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Young Entrepreneurs And Leaders Innovating The Rust Belt

Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) – Typically, when you see a story in the mainstream media about innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers, it’s about someone on the east or west coast, and within that in a few cities like New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. But the April 2012 issue of Details magazine (of all places) has ... Read more »
Cars, Civic Hacking, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Government, Real Impact, Retail
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Five Public Sector Safety Apps

Joel Reyes (Charlotte, NC) — Every month in Publicyte, I’ll be describing the top five apps for Windows Phone 7 that fit the current themed issue. Last month, I brought you five great Connectivity apps. Today, I describe five fresh apps having to do with the diverse topic of Safety. They are: Drugs & Medications: Drugs ... Read more »
Apps, Citizen 2.0, Civic Hacking, Gadgets and Mobile, Health
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A Personal Road Trip To Roadtrip Nation

Mark Drapeau (Newport Beach, CA) — Where does inspiration come from? For some young people, it comes from reading stories in books or magazines. For others, it comes from learning at the hand of an older mentor or teacher. For still others, however, inspiration is elusive. Recently, I caught up with an innovative organization called ... Read more »
Civic Hacking, Education, Leadership, Nonprofits, Television, Video
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Hacking American Education

Education outside the classroom and civic hacking are big public service DIY topics in society right now. Your trusty Publicyte staff has noticed a number of upcoming events related to hacking education that might be of interest to our readers. Here are two of the best. Education Hack Day will take place in Baltimore this summer, ... Read more »
Celebrities, Citizen 2.0, Civic Hacking, Education
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The Voting Information Project

Kim Nelson (Chevy Chase, MD) – In the run-up to the 2008 elections, approximately 120 million people went online seeking information about the general election, and four out of five Americans visited a government website in search of information or assistance. While it’s no surprise that citizens are seeking information online, the Pew ... Read more »
Apps, Big Data, By the Numbers, Civic Hacking, Cloud Computing, People, Politics, Real Impact
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Random Hacks Of Kindness For Humanity

Patrick Svenburg (Washington DC) – What happens when brainy folks from NASA, The World Bank, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google put their heads together to develop innovative solutions to humanity’s problems? Random Hacks of Kindness, or RHoK, is about building a community of innovative people who can contribute technology expertise to help make the world a better place.  ... Read more »
Apps, Citizen 2.0, Civic Hacking, Events, Government, Open Solutions
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