Creating community websites with platforms other than WordPress

Useful post from Nicky at TAL.

The Tuttle Club

The Tuttle Club is a loose association of people finding a way of working better together both online and off-

There's no need to sign up - everyone's welcome at our Friday morning meetups. They run from 10am to midday at the Centre for Creative Collaboration, 16 Acton St, London WC1X 9NG.

DIY data store for your town

Will Perrin's slides which includes some of his own experiences in KX.

Time Magazine's Top 50 sites of 2009

Here's the list. Sadly no comment on each of the sites, or any categorisation. One for a rainy day...

Are Hyperlocals Replacing Traditional Newspapers?

Short piece from Time Magazine focussing on the US story.

The President’s SAVE (Securing Americans’ Value and Efficiency) Award

"In 2009, President Obama called for “a process through which every government worker can submit their ideas for how their agency can save money and perform better.”"

Ideas here.

Where Geeks meet Government

Rewired State.

"Rewired State runs hackdays where developers show government what is possible, and government shows developers what is needed."