Category: Government
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2012 Government Selection Committee for Code for America
I’m helping out the awesome Code for America project as they figure out which cities should be a part of their next program year. 19 governments applied for our 2012 program, and it’s amazing to read about their project ideas, challenges, and passion for changing the way things work. As a growing start-up, we can…
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LAUNCH: AldermanicWebsites.com
Today I launched a politics/ design/ technology/ humor site called AldermanicWebsites.Here’s the launch post (Comparing Aldermanic Hopefuls Online) and two snippets: Here’s something I worked on over Christmas vacation: AldermanicWebsites. It is a fun/ manic little Web site that “contains links to and reviews of the Web sites, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and other Web…
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REF: Post About Goofy Contract / CityPayments
Here’s a nice post from Chicago Muckrakers, acting on a contract I flagged as goofy over on CityPayments: Company accused of stealing millions from NYC and hurricane victims gets money from Chicago. The City of Chicago has given over $7 million to Spherion, a company whose employees were targeted by federal prosecutors last week for…
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PRESENTATION: Gov 2.0 Talk at Obtiva
Here’s a tech talk I participated in today at the Obtiva offices. Open Gov. Discussion at Obtiva Geekfest from Obtiva on Vimeo.
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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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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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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…