Where Open Source Multiplies

Open source hardware: Fast and malleable
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SparkFun is not like BMW. We will never be the company to produce the luxury market version of breakout boards and development tools. I believe the...

Posted 23 May 2012
What innovations can change America’s voting rates?
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People often ask me about various innovative efforts to change America’s voting rates, habits, or options. There is a ton of interesting...

Posted 22 May 2012
Is information a competitive differentiater?
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I started thinking about the value of information here in San Francisco at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), held May 21-22. It's the first...

Posted 22 May 2012
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)
Deliberative cooperation
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The Deliberative Corporation is a technology-supported process for sustainable decision-making. It allows any organization or governing group to...

Posted 21 May 2012
Does hosting an innovation summit mean you're innovative?
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Last January, the City of Raleigh partnered with the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, North Carolina State University, and local businesses to host the...

Posted 21 May 2012
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)
Civil servants cut through the red tape and share government forward
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‘Why not?!’ is the motto of Open Government Places.  The Open Government Places project allows civil servants to cut through the red tape, join...

Posted 18 May 2012
Need a resume boost? Get involved with an open source project
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There are a lot of excellent reasons to get involved with an open source project. You can learn a new language, improve your existing skills, be...

Posted 17 May 2012
MediaGoblin
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MediaGoblin, which released version 0.3.0 this month, is a free and open source media hosting platform. Chris Webber, project founder and lead...

Posted 16 May 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Open educational resources
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Digital technology and open educational resources have enormous potential and power with young children. For parents of special needs children,...

Posted 14 May 2012
Webcast replay: Clay Shirky on open source and the cognitive surplus
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Micheal Tiemann, Vice President of Open Source Affairs at Red Hat, moderated our October 2011 Open Your World Forum webcast with Clay Shirky. Tiemann...

Posted 7 Nov 2011
Jason Hibbets (Red Hat)