Posts Tagged ‘internet’

Barflies, Rejoice: The Jersey City Bar Guide is Here

By Jon Whiten • Dec 28th, 2009 • Category: Arts, Blog

Here in Jersey City, we’re used to being overlooked. The rest of the state often pretends like we don’t belong, while our big shadow across the river either dismisses us entirely as suburban or tries to pull us into its sphere as a “sixth borough.”
When it comes to finding out where to get tipsy, [...]



Jersey City Campaigns Embrace the Web … in Fits and Starts

By Tom Howard • Jul 3rd, 2009 • Category: Featured, Politics

How did Jersey City’s mayoral and City Council candidates use emerging web campaign technologies to bolster their bids for office this spring? With the hangover from the elections receding into the background and the runoff passed, we take a look at how well the campaigns integrated new technologies into their own strategies, and what impact that had on the outcome.



New Jersey Gets Kudos for Online Records Access

By Jon Whiten • Mar 16th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

Teams of surveyors recently scanned government websites in every state to look for 20 different kinds of public records, and NJ ranked second behind Texas in how many of those it provides. The state gives 18 of the 20 categories — the only ones it doesn’t provide are fictitious business name registrations and death certificates. [...]