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Creating a Digital Town Square

 

From granicus.com:

Saving the world takes more than open public data

Introducing Della, Managing Editor (and Very Slow Runner)

Della Rucker

... I figured perhaps I'd better introduce myself.  I have had one of those career paths that looks like cooked spaghetti, and I think all of those experiences filter into my approach to public engagement and technology.  As I tell my kids, if you're going to have to listen to me, you might as well have some understanding of where I'm coming from. So here goes...

If we’re not building relationships, we’re doing it wrong... Hackers + Planners + Citizens

 

From OpenPlans.org

A New Site Puts The Hyper Into Hyperlocal

A startup based in downtown Boston, BlockAvenue has divided up the U.S. into a small pieces, and then aggregated as much data as it can find to start telling stories about them.

Event: Crowsourcing the New Digital Economy

Della Rucker

More than 40 speakers at the conference will inspire and equip the audience of enterprise executives and business leaders with the tools and practices on how crowdsourcing can benefit their bottom line and effectiveness.

Civic Engagement in the Digital Age

Chris Haller

Surprising new trends in civic engagement have been brought to light, thanks to the Pew Internet and American Life Project’s report, “Civic Engagement in the Digital Age.”

SEETY - A bottom-up approach to urban lighting in Milan

Daria Casciani

What, when and how are we going to illuminate the city of Milan? SEETY is a proposal for a bottom-up approach to lighting in Milan. It’s intended to provide a reflection on who urban lighting is made by and who is using it.

Public/Private

Chris Haller

As city dwellers become more comfortable taking on active roles in shaping their cities, it is just as important that they find a sense of privacy within their urban environment. Could our well-being be linked with the level of privacy that our cities offer? Are those living in cities happy with the level of privacy they receive?

The Lens of Choice

Chris Haller

Remember the 1% rule? In Internet culture, the 1% rule reflects a hypothesis that more people will lurk in a virtual community than will participate. Those looking to engage online communities will be happy to know that this rule is a thing of the past.