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yourowndemocracy is a concept project that proposes a real-time voter sentiment feedback-loop platform merging social networking, direct political engagement, and the design of electronic market exchanges to create a modern online platform for participatory democracy. 

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YOD one of 33 Finalists!

 

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Lunch at Marfa Table, Marfa, TX

 

Willow loitering on my white chair

 

A gift of a tin Fiat Cinquecento from my Facebook friend, Italy-based designer Derek Stewart

 

 

Cousins Lulu Clementine and Willow Lin in Marfa, TX

 

Small Press Exhibit at the Marfa Bookstore in Marfa, TX

 

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Sister-in-law Shirley and Lulu at Judd Compound, Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX

 

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25Jan2009

Obameter is cool at 1.0, but could be ragingly cool at 2.0

DateJan 25, 2009 at 08:57AM Comment1 Comment

This is cool. BUT....simply organizing things under status of action isn't completely useful. This needs some further enhancements, least of which is a better taxonomy categorizing issues, problem being solved, winners and losers, mappings to legislation, etc. This is less useful as a scorecard of promises kept, than as a map for citizens to navigate prickly, and at time untenable, issues. I just added @politifact to see I can tweet them into submission. 


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He hasn't been n office that long, he cant do everything within a month

January 30, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterIan murdock

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