Alex Howard on O'Reilly Radar tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010-08-27://57 2012-02-10T00:20:20Z http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh/ Movable Type Pro 4.21-en Jury to Eolas: Nobody owns the interactive web tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47810 2012-02-10T00:20:20Z 2012-02-10T00:20:20Z A Texas jury has struck down a company's claim to ownership of the interactive web. Eolas, which has been suing technology companies for more than a decade, now faces the prospect of losing the patents. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh A Texas jury has struck down a company's claim to ownership of the interactive web. Eolas, which has been suing technology companies for more than a decade, now faces the prospect of losing the patents. With GOV.UK, British government redefines the online government platform tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47770 2012-02-01T00:53:18Z 2012-02-01T00:53:18Z A new beta .gov website in Britain is scalable mobile-friendly, platform agnostic, uses HTML5, open source, hosted in the cloud and open for feedback. Those criteria collectively embody the default for how governments should approach their online efforts in the 21st century. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh A new beta .gov website in Britain is scalable mobile-friendly, platform agnostic, uses HTML5, open source, hosted in the cloud and open for feedback. Those criteria collectively embody the default for how governments should approach their online efforts in the 21st century. "The President of the United States is on the phone. Would you like to Hangout on Google+?" tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47741 2012-01-24T19:00:00Z 2012-01-24T19:00:00Z President Obama will join the first presidential Hangout on Google+ on January 30, 2012, as part of the White House's commitment "to creating a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration." Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh President Obama will join the first presidential Hangout on Google+ on January 30, 2012, as part of the White House's commitment "to creating a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration." The week the web changed Washington tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47728 2012-01-20T23:30:00Z 2012-01-20T23:30:00Z Collective action channeled through the Internet halted the progress of SOPA and PIPA this week. The promise of these communication tools has come of age, and they'll be sorely needed to face the challenges of the 21st century. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Collective action channeled through the Internet halted the progress of SOPA and PIPA this week. The promise of these communication tools has come of age, and they'll be sorely needed to face the challenges of the 21st century. Can Maryland's other "CIO" cultivate innovation in government? tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47651 2012-01-11T14:00:00Z 2012-01-11T14:00:00Z Maryland's first chief innovation officer, Bryan Sivak, is looking for the levers that will help state government to be smarter, not bigger. From embracing collective intelligence to data-driven policy, Sivak is defining what it means to be innovative in government. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Maryland's first chief innovation officer, Bryan Sivak, is looking for the levers that will help state government to be smarter, not bigger. From embracing collective intelligence to data-driven policy, Sivak is defining what it means to be innovative in government. 2011 Gov 2.0 year in review tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47630 2011-12-30T14:00:00Z 2011-12-30T14:00:00Z What Gov 2.0 issue mattered most in 2011? Disruption caused by an increasingly mobile and networked society certainly ranked high. Other key developments included a new Open Government Partnership, emerging civic media, open source adoption, new civic startups, the growth of open data, and fights over intellectual property and Internet freedom. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh What Gov 2.0 issue mattered most in 2011? Disruption caused by an increasingly mobile and networked society certainly ranked high. Other key developments included a new Open Government Partnership, emerging civic media, open source adoption, new civic startups, the growth of open data, and fights over intellectual property and Internet freedom. There's a map for that tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47621 2011-12-20T16:00:00Z 2011-12-20T16:00:00Z DistrictBuilder is a web-based redistricting tool that lets citizens draw their own maps, publish them online and submit them to redistricting authorities. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh DistrictBuilder is a web-based redistricting tool that lets citizens draw their own maps, publish them online and submit them to redistricting authorities. Where is the OkCupid for elections? tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47601 2011-12-15T15:00:00Z 2011-12-15T15:00:00Z What will be the "OkCupid for elections" in 2012? Open source app OkCandidate.com offers one approach and startup ElectNext is applying data analysis with an issue-matching engine. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh What will be the "OkCupid for elections" in 2012? Open source app OkCandidate.com offers one approach and startup ElectNext is applying data analysis with an issue-matching engine. Tapping into a world of ambient data tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47576 2011-12-13T20:00:00Z 2011-12-13T20:00:00Z Microsoft is thinking about big data and creating new tools to create value from it. In this interview from the Web 2.0 Summit, David Campbell, a technical fellow at Microsoft, talks about his work and thinking about big data. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Microsoft is thinking about big data and creating new tools to create value from it. In this interview from the Web 2.0 Summit, David Campbell, a technical fellow at Microsoft, talks about his work and thinking about big data. Can the People's House become a social platform for the people? tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47584 2011-12-12T18:30:00Z 2011-12-12T18:30:00Z Leaders of the House of Representatives met with Facebook developers and open government advocates to talk about how technology can improve the legislative process. New prototype apps hint at the future that awaits the "People's House" in the 21st century. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Leaders of the House of Representatives met with Facebook developers and open government advocates to talk about how technology can improve the legislative process. New prototype apps hint at the future that awaits the "People's House" in the 21st century. White House to open source Data.gov as open government data platform tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47562 2011-12-05T20:30:00Z 2011-12-05T20:30:00Z A partnership between the United States and India on open government has borne fruit: progress on making the open data platform Data.gov open source. With this step forward, the prospects are brighter for stimulating economic activity, civic utility and accountability under a global open government partnership. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh A partnership between the United States and India on open government has borne fruit: progress on making the open data platform Data.gov open source. With this step forward, the prospects are brighter for stimulating economic activity, civic utility and accountability under a global open government partnership. Gov 2.0 enters the mainstream on NPR and the AP tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47525 2011-12-01T18:00:00Z 2011-12-01T18:00:00Z Civic applications recently pushed a bit further into the public's consciousness via a lively discussion on Washington's local NPR station, WAMU, and through an Associated Press article that examined open data and apps. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Civic applications recently pushed a bit further into the public's consciousness via a lively discussion on Washington's local NPR station, WAMU, and through an Associated Press article that examined open data and apps. Congress considers anti-piracy bills that could cripple Internet industries tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47513 2011-11-22T14:00:00Z 2011-11-22T14:00:00Z In a time when the American economy needs to catalyze innovation to compete in a global marketplace, members of the United States Congress have advanced legislation that could cripple the Internet industry, damage cybersecurity and harm freedom of expression online. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh In a time when the American economy needs to catalyze innovation to compete in a global marketplace, members of the United States Congress have advanced legislation that could cripple the Internet industry, damage cybersecurity and harm freedom of expression online. The future of social media at the National Archives tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47506 2011-11-18T18:30:00Z 2011-11-18T18:30:00Z A recent forum at the National Archives featured a preview of a "citizen archivist dashboard" and a lively discussion of the past, present and future of social media. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh A recent forum at the National Archives featured a preview of a "citizen archivist dashboard" and a lively discussion of the past, present and future of social media. Civic media competition attracts a new generation of change agents tag:radar.oreilly.com,2011://57.47483 2011-11-14T18:00:00Z 2011-11-14T18:00:00Z Finalists in the Ashoka Foundation's civic media competition offered honest and perceptive observations about the role of civic media in the expanding information ecosystem. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Finalists in the Ashoka Foundation's civic media competition offered honest and perceptive observations about the role of civic media in the expanding information ecosystem.