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When NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg launched the Big Apps competition this past June, he invited individuals and groups to program applications that make government data sets accessible to the public — solidifying that technology can contribute to improved quality of life. Applications created in response to Bloomberg’s decisions will join the crowd-sourced initiatives that already exist in New York City, and already explore methods that can offer residents not only information, but a place to gain a sense of community, to exchange ideas and to visualize space digitally.
(via Inhabitat » Crowd-Sourced Initiatives to Create a More Livable New York City)
Published on October 10, 2009 8:02 am.
Filed under: Notes on Things Seen, People and Other People Tags: city planning, crowd, digital, government data, planning infrastructure, prototype, technology
The above video was put together by the good people at Touch – a project based out of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design that is focused on technology that connects mobile devices to real-world objects (Near-Field Communication). The video is intended to illustrate the quiet omnipresence of wireless signals in the spaces that [...]
Published on March 30, 2009 12:49 am.
Filed under: Notes on Things Seen, People and Devices Tags: digital, everyday objects, mobile, mobile phones, visualization
I’m optimistic about people. And the belief that people, underneath their “cultural” often seemingly rehearsed exterior are all playful, joyful, explorers, and that they care about each other, their society and the people they meet. Every time the Internet uncovers videos from the brilliant people at improveverywhere or interviews with people on the street uncovering [...]
Published on March 29, 2009 9:48 pm.
Filed under: Ephemera, Links Tags: ambition, digital, explorers, optimism