http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog Just another weblog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:34:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ­New York, February 22­, 2010 - We submitted a somewhat indelicate proposal to the Minds in the Gutter competition on February 15, 2010. The competition was predicated on the following statement: "Every time it rains in New York City, our combined sewer system gobbles up stormwater running off ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2010/02/22/toiletsnyc/ New York, February 21, 2010 - We had our fourth meeting on dotNeighborhoods, gathering at the Neighborhood Preservation Center on January 26. The meeting report and some photos of the attendees are now available. The meeting began with a project overview from Connecting.nyc Inc.'s (CnI) executive director, followed ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2010/02/21/dotneighborhoods-report-meeting-january-26/ New York, January 31, 2010 - Last year 1,200 applications were submitted to the Knight Foundation's News Challenge grant and we were one of 50 finalists. They funded 9 applications, most regrettably, not ours. This year we submitted an application entitled Issue-Communities and are delighted to announce that we have been ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2010/01/31/issue-communities-2010/ New York, January 27, 2010 - One of the better public interest websites is in deep trouble Idealist.org. If you're not familiar with it take a look now. Idealist has always been a great place for those looking for help with civic and community issues, for jobs, events, and a ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2010/01/27/idealist-needs-our-help/ ­­­New York, December 29, 2009 - Adam Raff's recent  New York Times Op-Ed Search, But You May Not Find paralleled an issue we have been concerned about for some time - search transparency. While Adam focused on the damage from corporate shenanigans, our concerns have centered more on the impact the ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/12/29/search-neurality/ New York, December 13, 2009 - Connecting.nyc Inc. was a sponsor of the OpenNY Summit held at the offices of The Open Planning Project in New York City on December 11-12. One of OpenNY's tracks focused on making city government's raw digital information accessible to programmers. The benefits of making ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/12/14/city-tld-standardization-2/ New York, December 8, 2009 - As President Obama packs his bags for the trip to Copenhagen and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, we're taking the occasion to draw attention to one of the more important names that will arrive with the activation of the .nyc TLD - ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/12/08/sustainablenyc/ ­­­­New York, December 1, 2009 - How we allocate and manage our digital infrastructure is perhaps the central question surrounding the development of the .nyc TLD. What is an effective, efficient, and equitable domain name distribution policy and how do we govern its implementation and oversight? Our Governance Ecology page ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/12/01/governance-the-common-pool-resource-view/ Sydney, November 23, 2009 - I have been admiring your project and I am looking forward to seeing it grow to Sydney (my hometown). It is great that you have involved so many different parties and individuals from across your city. ­However, I am concerned by the lack of regard for ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/11/23/privacy/ New York, November 20, 2009 -The Regional Plan Association and The Open Planning Project sponsored a Participatory Planning Tech Workshop at the offices of TOPP on Friday, November 13. The event was described as follows: Everyday social computing, mobile technology, and the adoption of web 2.0 approaches by governments have laid ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/11/22/urban-planning-workshop/ New York, November 16, 2009 - The key accomplishment of the ICANN's Seoul meeting was the approval of the Internationalized Domain Names ccTLD Fast Track application system that will, for the first time, enable non-English speakers across the globe to see Internet addresses completely in their own language - ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/11/16/internationalized-domains/ New York, November 1, 2009 - We recently received notice from the Committee for Open Fashion NYC, organizer of Fashion Camp 2009, requesting that the fashion.nyc domain name be reserved for use by New York City’s fashion industry. The Committee recommended that fashion.nyc: Should present a complete and ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/10/31/fashionnyc/ ­New York, October 31, 2009 - On Wednesday I had breakfast on the 18th floor outdoor patio of the Eastgate Hotel, a bit cool, but it provided a great view of the city. However, the breakfast options lacked any Korean dishes and was not worth writing about. I took a ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/10/27/realtime-from-icann-meeting-in-seoul-wednesday/ ­­ ­Seoul, October 27­, 2009 - I awoke with the birdies today and took a run along the Cheonggyecheon, a stream that flows between the Eastgate and the Lotte. It was a delight. Yesterday I was reading in the Korean Times that the mayor of Seoul indicated he was going ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/10/26/%e2%80%9crealtime%e2%80%9d-from-icann-meeting-in-seoul-tuesday/ ­­ ­Seoul, October 26, 2009 - While I'm a bit tired now, at 7:11 PM, I suspect it's due to the busy day I had rather than to the 13 hour time shift. I awoke at 8 this morning after a decent night's sleep, so I guess I'm "adjusted." First ... http://www.coactivate.org/projects/campaign-for.nyc/blog/2009/10/26/realtime-from-icann-meeting-in-seoul-monday/