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Google backtracks a bit on charging for its Maps API
The search giant announces new exemptions for nonprofits and map mashups “in the public interest.”
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Andrew Phelps    November 8, 2011
Ethan Zuckerman wants you to eat your (news) vegetables — or at least have better information
Zuckerman wants to create nutritional labels for news, showing how much marshmallow fluff you mix in with your meat and potatoes. But both the tech and politics of categorizing journalism have a long way to go.
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Andrew Phelps    October 20, 2011
USA Today toys with a side business: selling commercial access to its data
The newspaper is also lifting restrictions on its popular census data API.
Andrew Phelps    June 28, 2011
Think Wikipedia + Klout for government: Poderopedia is an index of Chile’s most powerful
Andrew Phelps    June 23, 2011
The State Decoded, News Challenge winner, makes the law more user-friendly — and easier on the eyes
Andrew Phelps    May 3, 2011
PBS plays Google’s word game, transcribing thousands of hours of video into crawler-friendly text
Seth Lewis & Tanja Aitamurto    April 18, 2011
Wisdom of the (developer) crowd: Key lessons from news organizations using open APIs to ramp up R&D
Jennifer 8. Lee    December 21, 2010
Jennifer 8. Lee on raw data, APIs, and the growth of “Little Brother”
Daniel Bachhuber    September 3, 2010
An open and shut case: At the new TimesOpen, different models for attracting developers to a platform
Megan Garber    June 22, 2010
Knight News Challenge: CitySeed’s mobile app wants to grow some fresh community engagement
Megan Garber    June 22, 2010
“The art itself is the software”: Jer Thorp on the aesthetics of data
Megan Garber    April 19, 2010
Vivian Schiller on NPR’s new Public Media Platform, the Argo project, and the org’s reporting priorities
Zachary M. Seward    October 21, 2009
New York Times, still uncertain on charging, sets seven digital priorities
Mac Slocum    August 17, 2009
Hope you’re “intrigued” by this post: Moods in the spotlight on NBC Local
Gina Masullo Chen    August 11, 2009
If it’s good enough for cheese: What would artisanal news look like?
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