Hackathon

The Cleanweb Takes Off

Michael Moynihan | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Green Button, Hackathon, Electricity 2.0, Google, Twitter, Green Energy New York, New York City, Cleanweb, Green News
Michael Moynihan

I was left thinking the Cleanweb is a powerful concept with important implications for the future of clean technology and the environment. And with this weekend's hackathon, it is reaching takeoff velocity.

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NYC's Digital Roadmap: 2011 in Review

Rachel Sterne | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Foursquare, Digital Media, Twitter, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, Facebook, Hackathon, Tumblr, Transparency, Government, O'Reilly Media, Civic Engagement, City Government, Open Government, Digital, Mayor's Office, Technology, Video, New York News
Rachel Sterne

In July 2010, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Commissioner Katherine Oliver announced that the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment would include NYC Digital. Last January, NYC Digital launched and we hit the ground running.

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy Wall Street: There's An App For That

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Social Media, Video, Occupy Needs, Android, Occupy Design, I Got Arrested App, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Protests, Occupy San Francisco, Smartphone Apps, Shouty, Hackathon, Aaron Sankin, Politics News

As Occupy Wall Street protests have swelled their ranks, organizers from the occupations realized they had a problem. No matter how many people partic...

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Future of Film: Story Hacks

Tribeca Film | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Hacks, Hackathon, Transmedia, Story Hacks, Hackathons, Transmedia Projects, Multimedia Storytelling, Media Storytelling, Technological Storytelling, Technology News
Tribeca Film

What if we applied the popular hackathon concepts of user-feedback and iteration to create a new kind of technological storytelling?

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Moscow and Washington to Host Bilateral Open Government Codeathon for Civic Apps

Alexander Howard | Posted 11.11.2011

Read More: Civic Developer, Governemnt 2.0, Open Gov, Civic App, Open Government, Russia, United States, Technology, Codeathon, Civic Hacker, Hackathon, Gov 2.0, Technology News
Alexander Howard

Innovations in democratic governance have been and likely always will be a global phenomenon. In less than two weeks, an unprecedented bilateral codeathon will further extend the reach and collaborative flavor of the open government movement.

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WATCH: New York Throws A 'Hackathon' To Improve NYC.gov

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Rachel Sterne, Nyc Hackathon, Ny News, Daily News, NY Around Town, nyc.gov, Hack, Hackathon, Nyc Digital, New York News

Hackers and computer wiz's gathered at General Assembly over the weekend for Reinvent NYC.gov, NYC's first "hackathon." In a 36-hour coding spree,...

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How Would You Reinvent NYC.GOV?

Rachel Sterne | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: nyc.gov, Nycgov, Nyc, Technology, NYC Government, Hackathon, New York News
Rachel Sterne

Today is the last day to sign up for Reinvent NYC.GOV, the City's first-ever hackathon. Civic-minded designers and developers who want to help improve NYC government are encouraged to apply to reinventnycgov.com.

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Hackathons, Parolees and Jobs

Tanja Aitamurto | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Prison, Parolees, Hackathon, Code for Oakland, Halfway House, Peace Innovation, Txt2wrk, Impact News
Tanja Aitamurto

The hackathon had an amazing impact: A random group of about 10 people was able to create a rough demo of the SMS/web service in about eight hours, thanks to the awesome and skilled team.

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The Great Urban Hack -- Not so Lazy Sunday

Ben Berkowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists, Geeks, Government, New York City, Hackathon, Technology News
Ben Berkowitz

Today, 50-plus journos, entrepreneurs and geeks are working under similar time constraints for the social benefit of New Yorkers.

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wehaveweneed.org -- getting help for Haiti and elsewhere?

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 21st Centry Statecraft, Hackathon, Haiti, Technology News
Craig Newmark

The folks at crisiscommons.org and Crisis Camp are doing remarkable work, and the latest is wehaveweneed.org.If people in a crisis area, like Haiti, ...

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