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Updated “Lifeline” Program Is Another Step Toward Closing Digital Divide
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Updated “Lifeline” Program Is Another Step Toward Closing Digital Divide

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February 2, 2012

By: Phil Ting

The Federal Communications Commission has recently announced long overdue reforms to a two-decade old program known as “Lifeline.”

“Lifeline” is part of the Universal Service Fund and helps …
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Twitter Predicts Haitian Epidemic
13 years ago

Twitter Predicts Haitian Epidemic

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When news is being made, Twitter is usually the first to know. But now Twitter is doing more than helping us know what has happened — it is being used to predict what will …
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Gov 2.0 Goes Local at the CityCampSF Hackathon
13 years ago

Gov 2.0 Goes Local at the CityCampSF Hackathon

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December 14, 2011

By: Bernadette Samson

On the weekend of December 10-11, CityCampSF (via GovFresh) hosted a hackathon to get San Francisco’s innovators, data junkies, public policy lovers and web …
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Sheriff Uses 10,000 Facebook Fans To Solve A Crime
13 years ago

Sheriff Uses 10,000 Facebook Fans To Solve A Crime

We’ve written before about the power of social media especially in law enforcement. Across the country, innovative police departments are reimagining how technology can help them work faster and …
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SF Library Building Teen Tech Lab
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SF Library Building Teen Tech Lab

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November 29, 2011

The main branch of the San Francisco library will soon get a space dedicated to helping teens learn and explore technology. The San Francisco Public …
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Ethical Government – There Will Be An App For That
13 years ago

Ethical Government – There Will Be An App For That

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CitiReport’s Larry Bush announced CitiReport’s app contest – in association with the CityCampSF Hackathon – for the best “open ethics” application for San Francisco. The winning app receives $1,000 – …
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