Category Archives: Technology
New support for the cloud
We heard some exciting news this week. Google will be launching additional support for web-based storage (all file types). This is big news for Framework. We are working to be an open-data organization that focuses on creating information once, distributing it … Continue reading
Open Source vs Open Architecture
There is a lot of debate in the technology space about what the best solutions are for nonprofit and charitable organizations. The power of volunteers contributing to the Linux, SugarCRM or Mozilla open-source community are clear examples of great, low cost tools available … Continue reading
Urban Studies and Open Data
A few weeks ago Anil mentioned that if a picture can tell a thousand words, an interactive map can tell a million. Not bad. I think I’m in the right field of study. My name is Mike Dror and I’m … Continue reading
The Black Crowes and Appy Awards – Highlights from Dreamforce 2009
I just returned from the 2009 DreamForce conference in San Francisco. Over 16,000 people attended, making it one of the largest cloud computing conferences in North America. Accenture was there. Google was there. IBM was there. Twitter was a premier sponsor. … Continue reading
Thoughts on the “Good Enough” Revolution
I recently came across an interesting article by Robert Capps in Wired titled “The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine”. As an organization that makes a strong effort to stay on top of the latest technology trends … Continue reading
