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Cricket Wireless is sponsoring a community improvement project with awards up to $2,000. The deadline is Nov. 5, unless you take the application in to a Cricket store, where they’ll be accepted until Nov. 15. About 40 people and organizations have responded so far, but Cricket says “bring it on” to other interested community...
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From Humboldt Park Smart Communities Last Wednesday, Oct. 13, more than 200 people crowded into the Humboldt Park Field House to be part of the Humboldt Park Smart Communities launch of its new community portal. The event, which had more than 12 tables staffed by Humboldt Parks Smart Communities organizations and selected technology vendors,...
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The Knight Foundation announced the winners of 2010 News Challenge this week, and two of the winners list Chicago as their home turf. The Knight Challenge awards $2.74 million to 12 grantees who are on target to help impact the future of news. WindyCitizen’s Brad Flora is one of this years recipients and his...
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ChicagoTalks.org is a not for profit enterprise, but we are looking to have a revenue stream that will allow us to pay our editors and contributors. We also believe that there are many people who will pay for content if they enjoy it or find it helpful, and if it is easy to make...
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Image via Wikipedia INFOGRAPHIC: With New Mobile Rates, There Are Now 10 Million Ways to Pay for a Cell Phone. Related articles by Zemanta The Ultimate Cell Phone Plans Comparison (Tony Adam/Shrinkage Is Good) (techmeme.com)
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The Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation (GADC) newsletter is available online. Some of the events and news highlighted in this issue includes news that the Community Green Jobs initiative designed to enhance the existing litter-free program will be supported with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to create 10 eco-friendly jobs. GADC’s Green Ambassadors...
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Just in time for the holidays comes “City-Go-Round,” a site that lets you plug in an address or zipcode and get back links, descriptions and even ratings of various apps that track or locate public transportation in your area. The apps are grouped into categories, so finding public transit, biking, walking or driving apps...
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UPDATE: Why should you care if the FCC is coming to town, or about how Internet is regulated? Start here with help from Chicago Media Action: “The Internet Must Not Become a Segregated Community” “Network Neutrality, Universal Broadband, and Racial Justice” Are you planning on attending the meeting? Send us your impression of the...
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Submitted on Mon, 03/05/2007 – 07:41. Story by Michael Maranda Mr. Hardik Bhatt, Chicago’s Chief Information Officer was the featured speaker at the February 28th luncheon of the Economic Development Council. His speech “Towards Digital Excellence in Chicago: Crossing the Digital Divide with Wi-Fi and Other Programs” reflects Chicago’s penchant big plans. Mr. Bhatt...
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