November 2009
4 posts
Advanced search added: keywords, zip codes, and...
Thanks to the tireless work of developer Peter Snyder, Stimulus Watch 2.0 now has an advanced search capability that will help you more easily navigate the tens of thousands of stimulus awards in our database. You can now search by keyword, recipient, and zip code on the advanced search page.
Here are some examples of possible searches:
All grants awarded to George Mason University
All...
Jerry Brito on Washington DC’s Federal News...
We've relaunched with new official data of...
Welcome to Stimulus Watch 2.0. While our original site featured proposed stimulus projects taken from the U.S. Conference of Mayors survey, this new version contains actual stimulus spending in your neighborhood. We get our data from the official recipient reports available at Recovery.gov. We will update the data quarterly when Recovery.gov makes new data available.
You can search for contracts...
July 2009
1 post
Help Washington Watch track congressional earmarks
Stimulus Watch was inspired in part by Washington Watch, a site that lets you find, rate, describe, and discuss legislation being considered by Congress. They have now begun a project to crowdsource earmark tracking and they need your help. As an added bonus, one lucky earmark tracker will win an Amazon Kindle. From Washington Watch:
Earmarks – they’re how members of Congress and senators steer...
May 2009
1 post
Norcross on C-SPAN tonight
We haven’t said much here in a while, but be assured that we’re still planning revamp the site to include actual stimulus spending projects once we have access to the data. In the meantime, you can catch Stimulus Watch co-founder Eileen Norcross tonight on C-SPAN discussing online efforts to track the stimulus. She will be on a panel discussion at 8:20 along with Danielle Brian,...
March 2009
2 posts
“Not all believe the federal government is capable of such candor, and so far, an...”
– The New York Times.
February 2009
11 posts
Stimulus Watch in O'Reilly Radar
If you are interested in how we built Stimulus Watch, check out a profile in O’Reilly Radar of the real heroes behind Stimulus Watch, developers Peter Snyder and Kevin Dwyer, who built the site from off-the-shelf parts and some ingenious coding. Here’s a bit:
None of these people knew each other previously. They were brought together by [a] blog post into a common effort. They used...
Most active projects scrutinized in the press
Since this site launched, two proposed projects in particular have drawn a lot of attention and have consistently placed at the top of the daily most active list. These are a project for doorbells in Laurel, MS, and the Forks of The Road Heritage Trail project in Natchez, MS. Now the local papers in each city have reported on the projects. You can read the articles here:
Doorbells ringing a sour...
Jon Gordon interviews Jerry Brito about Stimulus...
More attention, but we still need your help
Here is an update of recent Stimulus Watch mentions in the media. The site depends on active participation by citizens, so we hope you’ll help us spread the word by emailing your friends and family and sharing the site on your Facebook profile and in other online forums. Thanks!
Everything You Need to Know About the Stimulus Is Online
Fast Company
Tracking Stimulus Funds Presents...
Garland Robinette of WWL Radio in Louisiana...
Chris Dorobek of Washington, D.C.’s Federal...
Stimulus Watch in the media
Stimulus Watch has been getting some great attention from the media and blogosphere, and we note some of it below. Thank you all for visiting, participating, and spreading the word. If you’d like to help a bit more, please follow this link and click and Digg our site. Thanks!
Crowdsourcing the Stimulus
The New York Times Economix Blog
Stimulus stimulates crowdsourced oversight, activism...
Stimulus Watch officially launched today - Help us...
StimulusWatch.org is officially open for business today, and we need your help spreading the word about it. Please tell your friends and family about it by emailing them, blogging about it, and posting it to your Facebook profile.
Stimulus Watch looks at the “shovel-ready” projects listed in the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ “MainStreet Economic Recovery Report.” The...
January 2009
1 post
Stimulus Watch soft launches - Help us test it!
While this site will officially launch on Monday, we’re asking you to help us test the site and seed it with content a little earlier. Starting Friday morning, please visit StimulusWatch.org and edit the project wikis, post comments, and vote on the projects. Please also feel free to spread the word about Stimulus Watch. Thanks!