Personal Democracy Forum 2008

nokia n95s give-away
live streaming to the web
http://www.personaldemocracy.com/blog/entry/1960/watch_this_space_for_pdf2008_live

robert bluey (?sp) wins the phone

elizabeth edwards could not get into ny - airport

micah
"re-boot" ... various definitions ... something to do when some applications are not responding well ...

we want social networks
blogs that are more truthful that big foot pundits
wikis for sharing policy idea and solving problems

"generative politics"
new connections starting to transform the existing system

small donor networking
big money politics taken down a notch in prez race
media have started to open up and make room for more voice
systems for IDing impt news faster and spreading more quickly than ever before - a little bit harder to say one thing and do another
transparency movement - congress is beginning to open up

bureaucrats who are blogging
wikis for sharing across silos
collaborative governance
re-inventing govt - co-creators (send to Lorin!)

may have more questions than answers
"i'm a big believer in the wisdom of crowds"

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