Year: 2013
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Roundtable on Art and Technology in Public Computer Centers at MCA
Today I hosted a meetup of Connect Chicago will be held as a part of an exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It will be held at a conference room table in the middle of an art installation called The Nature of the Beast by Goshka Macuga at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The artist…
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Appointment to the Cook County New Media Council
Today I was appointed as co-chair of the Cook County New Media Council. Snip: “Cook County engages residents daily in deep and meaningful ways — from hospitals and jails to marriage licenses and pet vaccinations. The Cook County New Media Council is devoted to improving technology in government, and I look forward to being a…
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Presentation: The Importance of Mobile in Urban Flow
Today I made a presentation called, “The Importance of Mobile in Urban Flow” to the University of Illinois Mobile Dev Day crowd. Here’s the presentation: Dxo mobile-dev-day from Daniel X. O’Neil And here’s a pic from the stage:
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TV: Illinois Open Technology Challenge in Champaign, IL
Today I did an interview with the ABC affiliate in Champaign, IL after our meetup for the Illinois Open Technology Challenge. Illinois Open Technology Challenge Coverage on WICD Channel 15/ ABC Champaign Illinois Open Technology Challenge Coverage on WICD Channel 15/ ABC Champaign from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo.
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Radio: Illinois Open Technology Challenge on WILL-AM, Champaign IL
Today I spoke on air with Afternoon Magazine on WILL-AM 580 in Champaign about the Illinois Open Technology Challenge. Listen here: Discusion of the Illinois Open Technology Challenge on WILL-AM.
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Photos: ORD Camp Portraits
Today I took all of the official portraits for the 2013 ORD Camp. Here they are. And here’s Fitz + Zach kicking things off:
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News Story: Rockford Illinois Open Technology Challenge, NBC Affiliate WREX in Rockford
Today I was interviewed in a news story that aired on WREX Rockford about the ILOpenTech meetup held at NIU Rockford. News Story: Rockford Illinois Open Technology Challenge, NBC Affiliate WREX in Rockford from Daniel X. O’Neil on Vimeo. And here’s some images.
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Radio: Discussion on WBEZ’s Morning Shift re: Data Journalism and the Civic Innovation in Chicago Project
This morning I participated in a discussion about the launch of Smart Chicago Collaborative’s Civic Innovation in Chicago project on WBEZ: Bonus: Dolly Varden! I also wrote a companion blog post talking about the importance of including as many Chicago residents as possible in civic innovation. Click here for sound file if embed link is…
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Writing: History of Civic Innovation in Rockford
I am a student of technology history. I love to walk features, software and needs backwards into the past. Today I wrote up an encounter with a really fascinating person in Rockford who single-handedly created decades worth of municipal software. Here it is: Incomplete History of Civic Hacking in Rockford. Here’s a snip: This software, written by a single…