google maps as a mind map with web pages DMAP - icons for all government buildings pics to pixels. gravatars for places pull from Flickr? other open source repositories Citizen App Inventory rails pages & endpoints .php pages & endpoints .net pages & endpoints BPML for OnBase Outlook Integration. Could/should be more generic. after.save(notify x) webhooks!
sweepers & crons Idea web tasks state machine tasks, assignment / delegation / forward task management, done, disapprove, clarify, wait until RESTful endpoints, separate from views Book Supply Chain :book deal = > {:author => :editor} x => {:editor => :publisher} :distribution => { publisher => :onlinedistributor } :onlinedistributor coordinates with Shipper.new for a Shipment.new transaction => {:seller => :consumer} :consumer => :consumer

which one of these methods no longer becomes necessary?

civic alerts for parks or public items of interest.

metadata on public objects. date, author, story, wikipedia.

an idea map where people can find and support others ideas.

a place where people can place small tasks that they need a hand with. connect people and help. whatif.us

a match.com for job seekers and businesses

Map & Timeline Solano's Significant Events http://www.solanocounty.com/depts/county_admin/significant_issues_memo/default.asp

what about url's for local files?

use case:

i want to read and keep notes for files in my local system and share them on the web easily.