Our friend Clay Johnson over at the Sunlight Foundation recently posted an interesting idea about listening in on Twitter. Though he describes it as a mock proposal for the popular angel investment firm YCombinator, it really seems to be right along the lines we're thinking of for Expert Labs: It's entrepreneurial, but more importantly, it's the kind of technology that would let policy makers listen to the expertise of their fellow citizens.
That's a marked contrast from a lot of government use of social media today, which is generally just being used to broadcast to citizens instead of soliciting their feedback. These are exactly the kind of thoughtful ideas we're hoping to support in our community, so thanks to Clay for sharing!
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