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Hacking Chicago

Derek Eder | Posted 01.12.2013 | Chicago
Read More: School Locators, Chicago Public School Tiers, Open City, Chicago School Locator, Google Maps, Chicago Public Schools, Fusion Tables, Open Source Software, Chicago News
Derek Eder

On August 17, 2012, Chicago Public Schools launched a new version of their School Locator. Unlike the map that came before it, this one is intuitive, easy to use, and took half the time to build. How was CPS able to accomplish this?

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Penguicon Tinkers With Sci-Fi Convention Traditions

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 04.26.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Video, Science Fiction Convention, Sci-Fi Convention, Linux, Jim Gettys, Detroit News, Penguicon 2012, Penguicon Convention, Scrub Club, Penguicon, Tux the Linux Penguin, Open Source Software, Detroit News

Penguicon, an open-source software and science fiction gathering that expects to draw more than 1,200 fans to the Regency Hyatt hotel in Dearborn this...

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WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 06.13.2012 | Technology
Read More: Instagram, Investing, Social Media, Internet, Pinterest, Open Source, Facebook, Technology, Tech Bubble, Open Source Software, Technology News
Shawn Amos

So are we in a tech bubble? Or is social media such a different animal that we need to redefine the whole idea of what a company is worth?

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What Is the Hypernet?

Roger McNamee | Posted 05.07.2012 | Technology
Read More: Internet, Hypernet, Html, Online Investing, Tech Investing, Html 5, Computer Programming, Android, Ios, Open Source, Open Source Software, Technology News
Roger McNamee

The world thinks about the online world in terms of a network layer (The Internet) and a software layer (The Web). It's no longer so simple. I propose that we refer to the new network layer -- the sum of the wired Internet and the mobile data infrastructure for cellular and Wi-Fi -- as the Hypernet.

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Veterans Affairs Health Records approach: big step ahead for all kinds of software development

Craig Newmark | Posted 09.11.2011 | Impact
Read More: Electronic Health Records, Dept. Of Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Open Source Software, Impact News
Craig Newmark

The Dept of Vets Affairs runs VistA, which is one of the most effective, and widely-used electronic health record (EHR) systems in the world. They nee...

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Next Generation Democracy: Open Web Platforms, Local Activists and the US Coastguard

Ben Berkowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: New Orleans, Government, Democracy, Civic Participation, Linux, Seeclickfix, New Yorker, Social Change, Malcolm Gladwell, Open Source Software, Technology News
Ben Berkowitz

From the evolution of Linux to the distributed mechanisms of the US Coastguard, a new book shows us that inclusive decision making can reshape democracy for the 21st century.

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