(Posted at: http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2008/01/09/procedural-uncertainty-normalization/) I always find it interesting how although our government is...
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Peggy Garvin
pgrvn
Jan 10, 2008 4:03 am
Josh, This gets back to the legislative process/sausage-making comparison. It can be difficult, or deceptive, to try to "normalize" the dynamism of the...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 12, 2008 12:53 pm
... Hi, Yeah, I agree that capturing these nuances is important. I had never really looked closely at that Note field in THOMAS. Hmm. -- - Josh Tauberer -...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 16, 2008 1:52 pm
This week I'm launching GovTrack's Legislative Analysis Community Blog. The goal is to get thoughtful posts on current legislative issues written by the...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 17, 2008 1:34 pm
... Subject: announce theinfo.org: a community for people who work with large data sets Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:56:42 -0800 From: Aaron Swartz...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 21, 2008 11:29 pm
A question on "advertising" ethics for the list- I've been offered $250 a month to add a link+image on the front page of GovTrack, not just as an advertisement...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 21, 2008 11:41 pm
An AP article cited GovTrack, which I think is a first. But I think it ... http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/01/15/ap4534727.html I have always billed the...
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donnaK
maducer2003
Jan 21, 2008 11:45 pm
It could serve two purposes one to your visitors and of course secondly to
you Finances. There is nothing wrong with making a few bucks doing something you ...
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Derek Willis
derekpwillis
Jan 22, 2008 12:11 am
Josh, I don't think there's any real harm in selling links, as long as such links are in keeping with the nonpartisan philosophy of the site. In other words,...
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Jeff Fischer
jeffreymfischer
Jan 22, 2008 12:29 am
On your comment of advertising income and what's a lot/little. If you consider how someone could potentially monetize their increased page rank and the...
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Nancy Berry
oaktree1860
Jan 22, 2008 1:00 am
Jeff, you said everything I was thinkin, but you said it a hundred times better. And yes, at least two of us still read this:) Nancy Berry ... From: Jeff...
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jason gessner
jasonsgessner
Jan 22, 2008 12:28 pm
are you interested in setting up govtrack as an official non-profit? commercial isn't necessarily bad, though. -jason...
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Francis Calub
be_self_aware
Jan 22, 2008 12:28 pm
Josh, I think it's a great idea. $250/month is definitely not much and it will help you with your operational costs. In terms of ethics, there's really nothing...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 22, 2008 1:52 pm
Thanks for everyone's comments! ... Actually it started at $150. I said I didn't really have time to deal with business things, and lo and behold he upped the...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 22, 2008 1:59 pm
... I've thought a lot about it and I'm still not certain. Right now anyway the money going in and out isn't so much that it would make sense to do anything...
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Daniel Lathrop
dwlathrop
Jan 22, 2008 8:07 pm
Josh-- The LLC things is not a bad idea for the time being, remember that an LLC can be treated as personal income for tax purposes and in that context ...
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Bryan Barry
btbarry21
Jan 23, 2008 12:03 am
I agree whole heartedly with Jeff's and Daniel's comments. I was also going to mention possible legal and accounting advice if you decide to move the site...
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andyeggers
Jan 23, 2008 3:04 pm
I run a nonprofit called ProxyDemocracy (www.proxydemocracy.org) that is somewhat inspired by govtrack, and I'd be happy to share some of my experience with...
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tyhartwig
Jan 23, 2008 3:21 pm
I don't see any reason why not. I do have some considerations though. If at all possible you should shop around for companies that you can justify being...
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Josh Tauberer
tauberer
Jan 26, 2008 1:27 pm
All, I've continued to read all of your responses very carefully --- it's all been very helpful. ... Heh, I like that side by side idea. No, actually, I...
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tay199
Feb 26, 2008 1:19 am
I'm launching my site govit.com. It's similar to govtrack.us, having legislation. New features are voting on legislation, and sending your vote directly to...
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Andrew Lee
lee_andrew85
Feb 26, 2008 11:04 am
Congrats Taylor!- Andrew Lee (friend of Josh's, and fellow gov transparency person- see fantasycongress.com) ... -- Andrew Lee | w 202.448.9904 | m...
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Jeff Fischer
jeffreymfischer
Feb 26, 2008 11:04 am
The fact that it was built with an offshore development company is only moderately amusing. ;) Jeff To: govtrack@...: tay199@...:...
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tay199
Feb 26, 2008 12:00 pm
Thanks Andrew. I found fantasycongress.com a while ago too. Cool site!...
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tay199
Feb 26, 2008 12:05 pm
Yeah, I can see the some controversy. Here's the deal... I'm just a regular guy and I sourced this to US developers first and just couldn't afford it... not...
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Lou Klepner
lou_klepner
Feb 27, 2008 12:20 am
Open source/open data?...
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tay199
Feb 27, 2008 8:50 am
Open someday. I'm still pulling it together big time! :)...
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Michael Dale
cdalemx
Feb 27, 2008 9:16 am
looks cool ...its good to see a site pushing the concept of direct democracy ;) ... i suggest doing a version as a facebook app ;) peace, michael...
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donnaK
maducer2003
Feb 27, 2008 11:14 am
This site is WONDERFUL! Great job! donnaK ... From: tay199 Date: 02/26/08 06:00:44 To: govtrack@yahoogroups.com Subject: [govtrack] Re: Launching a New Site ...
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tay199
Feb 27, 2008 6:45 pm
Thanks you very much :) I love building websites, so hope to keep making it better!...
