First POST: #DearCongress
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, October 1 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Public protest at the government shutdown starts to surface via the #DearCongress hashtag; the health insurance exchanges launch; Occupy Wall Street launches a debit card; and much, much more. Read More
NYC Mayoral Race Shows "Shareable Graphics Are...The New Black" in Digital Campaigning
BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, September 26 2013
A study released last week indicates that Bill de Blasio's messaging had the greatest resonance online leading up to the New York City mayoral primary, but much remains unknown about the broader impact of the digital campaign on the electorate. The study was a joint project between Hill & Knowlton Strategies and the Baruch College of Public Affairs' Survey Research program. Read More
First POST: Generation W?
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 17 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Whistleblowing as an act of generational identity?; Craig Newmark is officially the government's biggest "nerd"; Turkey's ruling party is building a social media army; and much, much more. Read More
For NYC Candidates and Independent Groups, Online Advertising is Part of the Mix
BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, September 17 2013
While the bulk of the money spent by candidates in last week's New York City primary battles went to old-fashioned TV ads, the campaigns also used a variety of online advertising strategies. Digging into the campaign expenditure reports, Miranda Neubauer reports on who did what. Read More
[Op-Ed] The Future of Open Government in New York City
BY Noel Hidalgo | Friday, September 13 2013
In this guest op-ed, Noel Hidalgo, the program manager for Code for America in NYC and co-founder of BetaNYC, looks back over the city's mixed record of open government initiatives, and asks whether recent progress will be continued by the new crop of candidates emerging from this past week's primary votes.
Read MoreFirst POST: Zombies
BY Micah L. Sifry | Tuesday, September 10 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The NSA thinks of smartphone users as "zombies" and Steve Jobs as "big brother"; TechCrunch Disrupt gets another self-inflicted black eye; NYC voters are sharing "selfies" of themselves voting; and much, much more. Read More
As De Blasio Surges, Many in Tech Sector Back Quinn
BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, September 9 2013
NYC Public Advocate Bill De Blasio currently has the momentum in the New York City mayoral race. He is leading in the polls, close to the 40 percent needed to avoid a run-off. But even as De Blasio surges, many in New York City's technology sector, who feel they have benefitted under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, continue to back his rival Christine Quinn, the City Council Speaker, who is fighting to reach the second place in a possible run-off. Read More
Post-Sandy, Facebook, Change.org Show Rising Opposition to NYC Marathon This Sunday
BY Micah L. Sifry | Friday, November 2 2012
Has New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who has steered his city in all kinds of admirable ways since Hurricane Sandy first appeared on the horizon a week ago, seriously misread the mood of his fellow Gothamites with his decision to let the annual New York City Marathon proceed as scheduled this Sunday? The race, which draws between 40,000 and 60,000 runners each year, is the largest in the world--and judging from some fast-moving page on Change.org and Facebook, many people are wondering if the usually uplifting event may put too heavy a burden on already strained and breaking city services. Read More
Free Wi-Fi Coming to New York City Parks
BY Nick Judd | Thursday, June 9 2011
Free wi-fi is coming to 20 New York City parks as part of a partnership with AT&T, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on his website today. From the site: “In May, we laid out a strategy to make New York City the ... Read More
Where Your Taxes Go, NYC Edition
BY Nick Judd | Thursday, May 19 2011
The office of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer takes a page from the White House's playbook with the web-based New York City Taxpayer Receipt. (Via @aschierenbeck) Read More
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