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@rathbone1200cc started a meme last night at 10 PM and today most of the software engineers @socrata are wearing suits! 9:23 AM May 24th via web
Seattle Mayor McGinn held a roundtable last night to talk about how Seattle could better nurture startups: geekwire.com/2012/mayor-mcg… 12:53 PM May 23rd via web
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake kicking things off at #NASCIO2012 and recognizes data.baltimorecity.gov #opendata platform 6:32 AM May 10th via web
iBadawi "If I'd asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse!'" Henry Ford #HBRMag 8:13 AM May 5th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by kmerritt and 1 other
I survived the camp in with 4th graders at pacific science center. 2 more hours until a good day's nap. 7:11 AM May 5th via Twitter for iPhone
Congrats @natacado for 5 great years @socrata! So thrilled and appreciative of all you do to help us make a difference. 5:36 PM May 4th via Twitter for iPhone
Congratulations @rashmi @jboutelle. You've come along way since DEMO 2007! Very happy for you both. 9:33 PM May 3rd via web
SamuelSLee1 Nike releasing factory location data led to improved industry-wide monitoring effectiveness. #activatenyc12 #OpenData Just Do It! 12:28 PM May 3rd via Twitter for Android Retweeted by kmerritt and 2 others
My thoughts on the "Open Data is a Joke" meme socrata.com/opendata/reinv… #opendata /cc @digiphile @whimsley @tjl @daeaves @evgenymorozov 12:23 PM May 3rd via web
Woohoo! 100% uptime in April. Take that five nines. 9:10 AM May 3rd via web
Adopting the cloud could save federal government $12B per year forbes.com/sites/joemcken… /cc @stevenvDC 10:24 AM May 1st via web
Are you ready for #startupweekendgov in Seattle? Come build civic apps with us! bit.ly/IJZ21w#opengov #opendata 10:28 AM Apr 27th via Seesmic
#brettrocks! #daniellerocks! - #chicagorocks /cc @chicagocdo @danielledumerer data.cityofchicago.org #opendata 8:55 AM Apr 26th via web
bmoreno Want some ROI? Here you go! Amazing stats.#chicagorocks @socrata #opengov #gov20 yfrog.com/kirojyp 8:50 AM Apr 26th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by kmerritt and 2 others
StephenN @derek_eder @opencityapps Nice mention of ChicagoLobbyists on #socrata webinar. #chicagorocks. chicagolobbyists.org 8:47 AM Apr 26th via web Retweeted by kmerritt and 1 other
congrats @hudsonhollister - the House yesterday passed the DATA act. fcw.com/articles/2012/… 8:47 AM Apr 26th via web
@tomkompare Hi Tom. Soon. Parts are out in beta now. Wrapping up some of the less frequently used parts of the DSL now. 8:45 AM Apr 26th via web in reply to tomkompare
The great team at walkscore.com released transit ratings for top 25 cities: geekwire.com/2012/walk-scor… 8:42 AM Apr 26th via web
betterDCregion How can we apply Chicago's open data lessons learned here in the DC region? Maybe we can find out Thursday. ow.ly/atRYF 6:38 AM Apr 24th via HootSuite Retweeted by kmerritt