/Ground : DIYtraffic - realtime traffic alerts

My latest post at /Ground -- DIYtraffic - realtime traffic alerts

The good folks at DIYcity have just unleashed DIYtraffic on the world.

SMS traffic updates have existed for a while, but each locality uses its own system and has its own standards. The goal of DIYtraffic was to create "one single application that can be configured to work anywhere, in any city or town, with very little effort." This unified platform is available for any community/city/locality to use and build on together like an open source project. It's designed to be easily configurable for any city/town in the US, but will work outside the US, too, if you have a feed of traffic updates.

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/Ground : Briefing 2.0?

My latest post at /Ground -- Briefing 2.0?

The U.S. Department of State is surprisingly hip to all this "2.0" jazz... On October 31, McCormack held the department's first "Briefing 2.0" where he answered ten questions that were submitted via YouTube and two questions that were submitted via the Dipnote blog.

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/Ground : Election Protection and Citizen Journalism

My latest post at /Ground, again on the theme of election protection:

The big day is here. I hope if you are registered to vote, and you didn't vote early or absentee, that you'll brave the lines, be patient, and take part in the democratic process today. Here are a few resources to help you get the job done.

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/Ground : Using Twitter for Election Protection

My latest post at /Ground -- Using Twitter to Protect the Vote on November 4th.

Political organizers have found many innovative ways to the web during this election cycle. However, as we close in on November 4th, the next important step begins: actually ensuring not only that all votes are counted, but that each and everyone who is registered to vote is allowed to do so.

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