USA.gov Embraces Web 2.0

Via ORB – Oregonian Research Blog:

USA.gov has a page dedicated to Government 2.0 resources, including:

• U.S. government blogs
• Library of RSS feeds from government offices and agencies
• USAgov on Twitter
• Wordle Word Cloud of the 75 most popular search terms on USA.gov
• Videos from USA.gov
• Gadget and widgets
• Podcasts and videos

Congressional word clouds

Capitol Words “visualizes what lawmakers say by calculating their word frequency, giving you an at-a-glance view of which issues they address over time.” Includes a list of the most and least vocal members, and a map, so you can see what your state’s representatives are talking about. From the Sunlight Foundation. Via graphicdesignr.

Finding cities in counties

Need to know what county a particular city is in? Use this handy reference tool from the National Association of Counties. You can also find out the name and position of local elected officials and other county stats.