA's hackathon is getting underway too. Great work is happening this weekend.
Continue readingUnofficial NASA Hackathon Logo
Some of the folks over at NASA decided to take part in the Great American Hackathon this weekend. They also came up with a unique twist on our Great American Hackathon logo. We thought we'd share.
Continue readingCraig Newmark drops by the Sunlight Hackathon
We got a real treat today-- a drop-in by a regular internet celebrity. Craig Newmark from Craigslist stopped by to say hello to the dedicated volunteers here at the Sunlight Foundation and offered words of encouragement to everyone. Lots of great projects happening today. It's gotten a bit quiet here in our offices as-- you hear lots of people talking about shape files, tarballs, and big data.
Mid-Day Hackathon Report
We're well on our way in the first couple hours of the Great American Hackathon! This morning, we watched as Boston, Philly, Atlanta, Jacksonville and New York got started on their projects. Here we've got 30 people working on about 10 projects throughout the weekend. People coming to dedicate their weekend to making their country a better place. Jump in, chat with us, and have fun!. Also, Noah Kunin has a spreadsheet of what's going on out there and who to contact. Send a tweet his way to add projects from your hackathons.
The Great American Hackathon Begins!
The Great American Hackathon has kicked-off in great stride. I'm personally amazed at how punctual folks here in Washington, DC are. So far, I can tell from the tweets that people on the East coast are waking up and getting to work. Here in DC, our friends at development seed are working on building maps, meanwhile here at Sunlight HQ, folks are working on all sorts of projects.
If you're interested in joining the fun, you can see a live stream of Sunlight and chat with us there., and also tune in to the MHVLUG U-Stream channel to see what's going on there. More hackathons are coming on line this morning. Follow me on twitter for frequent updates, or just search for the hashtag #gah09
Continue readingA Watershed Moment in Transparency and Accountability
I was out of town earlier this week when the Open Government was released and so I am just now... View Article
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