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A landlord watchlist website could improve housing conditions
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As developed in New York City, a public website could both shame and decrease renter demand for landlords who have many housing violations.
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http://pubadvocate.nyc.gov/landlord-watchlist
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-website-aims-shine-light-city-worst-slumlords-article-1.206621
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Global Poverty Housing Cities Renting Apartments / Condominiums Landlords U.S. Poverty U.S. Housing Evictions NYC Real Estate ----------------------------------------------------------
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An app could enable CPR trained people to respond quicker than first responders
By Hicbd
People trained in CPR could sign up to receive text messages when someone nearby is suffering cardiac arrest. They then could use the app to map the location of the victim and any nearby automated external defibrillators to respond before an ambulance arrives.
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http://blog.civiccommons.org/2011/06/san-ramon-fire-department/
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Emergency Services / EMR / First Responders 911 (Emergency Calls) CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) Heart Attacks / Cardiac Arrest ----------------------------------------------------------
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Students could learn at home / do homework in school
By Hicbd
Known as flip teaching, with access to the Internet, students could do more learning on their own time and do coursework with assistance from teachers in school.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_teaching
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/the-flip-turning-a-classroom-upside-down/2012/06/03/gJQAYk55BV_story.html
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A digital merit badge system could give credentials to job seekers and encourage life long learning
By Hicbd
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/business/digital-badges-may-highlight-job-seekers-skills.html?_r=2&ref=business&
http://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/digital-media-learning-competition-provides-2-million-for-innovations-in-digital-badges/
http://openbadges.org/en-US/issuer.html
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Education could be available online for free
By Hicbd
As shown by the Khan Academy, Udacity, Coursera, and edX, people could learn subjects online for free.
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http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html
http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N34/education.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
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Governments, scientists, and institutions could have transparent and online data
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Open data could lead to innovations in public services and scientific research as well as institutional accountability.
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http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_open_data_went_worldwide.html
http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/11/open-government-and-next-gener.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data
https://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-disease
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Flu outbreaks could be monitored by internet searches
By Hicbd
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can take up to two weeks to collect and release survey data about where and when the flu is spreading around the country. As shown by Google's Flu Trends, internet search tools could use real-time data to identify regions around the world experiencing a high number of flu-related searches and produce results that correlate closely with CDC data.
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http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1001_google_apps/11.htm
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/tracking-flu-trends.html
http://www.google.org/flutrends/
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Communities could use private social networking websites to connect with their neighbors
By Hicbd
As shown by NextDoor, this website could be used to discuss local events, school activities, plumber and babysitter recommendations, disaster preparedness, recent crime activity, or even lost pets.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nextdoor
https://nextdoor.com/
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2012/10/08/nextdoor-website-helping-to-build-stronger-communities/
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Cities / towns could offer curbside compost collection systems
By Hicbd
URL:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2011/11/composting-be-mandatory/587/
http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/04/26/why-composting-still-vexes-new-york-city/
http://www.governing.com/topics/energy-env/gov-curbside-composting-added-to-major-city.html
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Environment Recycling Waste / Garbage / Landfills / Trash Cities Food Waste / Loss Carbon Emissions / Capture Landfills Composting Local Government Services Towns / Suburbs Climate Change / Global Warming Methane Gas ----------------------------------------------------------
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Texting could be used more for activism, healthcare, fundraising, marketing, or advocacy
By Hicbd
URL:
http://www.mobilecommons.com/
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2122225,00.html
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