Comments on: Data.gov–freely accessible data in standard formats from the USA federal government http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/521 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/521/comment-page-1#comment-2498 moore Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:08:41 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/000521#comment-2498 I was talking to a friend who works for NOAA and he said this type of data sharing is all well and good, but not likely to get far. The reason? All these government agencies have limited budgets with which to meet their goals (aka their reasons to exist) and sharing data, especially with the public, is not one of the primary goals. I was talking to a friend who works for NOAA and he said this type of data sharing is all well and good, but not likely to get far. The reason? All these government agencies have limited budgets with which to meet their goals (aka their reasons to exist) and sharing data, especially with the public, is not one of the primary goals.

]]> By: moore http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/521/comment-page-1#comment-2489 moore Fri, 29 May 2009 13:29:33 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/000521#comment-2489 Ralph, my thoughts on the future of media take longer than a comment to explain :). But I definitely think the freeing of data (and low cost internet publishing) can't hurt our awareness (see opensecrets.org). Ralph, my thoughts on the future of media take longer than a comment to explain :) . But I definitely think the freeing of data (and low cost internet publishing) can’t hurt our awareness (see opensecrets.org).

]]> By: Ralph Dosser http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/521/comment-page-1#comment-2483 Ralph Dosser Sat, 23 May 2009 23:01:26 +0000 http://www.mooreds.com/wordpress/archives/000521#comment-2483 Man, I would have absolutely killed for a resource like this when I was a newsie. Maybe this is how we fill the void of the collapse of professional journalism: a host of amateur reporters cut loose on an ocean of data. Man, I would have absolutely killed for a resource like this when I was a newsie.

Maybe this is how we fill the void of the collapse of professional journalism: a host of amateur reporters cut loose on an ocean of data.

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