Hacks and Hackers

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires.

Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds.

This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even more crucial.

This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures.

Please also check out our blog at http://hackshackers.com

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February 1 at 7:00 PM, 120 Hacks and Hackers attended
New rules of storytelling: Designer Jonathan Harris talks about Cowbird
They rated it 4.5022 (22 ratings) and uploaded 14 photos

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Jonathan was a great person to have speak, though he did feel like he was rambling nonstop to get through all his material slash life story

—Dan Ucko

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An insightful look into the artist that Jonathan is and some high level design, indeed life, philosophies he embraces.

—Alexis Rachel
November 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM, 100 Hacks and Hackers attended
New rules of storytelling: The rise of tablets
They rated it 4.5012 (12 ratings)

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My car battery was acting up, well really it was dying, so I couldn't attend ...

—Pam Moreland

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The presentations were rather lackluster -- didn't really address new modes of storytelling as much as retread stuff we've all ...

—Eric Westby
August 24, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 147 Hacks and Hackers attended
Riding the Data Wave: Tools to Make Open Data Relevant
They rated it 4.007 (7 ratings)

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The topic and speakers were good, and provided useful demonstrations of their website services.

—Mary Brophy

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Good presenters. Only complaint is while both vendors were good, they were a little light on the hacker part of their presentation. ...

—Len De Groot
July 20, 2011 at 6:30 PM, 115 Hacks and Hackers attended
YouTube's API and the news
They rated it 4.5024 (24 ratings) and uploaded 1 photos

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Really liked the technology presenters; very applicable to & got ideas for improving Health Unwired Report

—John Dyrek

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Burt hits another one out of the park, with the sponsorship of YouTube and LinkTV and the participation of some inventive startups. ...

—Mary Trigiani
July 16, 2011 at 10:00 AM, 26 Hacks and Hackers attended
DataSF Hackathon with Hacks/Hackers and The Bay Citizen
They rated it 4.502 (2 ratings) and uploaded 2 photos

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Everyone was helpful and I learned a lot.

—Mark Brophy

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Thanks for the facilitating this event. ...

—http://Kenneth-Fax.blogspot.com

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Venise Wagner joined
February 13 at 4:32 PM

"I'm the chair of the Journalism Department at San Francisco State. I am a former reporter for several California dailies and have been a journalism professor since 2001."
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Wendy joined
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"I enjoy digital storytelling, art, vegan cooking, and living a life of leisure."
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Robert Erdei joined
February 6 at 12:21 PM

"09 Jul 1979 in Transylvania, Romania, and two and a half years later, I immigrated to the United States with my father, mother, sister and grandparents. I grew up in Los Gatos, California and attended Los Gatos High School, where I graduated in 1998."
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James Chandler attended New rules of storytelling: Designer Jonathan Harris talks about Cowbird
February 5 at 9:54 PM

"Very excited to see a venue that allows more storytelling than other abbreviated formats/sites. It's intriguing to think that we might be storing and sharing our life tales in this digital photobook...."

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"I'm Camincha & look forward 2 hearing from U again. Bst wishes"
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Dan Ucko wrote a group review
February 3 at 11:41 PM

"love the idea of this group, am very new, now been to two events. I would like to see more than just special event speaking engagements so the members can connect on a more personal basis."