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How To Run Local Government Via Facebook

A new application for Facebook and iPhones lets residents of small cities submit quality-of-life complaints without picking up the phone or waiting to see someone at City Hall. It's like a cross between 311 and FarmVille--and it works.READ»

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Want To Be Like Jon Stewart? New Governmental Open Data Standards Are For You

Machine-readable congressional transcripts will bring the power to find political gaffes to everyone.READ»

A Tale of Two UI's: Tunisia Goes Open-Source, Hungary Uses iPad for New Constitution

More technology does not always mean more openness and collaboration. Consider the divergent examples of Tunisia, writing its new constitution via the collaborative, open-source PiratePad, and Hungary, writing its guiding document via the very proprietary iPad.READ»

Israel and Palestine Flip Mideast Protest Script, Govern via Facebook

Facebook in the Middle East isn't just for the young rebels--both Israel and Palestine are beginning to use the popular social network to offer government services.READ»

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Gov 2.0 iPad Apps Are Lobbying for Your App Store Clicks

The United States government, or at least the governments of a few of its states, aren't about to let the launch of the iPad pass them by. Five so-called "eGovernment" apps launched alongside the tablet on Saturday.READ»

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Getting Government to Work

Newt Gingrich's Internet Strategist, David Kralik, isn't here to talk about politics, but, rather, how government is changing thanks to several eGovernment initiatives.READ»