Here's one that bubba will really like!
Modeled after a Defense Department concept that ostensibly could keep tabs on every American, a pair of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students have created a website in which users can "track" politicians and government officials.The project, called Government Information Awareness, or GIA, was developed by Chris Csikszentmihalyi, assistant professor at the MIT Media Lab, and graduate student Ryan McKinley.
The goal was to design a site that would act as "sort of a citizen's intelligence agency," Csikszentmihalyi told the Boston Globe.
Even in it's bandwidth restricted state, you can pull up all kinds of info about your favorite pol.
Bookmark it. You'll need it later.
Posted by Rich at July 8, 2003 2:10 PM | TrackBackWhile an assistant professor is a "student", (we are all students at a certain level), he is a professor. Given his status, the project is even more interesting and may have a long life span.
Posted by: Jerry Harder on July 8, 2003 7:20 PMno slight intended to the professor. I do hope you're correct, and the project sees a long life.
Posted by: rich on July 9, 2003 1:00 AM