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Also, we're hoping to open source it and release as a Django project for others to hack on. Should be cool. Type in your address. We figure out the coordinat

Also, we're hoping to open source it and release as a Django project for others to hack on. Should be cool. Type in your address. We figure out the coordinates. We place those coordinates in all their relevant political "zones" (neighborhood, district, ward etc.) and give you maps of what they look like, just like the Times. We show you everyone representing you in those zones with links to the homepage, wikipedia page, twitter results, flickr results, youtube results etc We show you a newsfeed of their appearances in mainstream press. Should be cool.

quickpost 18y ago
Very cool idea. Do you have a URL for it yet? I'd like to bookmark it to check back in the future... :)
- brandnewlow 18y ago
  Follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/bflora http://twitter.com/bflora I'll announce on there. Looks like we're going to build it at the eventual live URL so I'd rather not give that out just yet. My buddy's doing all the heavy lifting on this one. I'm just tracking down shape files and representative listings and so forth.
  - nootopian 18y ago
    You might be interested in a UK site http://www.theyworkforyou.com/ http://www.theyworkforyou.com/
    - brandnewlow 18y ago
      I'm a big fan of what they've done. Those MySociety People are really making some neat stuff.
alabut 18y ago
Very cool, I had a similar idea for a "scorecard for politicians" type of app - input either your location or a politician's name, see some info on what laws they've voted on and if possible, boil it down to a scorecard of where they stand on issues (pro guns, pro choice, etc).