JTMDetroit: Code
- 1. code journalism that matters // detroit, mi // 06.03.10
- 4. Everything You Need to Know About Recent Developments in Technology in 3 Slides
- 5. Hardware
- 6. Hardware
- 7. Apple is trying to take over the world
- 8. Google Apple is trying to take over the world
- 9. Facebook Google Apple is trying to take over the world
- 10. Buzzwords
- 11. Buzzwords • Semantic Web • Augmented (web 3.0) Reality • HTML5 • RFID • Cloud computing • QR Codes • Hyperlocal • Crowdsource • ...ChatRoulette
- 13. Abstraction (n) - Other people are working on it, you do you.
- 14. Abstraction (n) - Other people are working on it, you do you.
- 15. Reappropriate!
- 16. Technology does not have to involve silicon. Innovation does not have to be high-tech.
- 21. Platforms
- 22. Platforms • Services that allow you to easily add content in an organized way • Basic Examples: Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress, Flickr, Google Maps • APIs (Application Programming Interface): allow you to share data & infrastructure
- 24. Platforms • Each platform enables a very specific type of conversation and gives it an arena to live in online. • Give people a place to pool their knowledge or stories; amplify their voices • Potential problems: privacy, data ownership, limited scope
- 32. Coding for Reuse
- 33. Coding for Reuse • Other people have similar problems! • Contribute whatever you build back for other builders • Document which APIs you linked together and how • If your code is original, open-source it. • The “free” in Free/Libre/Open Source (FLOSS) is not “as in beer” but “as in speech”
- 35. Other Trends • Hardware hacking getting cheaper and easier • Mapping: location-aware data & platforms • Mobile: better penetration than internet in most parts of the world, as well as in poor urban areas in the US
- 36. Contact Us! • http://civic.mit.edu • Twitter: @c4fcm • Email: ckx@mit.edu • 20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA 02142
Editor's Notes
- #13: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/ if you’re really curious. But really, don’t sweat this stuff! Find a developer, or get creative with what you have the capability to do.
- #19: http://communication.howstuffworks.com/how-to-leverage-an-api-for-conferencing1.htm The first few paragraphs of this gives a more detailed explanation of what an API is and how you can use it.
- #20: This is http://www.housingmaps.org/ , a Craigslist and Facebook mashup.
- #22: http://www.heroreports.org Help us bring this to your city! (Especially if your city is Detroit!)
- #23: The pilot for the Homeless Neighbors project can be found at: http://www.sparechangenews.net/peaches
- #24: http://www.landmanreportcard.com/ This project is available for use now! If you are living in an area affected by extractive industries, please spread it around (and contact us!)