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Imagine a way to explore and have fun with government data.
The winners of Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest say that 'fun' was part of their winning formula.
The Alexandria-based Forum One just won the $10,000 first place prize at the O'Reilly Media's Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase with their DataMasher program.
One of the goals of the contest was to build a Web site or internet app that would make federal data more accessible and interesting.
Sandy Smith was the lead developer on the project and manages Forum One's software development team.
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A leading technology analyst firm says that many social sciences roles will be needed to work with corporations in helping to better understand the Web behavior of customers, online communities, personal brands and the spectrum of social networking communication.
In a recent report "Social Science Meets Technology in Next-Generation Jobs," Gartner Vice President Kathy Harris discusses in some detail four areas of jobs needed in the near future. Though she never really uses the words "social networks" the implication is that most companies aren't really geared toward taking advantage of the impact of these online communities, and that the numbers will be too large to ignore, regardless of the business you are in.
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I've categorized and compared 7 social media channels that are currently being used by both B2B and B2C brands. I've suggested which type of brand works best in each channel.
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News organizations appear to be paying more and more attention to social media as a possible way of improving monetization of their Web sites. Sites like SFGate and The Huffington Post believe their efforts will pay off.
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This post is a more practical viewpoint from my previous post on the rise of the so-called "social media guru." Unfortunately, there's no certification process so anyone with a Facebook page and Twitter account can call themselves a social media guru. This means it's been up to companies to fend for themselves when selecting a partner. Your social media strategy may be one of the most important elements in your overall marketing and communications plan, so you're probably taking it very seriously. Let these five questions help you navigate a rather squishy world.
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BANGALORE, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Someday the Kodak moment may be called the "Facebook" or "Twitpic" moment, but old-school photo management services are fighting to stay in the picture.
People have been flocking to popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace to share images with friends and family, ditching sites like Flickr, Snapfish, Photobucket, Shutterfly Inc (SFLY.O) and Picasa.
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TODD BYERS was among more than 20,000 people running the San Francisco Marathon last month. Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, he might have blended in with the other runners, except for one glaring difference: he was barefoot.
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We were excited to support Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge and even more excited to see the submissions. The public sector developer community never fails to impress. Congrats to the winners!
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On May 21, 2009 the Administration launched data.gov to drive transparency and innovation by making federal data easily accessible. This was immediately followed by the Apps for America contest, challenging the American people to develop innovative solutions using data.gov. The contest was run by the Sunlight Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on "using the revolutionary power of the Internet to make information about Congress and the federal government more meaningfully accessible to citizens."
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If you're a lobbyist / advocate, conspiracy theorist or Freakonomics fan, then you'll love DataMasher. The map-based mash up site just took the Sunlight Foundation's $10,000 grand prize in theApps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge. DataMasher offers users with no programming experience a chance to compare government data sets on a state-by-state basis. The tool is just one of the 3rd party mash ups using Data.gov's federal government information.
September, 2009
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It’s time to vote again for federal office, though this time you get to choose your favorite new web application that makes government data useful.
