SeeClickFix: Citizens helping their Communities
source: http://SeeClickFix.com
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"SeeClickFix.com, a local advocacy Web site that lets users write about issues to encourage communication between residents and local government. SeeClickFix users post a complaint about problems that occur within a set of boundaries on a Google Map, like graffiti at a bus stop or potholes on a busy street, and the site communicates the problem to the appropriate government agency and marks the problem on the map.
Users can comment on the issue or label it resolved. Government agencies can post on the site to respond to residents, and journalists can use the site to communicate with readers and see which issues are most pressing to people.
“A few weeks ago we launched home pages for 25,000 cities and about 8,000 neighborhoods,” Mr. Berkowitz said. “If your neighborhood isn’t on there, you can add it. You can even create your own free-form geography.” An e-mail alert is sent to all users in the same neighborhood when an issue is posted about it. SeeClickFix has received posts from countries as distant as Australia."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/business/media/04click.html
Users can comment on the issue or label it resolved. Government agencies can post on the site to respond to residents, and journalists can use the site to communicate with readers and see which issues are most pressing to people.
“A few weeks ago we launched home pages for 25,000 cities and about 8,000 neighborhoods,” Mr. Berkowitz said. “If your neighborhood isn’t on there, you can add it. You can even create your own free-form geography.” An e-mail alert is sent to all users in the same neighborhood when an issue is posted about it. SeeClickFix has received posts from countries as distant as Australia."
Check it out!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/business/media/04click.html
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