Press Articles
8 Best: Non-Wikipedia Pedias
Publication: Wired
Brian Dustrud
May 19, 2008
Lostpedia
"The Lost encyclopedia"
Episode synopses, island maps, fan theories, and flash-forward recaps. Nothing on Sleestaks, though — and they were, like, featured creatures, right?
Uncyclopedia
"The content-free encyclopedia"
A parody site inspired by inaccurate but hilarious Wikipedia entries. Jimbo's creation is defined here as a massively multiplayer online editing game played by redundancy experts.
Chickipedia
"The wiki of hot women"
Learn that Scarlett Johansson is known for "her popularity with up-and-coming celebrity men" ... and going-nowhere Web surfers.
Wookieepedia
"The Star Wars wiki"
Did you know that "snot vampire" is slang terminology for the Anzati species? Of course not. No one did.
Dickipedia
"A wiki of dicks"
Sample entry: Gerald "Geraldo" Rivera is a TV journalist, noted egotist, former talk-show host, and a dick.
Dealipedia
"The business deal wiki"
Michael Robertson, founder of MP3.com, started this archive of M&A activities, IPOs, bankruptcies, and scoops on who made money (including him) on the deals.
Congresspedia
"The citizen's encyclopedia on Congress"
Fourteen members of the US House and Senate are currently under investigation. Know of others who should be? Add 'em!
Pedialyte
"Helps kids feel better fast!"
Flavors include grape, cherry, apple, and bubble gum!
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Transparency Timeline
A History of Congressional Public Access Reform. -
Capitol Words
Taking Congress at its Word. -
2009 Tariff Suspensions
See Who’s Seeking Tax Breaks on Imports from Congress -
Transparency Jobs
Bringing Transparency to Government, One Job at a Time -
Capitol Tweets
Keep up on the latest tweets from members of Congress who use Twitter. -
The Open Senate Project
A bipartisan, collaborative initiative to study the Senate's current information-sharing practices -
FARAdb
A proof of concept site based on Foreign Agent Registration Act data -
Read The Bill First
Sign the petition! Demand they take at least 72 hours to read the bailout bill! -
Pass S.223
We need your help to pass S.223. -
Party Time!
Documenting the Political Partying Circuit. -
Public Markup
An experiment to open bills to online, public review. -
EarmarkWatch
Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending. -
Visualizing Earmarks
Select Visualizations of 2005 OMB Earmark Data. -
Where Are They Now?
Former Congressional Staffers head through the Revolving Door
- Sunlight Foundation's New Transparency Timeline Shows the History of Congressional Public Access Reforms January 6, 2009
- 2008 Top Congressional Fundraiser Party Spots December 19, 2008
- Energy Tops Congress’ Most Commonly Used Words in 2008 December 18, 2008
Web Mentions
- Brian Lehrer Live: Republicans Favoring Increased Transparency for Obama Spending Bill January 9, 2009
- Bismark Tribune's: NoDak Central - Dorgan one of the most chatty lawmakers January 9, 2009
- CQ Politics: Next Time, Seek Counsel from Within January 8, 2009
- New Database Tracks Most Used Words in Congress - News : MediaMouse Progressive Left News Blog - Grand Rapids, Michigan January 8, 2009
- Erie Times News: Dahlkemper makes debut in Congress January 8, 2009
Press Mentions
- Republicans Favoring Increased Transparency for Obama Spending Bill January 9, 2009
- Dahlkemper makes debut in Congress January 8, 2009
- Next Time, Seek Counsel from Within January 8, 2009
- iGov January 6, 2009
- New Congress Checks In January 4, 2009
