Month: February 2012
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PANEL: LISC Chicago Five Big Ideas
Today I took part in a panel for the 18th annual LISC Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. The panel was called “5 Big Ideas” and the format was 5 ideas expressed in 15 images on 15 slides for 15 seconds each. I used images from my own Flickr account and I was pretty pleased with how…
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News Article: Code experts take a crack at upgrading Chicago’s 311 system
Here’s an article from today’s Chicago Sun-Times about the Code for America project: Code experts take a crack at upgrading Chicago’s 311 system BY SANDRA GUY Business Reporter/sguy@suntimes.com February 2, 2012 7:02PM Chicagoans should be able to more extensively track 311 calls and the city’s responses online, thanks to a team of software coders here…
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PHOTO: 20-Yard Line Photo Used on Twitter Ad Scrimmage Web Site
Today I learned that Twitter is using my image of a football field on their Ad Scrimmage Web site. Super-excited about this. Here’s a screenshot of the site today: And my pic:
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NEWS ARTICLE: HuffPo Chicago Article re: Code for America Project
Today the Huffington Post Chicago published a piece highlighting the work of the Code for America fellows: Code For America In Chicago: Open311 Will Be City’s Next Big Tech Move. Snip: Daniel X. O’Neil, executive director of the Smart Chicago Collaborative, wrote the CFA application for the city, and his group will be working with…