Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Users can, for example, subscribe to feeds of crime incidents or view a Google Map of construction projects completed in 2009. One suggestion, Vancouver: add a crime map. Users can grab the last two years of restaurant inspection results and use mapping software to plot after-school programs. Tell us in the comments.

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Government Rhode Island District of Columbia Data 53

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 18, 2007

Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. Nonprofit organizations, libraries, and educational institutions are experimenting with "user-generated" or community-powered campaigns.

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Remix Professional Technorati Wiki 50

Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images. Want to plot all the Wal-Marts on a map over time ? What exciting mashups will our visitors create if we open up our collections data? Who's sharing authority and how?

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Museum Web Teen Flickr 20