Andrew Rasiej is running in New York City's Democratic primary for public advocate on a platform calling for wireless (Wi-Fi) and cellphone Internet access from every home, business and school in the city. As the New York Times said in the Op Ed, Calling All Luddites by Thomas Freidman:
“Mr. Rasiej is also promoting civic photo-blogging - having people use their cellphones to take pictures of potholes or crime, and then, using Google maps, e-mailing the pictures and precise locations to City Hall.”
What a great idea. Last night I saw Chuck Olsen’s Blogumentary at Harvard’s Berkman Center. Chuck is now doing video blogging himself with Minnesota Stories.
To find out more about Rasiej, go to http://www.rasiej.com.
And if you want to join in the photoblogging of potholes and other fixable city ills, go to http://www.wefixnyc.com.
Posted by: Micah Sifry | August 03, 2005 at 08:24 AM