Clearing the Cache: A Burst of Transparency
BY Nancy Scola | Thursday, July 30 2009
- A visualization of New York Times mentions of the word "transparency," from 1990 through 2009. (Image by Kerry Mitchell, using Processing and a New York Times API)
- "The NASCIO State Technology Champion Award is designed to recognize one individual annually for outstanding contributions in the field of information technology in state government." Know anyone?
- Citizen journalism in Iran.
- "What's good for D.C. is good for New York City." New York City Public Advocate (and, disclosure, my former boss) Mark Green lays out his 30 ideas for gov 2.0.
- You too can participate in the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review.
- Open Congress redesigns.
- Some neat real-time world statistics. (Thanks Shaun Dakin)
- New York political aide resigns over Facebook posts.
- Pew finds that the online video viewing audience has exploded.
- The National Symphony will be real-time tweeting Beethoven's Sixth.
- And the White House explains hashtags and retweeting.
(With Micah Sifry)