-
"Craig Newmark drops by the Berkman Center for a lively talk on the origins of Craigslist.org, the philosophy of Geekdom, and the potential for a socially networked democracy."
-
Amazing collaborative art project… hypnotic
-
Mashup tool from Google. Load your spreadsheet as a google doc, then map it.
-
By Eric Ulken, who recently left the LA Times: "Last week, OJR's Robert Niles argued that news organizations should be in the business of creating "killer apps". Put another way, there is a need to develop tools that hew to the content rather than the other way around. But creating the functionality Robert describes takes a closer connection between news thinking and tech thinking than is possible within news organizations' traditional structures and skill sets.
"In this post, I'll try to squeeze some wisdom out of the lessons we learned in the process of assembling the Times' Data Desk, a cross-functional team of journalists responsible for collecting, analyzing and presenting data online and in print."
-
"This map shows the locations of the nation’s 101 most dangerous chemical facilities, each of which threatens some 1 million or more people. The vast majority of these facilities could convert to safer, more secure chemicals or processes.
"Click on an icon to see the facility name, the process it currently uses, and potential alternatives it could adopt. In a number of cities, multiple facilities are located very close to each other. Zoom in on the map to view these facilities."