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PANEL: Gov 2.0 at midVentures Launch
Today I took part in a panel discussion focused on how the Gov 2.0 movement provides opportunity for business.
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PRESS:”Chicago gets geocoded, use of location-based data on the rise”(Columbia Chronicle)
Nice student story here about geo-info: Dan O’Neil, manager of business development at Chicago-based website EveryBlock, implements a similar policy. EveryBlock has collected raw data from a variety of sources to provide granular information since 2007, ranging from newly installed bike racks on the street to crimes on any particular city block, in 16 cities…
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PANEL: “Covering The City”at the Great Cities Institute at UIC
Today I participated in a panel discussion about urban reporting and research. Here’s a flyer for the event:Covering the City Complete audio of the panel here and links to the intro and Q&A.
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INTERVIEW: Gov 2.0 2010
Here’s a short interview I did today re: EveryBlock and government data on the show floor at the O’Reilly booth at Gov 2.0. DXO Interview at Gov 2.0 2010 from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.
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PRESENTATION: Lightning Talk at Gov 2.0 2010
Today I did a short talk at the Gov 2.0 conference about lessons learned from EveryBlock. Here’s some shots:
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PRESS: The Day EveryBlock Came to Town (EveryBlock Launch in Portland)
Today I was quoted as part of a story covering the launch of EveryBlock Portland. I worked with city officials to help create the standards for their data publication as well as working to understand the data. To be honest, I like reading that kind of stuff. Maybe you do too. As O’Neil says, “we…
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WRITING: New Billboard in Wrigley Field
While covering a neighborhood meeting earlier this week, I got wind of a new billboard that the Cubs organization were trying to get installed in Wrigley Field. I wrote the story here: Wrigley Field Work: New Banners Out Front, Refreshed Scoreboard, New Billboard in Left Field, Batting Cage Improvement, New Umpire Dressing Room, and Redone…
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Ravenswood Doorknob Hanger-ing: An Experiment in Grassroots Marketing
Today I flyered a select region of the Ravenswood neighborhood in Chicago. Here’s my report: Coverage area is a few square blocks Began at 9:20AM with circa 500 flyers. Cullom from Ravenswood to Hermitage– 1/2 block Hermitage from Cullom to Irving Park Rd, even side: 56 flyers delivered (mostly single family; two 6-flats) Hermitage from…
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EveryBlock hyperlocal strategy and government data
I lead the effort to obtain government data at EveryBlock. Here’s msnbc.com President Charlie Tillinghast talking about our local strategy: Tillinghast says that demand can be met by EveryBlock, which is attempting to become a hyperlocal resource by gathering and organizing info from government agencies, and then tasking local users to provide block-by-block news. “We’re…
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Food Writing and Data-Hawking
I like to pick out little bits of civic data and then write things up about it. Here’s some new restaurant gleanings I was able to build out of liquor license data: Two New Restaurants on Taylor Street: Vintage Lounge and Cafe 1.61 A 2nd Cork & Kerry Near Cellular Field And a pickup from…