Kevin: The US Congressional Budget Office now has a blog, and they have released their estimates for H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, more popularly known as Barack Obama's stimulus bill. Useful information about the fiscal impact of the proposed stimulus. Just waiting for some data-driven mashup fun. Where is the money going? What sectors of the economy? What is the impact of the US deficit?

Kevin: Adrian Holovaty thinks about the future of Everyblock.com. Their grant funding ends on 30 June, and they are going to open-source the code. What next?

Kevin: Howard Weaver sums up in 140 characters (probably a little less) my major concern about funding newspapers by endowment.

Kevin: This is a good roundup and response to the idea floated recently that newspapers be funded by endowment. Zach Seward looks at the economic issues, which aren't trivial. He also quotes Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo who says: "In my experience, and I get criticized for saying this sometimes, at the [nonprofit] magazine that I worked for before I started TPM, the fact that our continued existence was not based on size or interest level of our readership allowed us to be cut off and not particularly in touch with what our readership had a fine interest in. I think that was not just bad in business terms, but much more importantly, bad in journalistic terms."

Kevin: Crowdsourced project from Berkman Centre for Internet and Society to see if inaccessibility of a website is a shared problem.

Kevin: Stephen Fry has seen a massive spike in his Twitter following probably due to his recent Twitter evangelism on the Jonathan Ross show. He lays down some ground rules with humour, grace and wit. This is actually a good start for house rules, at least in tone, for a range of social media services. I'll keep this handy, although it would take me years to reach his number of followers. But I will remember his pleasant greeting to his new followers: "Welcome to my twitterworld, I am delighted to have you as a follower. Let’s enjoy ourselves and to hell with those who don’t get it."

Kevin: David Westphal at the Knight Digital Media Center says: "Could newspapers and local broadcasters begin seeking philanthropic support from the civic foundations and private donors that are starting to bankroll news non-profits? It appears entirely likely. With for-profit media watching their news-gathering resources dwindle, some editors say they're open to the idea of seeking help from donors."