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Elizabeth and John Edwards on Politics Meets Web 2.0

On Monday, I attended Personal Democracy Forum 2008 to moderate a panel, "Data Geeks Unite!"   "Four experts in web services and data aggregation will showcase their offerings, ranging from sophisticated ...READ»

Kenan Samms
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Internet for Everyone

  Yesterday, at the Personal Democracy Forum in new York, a coalition of media, policy, and advocacy experts launched a new initiative that calls on Congress and the president to act in the public interest by enacting a ...READ»

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White House Unveils USASpending.gov to Track IT Spending

The U.S. government launched USASpending.gov, a Web site to track billions of dollars in government information technology spending. It's an official effort to be more accountable. The dashboard was unveiled at the ...READ»

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Government 2.0: Can President-Elect Obama Take What He's Learned On The Road to The Beltway?

We thought this day would never come. I cried in the voting booth yesterday. Like so many others, I had barely let myself believe that this could really happen– a woman and an African American, serious contenders on a ...READ»

Barack Obama
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Government 2.0?

Sure, Obama used the Web to win the election. Now comes a much bigger test: Can he use it to govern more effectively?READ»

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Twitter Vote Report Offers Real-Time Democracy on Election Day

Voters across the U.S. will have a nifty tool at their disposal on Election Day to report their voting experiences through TwitterVoteReport.com, a new monitoring platform co-developed by the blog techPresident and an all volunteer ...READ»

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Bloomberg Launches NYC Apps Contest

Want to know if there's construction in the Midtown Tunnel, or to track the spending of federal stimulus dollars on projects in the Five Boroughs? Check your iPhone. At least that's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes you'll do. ...READ»

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In Internet Democracy Not All Good Causes Are Apparently Equal

In Internet Democracy Not All Good Causes Are Apparently Equal     In Internet Democracy Not All Good Causes Are Apparently Equal By Donald Schwartz February 1, 2009                                 ...READ»

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Women Who Tech Telesummit Today

Defying the stereotype that the tech world belongs to pocket-protector toting guys hooked on sci-fi and video games; hundreds of women are gearing up for the second annual "Women Who Tech" international telesummit on May 12 at ...READ»

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In Internet Democracy Not All Good Causes Are Apparently Equal

  In Internet Democracy Not All Good Causes Are Apparently Equal By Donald Schwartz February 1, 2009 Lead: The view that the Internet provides a level playing field of opportunity for everyone to influence government policy ...READ»

Barack Obama

The Brand Called Obama

Win or lose, Barack Obama's rise changes business as usual for everyone. Here's why.READ»