Aline McKenzie

I've gone through it a final time. In the "implications" section, I moved the limitations to the end of section,rather than the beginning. I also found a few spots with missing verbs. I'll send it in a bit, so there's time for anyone else to do a last look.

Carol, I may have a had a copy of it open, but without making changes until you saved. I think we should all take a final look to make sure things are OK. I took out the comments & converted the references to alphabetical MLA style rather than Word-style embedded footnotes.

Re Carol's question about getting together: I think meeting in person would only work if we have a pretty intact draft, and I suspect that's not going to happen until Sunday evening at the earliest. But I do think it's a good idea for each of us to put what we have into the document ASAP, even if it's not fully hammered out. This way we can see...

So, a question: What ONE thing did each of us like best about the original idea, or what emerged from the discussion?

Dallas Morning News' Pulitzer, just announced, involved interactive mapping to show how the poor live in South Dallas: http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion...

An App that really delivers: Obstetricians can monitor patients' vital signs while doing rounds; http://www.mysanantonio.com/busines.... Versions for ERs, ICUs in the works.

Edward Tufte, who wrote "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information" and other fabulous books on presenting data with clarity & beauty, calls a 19th century map of Napolean's fatal march on Moscow the best statistical graph ever: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte...

Does anyone know how to import city limit information into a Google map? They don't provide it.

How would you make a bond election more human? Questions we're thinking of asking: What does a park mean to you? Would you pay $100 a year for better sidewalks? Are potholes more important than soundwalls? Did you know a firehouse needs renovating? Do you care?...we're open to suggestions.....Also, we're playing with things to do with StickyBits..

Sometimes I wish I could double-dip. Our group project for Dave's class (also a journalism group) involves some pretty cool mobile/social features.

Journalism group's idea for a final project. Suggestions welcome: http://docs.google.com/View...

Foursquare to provide businesses with a way to analyze checkin data: http://mashable.com/2010...

Localized down to the next exit: a road-tripping friend swears by this app: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19...

Map anything! Find where bars outnumber grocery stores: http://www.floatingsheep.org/2010...

Washington Post launches an iPhone app today, testing the waters on mobile journalism: http://www.poynter.org/column...

My geolocated map: Funeral & burial sites of Bonnie, Clyde and one of the lawmen who killed them (and later said the ambush was illegal). Didn't know the Belo Mansion had played a part.... http://maps.google.com/maps...

This shows how geo-mapping of social media was used to track Swine flu last year. A person might not go to their doctor, but Twitter, "Staying home. Think I have flu." Health authorities used these self-reports to supplement official reports of outbreak. http://www.wired.com/wiredsc...

Journo group & Dean: have emailed some ideas - Monday will be fun, fun, fun until midnight!

Journalism group, does anyone want to meet close enough to be breathing the same air this week to talk about our assignment?