Tag Archives: New Orleans
Social Media, New Orleans, and the 2010 Mayor’s race
With the 2010 New Orleans Mayor’s race heating up, we decided to reach out to some of the potential candidates and see how they are using social media. To clarify for our readers, wikipedia defines social media as: primarily Internet- … Continue reading
Filed under civic engagement, government 2.0, New Orleans, Politics, transparency, Uncategorized
The Corps gets public input for MRGO ecosystem plan
Last week, on November 3 and November 6, the Army Corps of Engineers held two meetings around New Orleans to solicit public input on a plan aimed at restoring and maintaining the areas affected by the now de-authorized Mississippi River … Continue reading
Filed under environment, Louisiana, New Orleans, Politics
New Orleans attempts crowd-influenced Zoning ordinance
On September 27, 2008, New Orleans residents were invited to participate in a yearlong process of creating a 20-year master plan for development. The master plan will create a citywide framework to guide decision-makers in promoting economic development, better housing, … Continue reading
Filed under crowdsourcing, New Orleans, Politics, transparency, Uncategorized
504ward.com: successful community crowdsourcing for local change (Part II)
The initial meeting took place in November 2007. About 25 New Orleans residents showed up, brainstormed, met in focus groups, and exchanged ideas. Many community meetings followed. In February 2007, the group wrote an RFP for the website design and … Continue reading
Filed under crowdsourcing, New Orleans, Social Innovation
PolicyPitch.com featured on the NOLA 100 List by Alldaybuffet!
(originally posted August 25, 2008) The guys at Alldaybuffet released their long awaited NOLA 100 List today – and we made the cut in the Social Innovation category! ADB’s Mike Karnjanaprakorn describes the list: “The New Orleans 100″ is a … Continue reading
Filed under news, press, Social Innovation
