Seattle has been named as one of the first cities that will participate in a new fellowship program to develop new applications for government transparency and participation. See more here.
Dynamic Language, a translation and interpretation provider, has posted on their blog an interesting new application for the iPhone. “Trying to communicate in a foreign language can feel more awkward than fast dancing during a slow song at a middle school dance. No one really understands what is going on,… [ Keep reading ]
As we work with communities to expand their social networks, we’re often asked the question about resources for people living with disabilities. One tool I’ve found is Qwitter – what is Qwitter?? Qwitter is an accessible Twitter client designed for access by the blind, providing an innovative integration between Twitter… [ Keep reading ]
When it comes to online communications, social networking has huge communities of people sharing information with each other. And its rise comes as people question email’s effectiveness—are social networks replacing email as a communications channel? In short, no. But that doesn’t mean social networking is an insignificant trend. Check out… [ Keep reading ]