Vancouver | Social Signal

Yesterday was a big day for anyone who cares about opening up government, especially when it comes to publicly-owned data.

The Obama administration launched data.gov, making taxpayer-funded data available in machine-readable form to the public. While the service currently offers only a limited number of feeds, the plan is to have it grow dramatically in the coming weeks and years.

Frequent collaborator and Friend Of the Show Jason Mogus tells us about a fantastic-sounding event this Thursday, March 5 in Vancouver. Alex met the keynote speaker, Favianna Rodriguez, at Web of Change last year and was blown away; this is your chance to experience something amazing.

Here's the scoop, directly from Jason:

We're hiring again... and if you're a social media strategist with a social-change frame of mind, then do we have the job for you:

UPDATE: Deadline extended to December 5, 2008.

Social Signal is offering a great opportunity to be part of a team of smart, creative people who are making a difference in the world. If you have top-notch skills at getting things done and keeping them organized, you can put those skills to work on projects that speak to your passion for social change. And you’ll find that the joy of working with kindred spirits can be matched by the thrill of helping our team do its best work and our business to thrive.