kwan July 21, 2012

Code for Oakland Storify Social Media Story

View the story "#CodeforOakland 2012" on Storify#CodeforOakland 2012On July 21st Code For Oakland held their second annual citywide hackathon. The theme for this year is "Building the Civic Web" and projects were focused primarily on increasing civic participation focusing on Open Data and economic development to urban foraging. http://codeforoakland.orgStorified by Kwan Booth · Sat, Jul 21 2012 15:51:02Code for Oakland — Building Our Civic Web - One Day Hackathon …3 hours ago … Building Our Civic Web - One Day Hackathon - Sat July 21, 2012.This way to #codeforoaklandboothismEveryone should go! #Oakland RT @ryanj: The #CodeForOakland schedule for today - come join us! http://pic.twitter.com/r4cFD4idJava J2EE DevelopersHackers, photogs, students, community activists, Oakland and Alameda County staff, designers and just plan curious here at #codeforoaklandAngela WoodallAmazing scene at #codeforoakland community hackathon. Everyone joined a hack team or discussion group. #innovate #OAK http://twitpic.com/aa74k1SpikeYes you can haz #codeforoakland tshirtsboothismPacked house for #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWct20mdTy/Kwan Booth#codeforoakland So much incredible energy and great ideas at code for Oakland today!City of Oakland#codeforoakland @codeforamerica opening master of ceremonies MC http://instagr.am/p/NWd_MbIUh3/romyilano#CodeforOakland Keynote @pahlkadot takes the stage @ Kaiser Center http://instagr.am/p/NWdPdOG1ac/Krys Dear Citizens: "Don’t just lend your voices, lend your hands" -@pahlkadot #CodeForOakland #fbKrys @codeforamerica showing the power of code - citizen connect & adopt a hydrant #codeforoaklandRomy Ilano#codeforoakland isn’t just a #hackathon its a platform for citizens- Jen Palhka from @codeforamerica #codeforoaklandKwan Booth"We have citizen journalists. We have citizen scientists. Where are the citizen citizens?" @pahlkadot #codeforoakland "Here in this room.."Tim O’Reilly@codeforamerica shows how coding empowered smart people to connect citizens with the Honolulu government! Here citizens adopted sirens #codeforoaklandRomy Ilano@thesteve0 talking about Openshift. #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWgKxAmdWb/Kwan BoothRedHat’s OpenShift: an open source equivalent to Heroku. Free accounts/upgrades for those hacking at #codeforoaklandTim O’Reilly"if you have one person you have someone with a pet peeve. If you have 10, you have a movement." #codeforoaklandAngela WoodallGo to http://data.acgov.org & http://data.openoakland.org for #codeforoakland data sets todayVictoria BogdanWant to learn more about #ForageCity well we’ll be presenting soon at #CodeForOaklandYR Mobile Action LabKeep an eye on the $500 prize for app reuse at #codeforoaklandjack madansHere’s the Google Moderator page for the #codeforoakland hackathon idea pitches http://bit.ly/NoJHJp Lots of great ideas!Tim O’ReillyPitches #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWi2ksMv32/GovFreshIf you want to use some local Oakland data check out the @codeforamerica brigade project at http://data.openoakland.org #codeforoaklandEddie A TejedaShawn Mcdougal from community democracy project talking about community involvement in city gov. #codeforoaklandboothismat #codeforoakland, pitched "waywalking" mobile app to help pedestrians signal walk signs, cars, each other http://j.mp/NbMD63Tim McCormickLoving all the great ideas for improving our community! #codeforoaklandEddy Merino@ReginaldJames #pimpmybustop awesome idea #codeforoaklandKrea GomezHow can we use technology and social tools to make cities more independent and self sustaining? Hyper-locality in action. #codeforoaklandThaddeus HowzeHacking starts with the furniture #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWmyzFCyqp/menslowImpressed with how @spjika is managing/organizing flow of #codeforoakland. Great use of Google Moderator to drive in-person group formingTim O’Reilly#codeforoakland a few ideas on the board… #civichack @codeforoakland http://pic.twitter.com/Md9R39T7Victoria BogdanAaaand they’re off! #codeforoakland is officially started. Groups are formed & hacking will begin soon.Kwan BoothGetting a team of youth ready for #codeforoakland. #technology is NOT RESTRICTED BY AGE. An @ Kaiser Center http://instagr.am/p/NWovTXGdcy/Kwan BoothAn Oakland wiki, urban gardening, PimpMyBusStop, an SMS CopWatch app, and many more great ideas. This should be fun! #codeforoaklandryanHey #CodeForOakland, we’re working on the Bike Pump Share idea and could use a designer of some sort, find us next to the Youth Radio table!Adam Jacob BeckerLoving the idea of #codeforoakland. Would love to know how to get involved! #Oakland #communitywrkiWill there b opportunities beyond #codeforoakland event to help build apps for #Oakland, esp for those who couldn’t make it? @spjikaJohn C. OsbornWhat is the plan for consolidating these program ideas, organizing them, structuring them and supporting their development? #codeforoaklandThaddeus Howze‘I want on Oakland.’ #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWzzjnsvz8/GovFreshHacking the Oakland Budget at #codeforoakland. Codes will be coded.Tom FiteBreakout sessions #codeforoakland http://instagr.am/p/NWroZSMv-L/GovFreshDelicious nectarines from Mandela marketplace in the #foragecity scavenger hunt. Thanks @yrapplab! #codeforoaklandTeresa ChinTeachers at #codeforoakland @ Kaiser Center http://instagr.am/p/NWxmMqoUid/romyilanoHacking education at #codeforoakland with students from Oakland tech @ Kaiser Center http://instagr.am/p/NWrVZmIUsg/romyilano#tech #diversity at #codeforoaklandboothism@localwiki workshop about our @oaklandwiki #codeforoakland http://pic.twitter.com/XxKNI7B7Eddie A TejedaWorking with young people at #codeforoakland #tech #diversityboothismthere are at least 4 talented developers helping 3 high school kids out at #codeforoakland - the passion is in #oaklandromyilanoExperienced developers help Oakland high kids build their own learning web app #codeforoaklandRomy IlanoRT @romyilano: San Jose should copy all the cool open gov stuff at #codeforoakland - we have tons of smart techies!Eddie A Tejedait’d be cool to see education hackathons for east #sanjose kids! #codeforoakland kids are building their own learning web apps todayromyilanoRT @ryanj: "hack the city budget" at #codeForOakland sounds like a major step in the right direction #transparency #opengov http://pic.twitter.com/aDCmaOjkVictoria BogdanWalking tour, job, heritage, history, service, art directories… Starting points for @oaklandwiki being hashed out #codeforoaklandVictoria BogdanFeeling the city of Oakland love from Libby Schaaf, Deanna Santanna and @jeanquan @codeforoaklandAnca Mosoiu#codeforoakland two hours til demo time. I’m super impressed so far with how far teams have come in a few hours! http://pic.twitter.com/jcC9TxtOVictoria BogdanThis is the fastest hackathon I’ve ever attended. Deadline is creeping up! #codeforoaklandAdrianGreat stuff being dreamed up at CodeforOakland http://yfrog.com/oegyuyujdan turnerHelping someone scrape data off a terrible website. If they had used @Socrata, this wouldn’t have happened! #opendata #api #codeforoaklandClint Tseng