Changing the World with Open Data | Engine Yard Blog

#opendata is not fashion trend,it's a movement getting bigger and already changing the world

While there were a few underlying themes running through the conference, the main theme was “Make Something You Love.” An intriguing and simple statement, but how many of us really are making something we love ? How many of us are using our powers for Awesome versus just Meh? Creating something different, listening to your heart when all others think you’re doing it wrong, helping society and others around you, and changing the lives of others, were all common mentions at this conference. Whatever tools you choose or language you code in, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that at the end of the day, you made a difference. You left your mark on society. You made the world a better place to be in. You created something that wasn’t there the day before.

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