http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/04/28/mta-google-to-host-developers-unconference/ A New York City Subway Blog Sat, 26 May 2012 04:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/04/28/mta-google-to-host-developers-unconference/#comment-78095 Watch the MTA’s developers conference live :: Second Ave. Sagas Wed, 05 May 2010 21:17:28 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=5806#comment-78095 [...] evening, from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m., the MTA and Google will be hosting a developers conference as the authority prepares to release more data for mobile apps. Moderated by Anil Dash, the [...] [...] evening, from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m., the MTA and Google will be hosting a developers conference as the authority prepares to release more data for mobile apps. Moderated by Anil Dash, the [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/04/28/mta-google-to-host-developers-unconference/#comment-77748 Talking Transit Tech at the MTA Dev Conf » wrkng Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:24:13 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=5806#comment-77748 [...] We believe that most of the credit for making this dramatic change happen goes to Chairman Walder and his conviction that open data would lead to innovation and ultimately better service for riders.  In his words at the time of the MTA dev center launch: “We need to get out of our own way and instead get out in front of the data sharing revolution” (via Second Avenue Sagas). [...] [...] We believe that most of the credit for making this dramatic change happen goes to Chairman Walder and his conviction that open data would lead to innovation and ultimately better service for riders.  In his words at the time of the MTA dev center launch: “We need to get out of our own way and instead get out in front of the data sharing revolution” (via Second Avenue Sagas). [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/04/28/mta-google-to-host-developers-unconference/#comment-77615 Scott E Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:10:09 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=5806#comment-77615 <a href="http://mta.info/developers/conf.html" rel="nofollow">The link</a> to the event, posted on the MTA website, states "There is no cost to attend", and also that "Dinner will be served". I really hope that Google is buying the dinner; the MTA can hardly afford it. The link to the event, posted on the MTA website, states “There is no cost to attend”, and also that “Dinner will be served”. I really hope that Google is buying the dinner; the MTA can hardly afford it.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/04/28/mta-google-to-host-developers-unconference/#comment-77585 Kid Twist Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:00:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=5806#comment-77585 Glad to see Google involved. That must mean we Android users should be getting some good transit apps. The MTA-related stuff now in the Android Marketplace pales in comparison to what's out there for the iPhone. It's also weak compared to what Android developers have done in other cities, like London. There's a London Tube app, for instance, that includes a home screen widget; train arrival times for your selected station scroll right on the main screen of your phone. Would love that for New York. Glad to see Google involved. That must mean we Android users should be getting some good transit apps. The MTA-related stuff now in the Android Marketplace pales in comparison to what’s out there for the iPhone. It’s also weak compared to what Android developers have done in other cities, like London. There’s a London Tube app, for instance, that includes a home screen widget; train arrival times for your selected station scroll right on the main screen of your phone. Would love that for New York.

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