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Busy Spring for Hacks/Hackers Austin

The Spring of 2012 has been a busy one for Hacks/Hackers ATX. Here’s a rundown of the past three events. With a new collaboration with the local Online News Association group, we have broadened some of the topics we are able to present. In February, we hosted a

ShowTimeLine Complete! Hackathon on visualizing timelines with @HacksHackersBA

(Spanish post here) The sunny morning of Saturday, April 14th was ideal for jogging. But rather than exercising well-trained bodies, smart minds were warming up for a good hackathon. Forty-five people, invited by Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires, met in Buenos Aires to work on visualizing complex relationships across timelines and

ShowTimeLine Hecho! Hackatón sobre visualizaciones de líneas de tiempo en @HacksHackersBA

(english post here) La mañana soleada del sábado 14 de abril era ideal para salir a correr. Pero en este caso no se trataba de cuerpos bien entrenados físicamente (aunque también los había) sino más bien intelectualmente preparados para un buen hackatón. Convocados por Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires cerca de

Hacks/Hackers passes 10k members worldwide

Hacks/Hackers has surpassed the 10,000 member mark just two and half years after its start as a Meetup group in the Bay Area. Due to the passion of journalists and technologists like you, we now have groups holding regular events on four continents. And the >10,000

ShowTimeLine! Hackathon on timeline visualizations at @HacksHackersBA

We believe that software can be used to tell stories in ways unthinkable for traditional journalism. Several journalists, designers and software developers related with Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires are working on projects where they need to visualize data in time lines. We need tools to develop automatic or semi-automatic timelines

We’re taking Hacks/Hackers to the next level: Applying for the Knight News Challenge

Hacks/Hackers has grown in ways we never predicted. It was just over two years ago that the first event was held at a San Francisco bar. Since then, we’ve expanded across the U.S. and the world, and now have more than 9,500 members in Meetups across

The Awesomest Journalism Party. Ever. Returns to SXSW on 3/10

Come to the Awesomest Journalism Party. Ever. Which returns again. RSVP here. Where Journalism x Technology @SXSW R.S.V.P. Saturday, March 10, 5-8 p.m. The Palm Door 401 Sabine St, Austin, Texas 78701 Organized by Hacks/Hackers Platinum Sponsors The Huffington Post, Webbmedia Group and MailChimp. Gold