From Paris to New York, Tokyo to San Francisco, developers from around the world turned out for Foursquare's global hackathon this past weekend. The aim? Like any good hackathon, to seed innovations in a round-the-clock binge of hacking and 5-Hour Energy
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Feed SubscriptionInsert Here: Asking People How They Would Improve Their Cities
A new project from 350.org lets people fill in the blank spots in their city with potential exciting improvements. If you were paying attention in New York this past weekend, you might have noticed signs plastered to telephone poles, buidlings, and fences. They're requesting that something--a green roof, a bike lane, a urban farm--be "inserted" at the site
Read More »Inside a $1,500 Start-Up
Serial entrepreneur and The Future Well co-founder Jay Parkinson is teaching everyone that a good idea doesn't cost much to grow. Jay Parkinson is on a mission to simplify healthcare.
Read More »After Joplin Tornado, Social Media Helps Victims Piece Together Lives
Following a devastating tornado in Joplin, M.O., that killed at least 89 people, residents found phone lines destroyed or choked with traffic. But text messages and social media weathered the storm
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