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Launched an app to get your congress reps on the phone w/ a single button - http://www.airshipsoftware.com/contact-congress http://www.airshipsoftware.com/conta

by kamens 14y ago

Launched an app to get your congress reps on the phone w/ a single button - http://www.airshipsoftware.com/contact-congress http://www.airshipsoftware.com/contact-congress Meant to be free for all, included a silly in-app purchase. Generated lots of calls to congress, got some press, currently losing $2.10/week on hosting.

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stereo 14y ago
This looks cool. What's the in-app purchase?
mmanfrin 14y ago
What do you use for location/number info for congresspeople? I'm building a somewhat related app, and I'm not sure where to scrape appropriate info.
- kamens 14y ago
  sunlight labs api -- they're awesome. http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/ http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/
prezjordan 14y ago
Is it tacky to place a donate button on your homepage? I'd love to contribute - I think this is a really neat tool.
- kamens 14y ago
  Thanks -- your compliment is enough. We really wanted the app to be free. Just figured I'd share as it's definitely not profitable :).
teebs 14y ago
This is exactly the sort of thing I'm interested in--software for civic engagement. A few friends and I are working on an app and website that lists corporations' political contributions. The mobile feature that makes it interesting is that you can scan barcodes to find out the political contributions from those products right away--inspired by Boycott SOPA https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boycottsopa.android&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boycottsop... I'd really appreciate it if we could talk some time about publishing an iPhone app. I'm still in college, so I don't have much experience with iPhone App publishing and would really appreciate some advice, especially for a non-profit app dealing with politics.
- kamens 14y ago
  Shoot me an email -- kamens@gmail.com. Limited wisdom here, but who knows :).
revorad 14y ago
Idea for in-app purchase: Sponsor of the week.

by kamens 14y ago

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stereo 14y ago

This looks cool. What's the in-app purchase?

mmanfrin 14y ago

What do you use for location/number info for congresspeople? I'm building a somewhat related app, and I'm not sure where to scrape appropriate info.

kamens 14y ago
sunlight labs api -- they're awesome. http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/ http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/

prezjordan 14y ago

Is it tacky to place a donate button on your homepage? I'd love to contribute - I think this is a really neat tool.

kamens 14y ago
Thanks -- your compliment is enough. We really wanted the app to be free. Just figured I'd share as it's definitely not profitable :).

teebs 14y ago

This is exactly the sort of thing I'm interested in--software for civic engagement. A few friends and I are working on an app and website that lists corporations' political contributions. The mobile feature that makes it interesting is that you can scan barcodes to find out the political contributions from those products right away--inspired by Boycott SOPA https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boycottsopa.android&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boycottsop... I'd really appreciate it if we could talk some time about publishing an iPhone app. I'm still in college, so I don't have much experience with iPhone App publishing and would really appreciate some advice, especially for a non-profit app dealing with politics.

kamens 14y ago
Shoot me an email -- kamens@gmail.com. Limited wisdom here, but who knows :).

revorad 14y ago

Idea for in-app purchase: Sponsor of the week.