E-Democracy and Online Civic Infrastructure

It seems to me that on the web the people who make the biggest splash aren’t always successful. Think about all the spectacular .com failures who had all the money, fame, and dreams in the world. The reality of the Web 2.0 mini-boom we’re experiencing is that the big success stories – Flickr, TheFaceBook, del.icio.us […]

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links for 2006-03-05

D.C. Idiotarod 2006 Hipster shopping cart race with costumes. March 11th. ‘American Gothic’ in D.C. The famous painting will be in DC for the first time in more than 40 years. Check it out at the Renwick gallery from March 10 through June 11. National Museum of The American Indian Interesting mosaic of photos of […]

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PR and Blogs

I’ve been thinking about PR and blogs quite a bit lately after giving two presentations on the topic. For both I emphasized two general approaches: to understand and strategically engage the blogosphere, or the larger task of utilizing the medium yourself for promotion purposes. During one of the presentations I found myself giving several examples […]

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915 Rhode Island Ave. NW

Ever since I moved in basically across the street from this property, I have wondered about it. The high, barred windows and tightly boarded windows and doors give it an institutional and vaguely hostile feel. A little internet snooping turned up little information on the property. DC city government’s online property sale database (which includes […]

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links for 2006-03-02

Refresh DC: Developing and sharing knowledge. “Refresh is a community of web designers, developers, and other new media professionals working together to refresh the creative, technical, and professional of their trades in the Washington, DC, area.”

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