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Tap Into Chicago Summer Vibes With These iPhone Apps

Brad Spirrison | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Iphone, Android, iPhone Apps, Android Apps, Everyblock, Chicago Smartphone Apps, Smartphones, Smartphone Apps, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News
Brad Spirrison

Smartphones are basically personal computers that can be carried around in our pockets. Explore Chicago's outdoor destinations with these great iPhone apps.

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Wanted: Geeky, Wonkish Scribe for Chicago Mayor

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Web 2.0, City of Chicago, Groupon, Outsidein, Twitzip, Everyblock, Tim O'Reilly, Mayor Richard M. Daley, Gov 2.0, Chicago News
Sally Duros

Wanted: Mayoral candidates who understand the power of data to improve government and empower Democracy. Must view city employment as public service and embrace Gov2.0.

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As Dots Connect, Whole Emerges for Future of News

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Media Workshop, Steve Rhodes, Bill Densmore, Gov2.0, New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Pierre Omidyar, Beachwood Reporter, Online Trust, Ebay, Seeclickfix, Journalism That Matters? Detroit, Everyblock, Outsidein, Chicago News
Sally Duros

The online dots are quickly connecting. Gov2.0 entrepreneurs are building a strong backbone for a hyperlocal new stream. And much of the innovation is seated here in Chicago.

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Young Voices in The Future of News -- Connection, Conversation, Community

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Woodward, Craig Newmark, Jay Rosen, Tina Brown, Sam Donaldson, Ann Curry, Newseum, Mark Zuckerberg, News Media, Facebook, Online News, Everyblock, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

It's time for young journalists and, just as important, young technologists to show how news is expanding and being re-defined in a world under Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

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EveryBlock Acquired By MSNBC.com

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Msnbc, Adrian Holovaty, Hyperlocal News, Everyblock Sale, Microlocal News, MSNBC.Com, Everyblock, Everyblock Msnbc, Media News

CHICAGO — As they try to stay relevant in the digital age, some very big news companies are starting to focus on very small beats. On Monday th...

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Chicago News Blogs Have Put Enough Skin in the Game

Sally Duros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Media Workshop, Chi-Town Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, Newsrooms, LISC New Communities, Chicago Tribune, Everyblock, News Blogs, McCormick Foundation, Don Hayner, Chicago Community Trust, Carl Bernstein, The-Beachwood-Reporter, The Banyan Project, Tim Stites, Macarthur Foundation, Future of News, Chicago Media, Newspaper Industry, Chicago News
Sally Duros

For nearly two decades, newspapers have been challenged to evolve into knowledge-based organizations capable of adapting to the innovations of the Web. Instead of progressing, they've been traded as chits in a greedy money-grab game by short-sighted media conglomerates.

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