Reading all the connections coming out in the coverage of the County investigation gets a mind-numbing after a little while.
A group of us are turning to social network software to draw maps of the relationships. The patterns become more clear with a network map. We can start to connect different people and projects". The Juvenile Justice Center, Ameritrust, Med Mart, to name a few.
Already reliable rumors are staring to illuminate the patterns.
We can also bright to light smaller corruption patterns involving the administrative decision-making in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.
Here's an example of how network maps can uncover covert networks [1].
You can help. Visit Map the Mess [2] and contribute what you know. Add you voice to the Forums [3]. If you would like to contribute as an author, just fill out the form, and I'll follow up with you. Or, just join the citizens interested in cleaning up the "civic space" we share in Cuyahoga County.
Links:
[1] http://orgnet.com/slumlords.html
[2] http://www.mapthemess.net
[3] http://www.mapthemess.net/forum/all