December 2011
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NYC BigApps: Advice from past winner Judy Wong
We love hearing success stories from past NYC BigApps winners! Check out Judy’s new iPhone app that helps tourists and residents explore the Lower East Side.
Reblog from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC):
The deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for...
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MyPlate Fruits & Veggies Video Challenge winners...
This past September marked the launch of the MyPlate Fruits & Veggies Video Challenge, which encouraged individuals and teams to create short videos on how to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet without spending a lot of money.
The competition generated 142 eligible submissions from all around the country. Contestants got creative with the “Make Half Your Plate Fruits &...
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NYC BigApps: Advice from previous winner David...
Reblog from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC):
The deadline for BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from David Mahfouda, co-founder of Weeels. The Weeels App offers people with mobile phones a fast, easy, and affordable way...
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A day for NYC BigApps developers
Trying to find time to work on your NYC BigApps entry? We’ve set aside a day for you to do just that!
Event: NYC BigApps 3.0 Developer Day
Date: Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. (ET)
Location: Pivotal Labs, 841 Broadway, Fl. 8, New York, NY 10003
Who’s invited: Anyone planning to participate in NYC BigApps 3.0 (Make sure you meet the eligibility requirements for the...
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2011's innovative citizen & government tech...
Congratulations to New York City and last year’s NYC BigApps participant CiviGuard on their wins in the 2011 GovFresh Awards! The GovFresh Awards honor the most innovative citizen and city/local government technology projects of the year.
The CiviGuard – Irene App won Best Emergency Management App
NYC won City of the Year and Best Use of Social Media
NYC Open Data was runner up for...
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Devs, designers, and techies: jump-start 2012
Looking to take your skills and ideas to the next level in the new year? Check out NYC BigApps 3.0 — New York City’s third annual competition for the best software applications that use city data to make NYC better.
Challenge: Create an app that utilizes NYC Open Data to help NYC residents, visitors, and businesses.
Data and resources:
More than 700 data sets from NYC Open Data
APIs...
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NYC BigApps: Checking in with Max Stoller
Reblog from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC):
Max Stoller, center, won the BigApps 2.0 Student Award in March 2011.
The deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we checked in with previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Max Stoller, creator of DontEat.at. His...
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NYC BigApps: Advice from previous winner Danny...
Reblog from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC):
The deadline for NYC BigApps 3.0 submissions is less than one month away. For inspiration, we asked previous BigApps winners for words of wisdom for this year’s competitors. Read on for insights from Danny Moon, creator of UpNext 3D NYC and Co-Founder/CEO of UpNext. His team’s app gives users the scoop on the greatest...
NYC GovFresh Awards
ChallengePost is proud to power the NYC BigApps Challenge and NYC BigApps 3.0 Hackathon. Don’t forget to vote for us in the GovFresh Awards!
Reblog from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC):
NYCEDC has entered the 2011 GovFresh Awards, which honor innovative city government technology projects over the past year. This is a great opportunity to recognize all the work...
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Awesome videos: how to add more fruits & veggies...
Can’t find the words to describe how excited we are about the results of the USDA’s MyPlate Fruits & Veggies Video Challenge… just watch!
“Tips for kids” videos
“Tips when eating at home” videos
“Tips when eating away from home” videos
Tell us which video(s) you like best by voting for your favorites daily on...
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Vote for the best new transit app
Public voting is now open for MTA App Quest! The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) challenged software developers to create apps that improve the transit experience of 8.5 million daily riders, and now you get to vote for your favorites.
Apps for Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Mobile, and more
The 42 submitted apps cover all the ins and outs of getting around NYC —...
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Hack the New York Times
Software developers vying for the Best NYC Mashup Prize in NYC BigApps 3.0: join BigApps API partners Etsy, Foursquare, the New York Times, and Tumblr at the 2011 TimesOpen Hack Day this weekend (December 3)!
Andrew Nicklin, Director of Enterprise Architecture at NYC DoITT (Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications), will be there to talk about New York City’s open data...
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2011 Open Data Day Hackathon: Better tools. More...
This year’s International Open Data Day is happening on December 3rd. Citizens in cities around the world will be gathering to write applications, liberate data, create visualizations and publish analyses using open public data to show support for and encourage the adoption of open data policies by the world’s local, regional and national governments.
If you’re a software...