data formats extending the form. introduction warren puckett digital director – provokateur it/web...
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What are they?• HTML form – the usual suspect
• XML – Extensible Markup Language
• JSON – JavaScript Open Notation
Uses?Drupal module• Works with
webforms• Linked to e-
Activist account• Creates Drupal
forms from campaign
• Drupal form validation
Resources• http://datamob.org/• http://data.gov.uk/• RSS/XML feeds• Dapper• Yahoo Pipes• Tarpipe
Brainstorm• What applications or other online tools for
engagement have you always wanted to build? What is the use case? How could you make use of campaigns as data formats?
• What are the barriers to developing new projects for engagement that go beyond the traditional ‘page plugin’? How can they be overcome?
• Does the emergence of mobile internet access create opportunities to pull in campaigns as data formats?