{"id":701797,"date":"2010-03-20T08:47:02","date_gmt":"2010-03-20T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blandinonbroadband.org\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2010-03-20T08:47:02","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T12:47:02","slug":"minnesota-idea-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/701797","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Idea Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnideaopen.org\">Minnesota Idea Open<\/a> is mostly a web-based contest for good ideas. It seems as if they will be tackling different issues. They pick an issue, ask Minnesotans to submit solutions, pick a winner. There are prizes to be won for your community and yourself. The first issue: What is your idea for addressing obesity in Minnesota?<\/p>\n<p>You can track (or participate in) the contest through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mnideaopen.org\">web site<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MNIdeaOpen\">Facebook<\/a> page, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MNIdeaOpen\">Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/mnideaopen\">YouTube<\/a>. The medium is the reason that I\u2019m posting about the project here \u2013 although I decided that the connection was tenuous enough to wait for the weekend to post. But I think it\u2019s great to see how the Internet is being used to generate civic discussion and engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Could this idea work offline? Probably, but at a much more local level. The contest opened March 18 and I can see that there are already 40+ submissions and they are 500+ fans on Facebook. Now if I can just think of a way that broadband can address obesity!<\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/blandinonbroadband.wordpress.com\/3194\/\" \/><\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?w=780\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota Idea Open is mostly a web-based contest for good ideas. 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