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Recent Stories
Recent Stories
Recent Stories
ImproveSF is an initiative by the City of San Francisco to harness the power of community engagement and of citizens working with government to improve their city
by challer
Mobile technology is powerful; literally everyone seems to own a cell phone these days. When used in public settings, it has the potential to involve citizens in various...
by Lauren Dyson
The IT Director of San Bernardino, Calif. shares advice for how city agencies can effectively deploy a social media program.
by vearly
Last year, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources launched a presence on Foursquare for the...
by HannahYoung
New York City makes a wishlist of civic apps to help get the most out of hackathons.
by challer
In San Diego, an immersive place-based game using cell phones transforms citizens' perceptions of a historic park.
by Matthew Hall
Open Gov advocates use Sunlight Foundation's new Scout app to impact legislation.
by zpagonis
Governor O'Malley uses social media to bridge the gap between online and offline engagement.
by Lauren Dyson
A town in South Wales uses online platform Spacehive to leverage community support -- and funding -- to build a new community center.
by Matthew Hall
Louisiana Bucket Brigade leverages Ushahidi for crowdsourced pollution mapping.