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the case for mobile - internet access lower than cell access. need to use sms for voting, info sharing, etc

I found this over on ReadWriteWeb, and it is a very interesting example of future transparency and accessibility of government data and statistics. The post over there highlights the recent Sunlight Foundation, Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge

Presentation on accessiblity issues, with info to keep in mind when talking to clients (good for Rainmakers and UXD as well as dev--not too complex)

PLoS Medicine is the leading open-access medical journal, providing an innovative and influential venue for research and comment on the major challenges to human health worldwide.

Forum One`s DataMasher took first place out of 47 entries in Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest, a competition in which participants were challenged to build a web site or internet application that makes federal data more accessible, interesting, an

Earlier this year, we wrote about the creation of Data.gov, a site that allows access to a large amount of US government data. DataMasher is a tool that takes these vast quantities of information and allows you to whittle it down into simpler terms, offer