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To be fair to NYC, they were enlightened enough to let developers compete to build apps on city databases. http://www.nycbigapps.com/ http://www.nycbigapps.com

• cloudwalking 16y ago
  That's really cool. Someone should make a game to compete with your neighbors for lowest power/gas/water usage... Maybe have a Friends Leaderboard on fbook.
  • phlux 16y ago
    Why don't we have a game where elected officials actually compete to fulfil campaign promises, lower spending, increase efficiency, hold people accountable. That sounds fun! We can vote for the officials that do best!
• vizvizviz 16y ago
  They also advertise this fact publicly on the subway cars! I hope this is the start of a larger trend for municipal databases. Cities could benefit tremendously by allowing private developers to work with their data and create apps that people actually want to use.
  • sudonim 16y ago
    Im involved in NYC BigApps (ChallengePost powers it). As far as I know, BigApps is not being advertised on subway cars. You may be thinking of the MTA's ad "Our apps our whiz kid certified" http://ron.gejman.com/blog/2010/12/20/our-app-are-whiz-kid-certified/ http://ron.gejman.com/blog/2010/12/20/our-app-are-whiz-kid-c...
    • vizvizviz 16y ago
      That is what I was thinking of, thank you. Sorry for the mixup!