Credit where due: the city government just did something fairly awesome. As the Post and WTOP are reporting, today dc.gov unveiled its new Crime Map application. Following in the footsteps of ChicagoCrime.org (itself the brainchild of the WaPo's own Adrian Holovaty), you can now plot reported incidents of crime throughout the city. You can filter by location, date and the type of criminal activity. It's an extremely compelling way to visualize differences over time and... more ›

We're only a few hours into our experiment with TypeKey, and we're already getting plenty of feedback. Many people seem to be happy with the idea; others are upset about the loss of anonymity; and some are experiencing technical glitches. more ›