Exponential growth: Max Cacas: Feds flock to web app to create short linksAlex Howard: How can government adapt to exponential technological change?Ingrid Koehler: 100 examples of social media and open data in localgovLewis Shepherd: Free Tools for the New Scientific RevolutionJason Magder: Group calls on Montreal to join open data movementJames Wilson: Social networks can

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‘The future is already here – it’s just not very evenly distributed.’ – William Gibson Chris Bennett: QR Codes for Crisis ResponseDavid Eaves: Creating effective open government portalsJohn Hermann: How Blind People See the InternetGautham Nagesh: O’Reilly – Government needs to close the feedback loopAllan Holmes: What’re Cyber Workers’ Salaries (call for survey responses)Richard Gray:

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If you’re not yet familiar with Luke Fretwell and GovFresh, you’ve got a great opportunity on Wednesday evening, Sept. 1, as Luke hosts his first SF Bay Area GovFresh event. Luke is a dedicated and tireless Gov 2.0 advocate, bringing regular attention to the efforts of grassroots govies, developer and activists bringing live to open

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Can’t escape from the common rule: Dan Slee: Case Study – How Flickr can work on a local gov’t websiteEd Walters: For Westlaw and Lexis, and AOL momentRoss Dawson: Newspapers become irrelevant and the media is reborn by 2022Daniel Hudson: Enterprise 2.0 Strategies for SuccessDéja Augustine: Should there be an app for that?Russell Nichols: Online

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The data, it connects us: David McCandless: The Beauty of Data VisualizationAustin Carr: Candidates Turn to YouTube for Geo-Specific Ad Campaigns for Mid-term ElectionsSean Reilly: Future of rule making – Pilot project aims to increase public participationAndrew Wilson: Envisioning a More Social Future for Public HealthAmelia Chen: Twitter is Buzziest in Asia Pacific24-hour Hackathon: Geographic

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In October, I will be speaking at the Beyond 2010 conference in Edmonton, Alberta. My self-chosen topic is “Sci-fi, Digital Society and the Future of Governance.” Here’s my draft abstract: It has been said that software is imagination made tangible. In this session, Gov 2.0 thinker Adriel Hampton calls on business and civic leaders to

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Links to get those ideas flowing: Bill Brantley: Does Gov 2.0 Lead to Improved Government? Proving the CaseAlex Howard: Tracking the tech that will make government better Joel Rubin: Stopping crime before it startsOhMyGov!: Social Media Myths – 5 Roadblocks to DiscoveryLovisa Williams: Everyone is a Public Affairs OfficerGov 2.0 Radio: Podcast – Ideation and

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Start your weekend early, with tomorrow’s hot links today: Alex Howard: Space IT, the final frontierCourtney Clark: What’s Your Story? User Stories Instead of Technical DocumentationAllan Holmes: Craigslist creator tries to bring initiative out of the shadowsShai Sacks: Learning how to lobby CongressMark Higginson: Social Media Energizes Political Campaigns Down Under – Lessons from AustraliaMike

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Learning as we go: Col. John Thompson: Air Force Using Serious Game Technology to Enhance TrainingGeordie Adams: Failure really is a good thingAlan Silberberg: In You Face Gov 2.0 As Contact SportJanrain: Measuring the Popularity of Social Media Platforms Across the WebAndrew Weber: Tweeting THOMAS and Connecting with CongressGuidance for the use of social media

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We’re all in this together: Alex Howard: Linked data is opening 800 years of UK legal infoPatricia Decker: Smartphone apps will soon help you find parking in SFChris Bennett: CB2 – Twitter Fast Follow for Crisis AlertingCrowdsourcing Communities Attempt to Aid PakistanLee Glandorf: Twitter popularity no guarantee of influence, finds HP Labs studyMichael A. Repas:

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