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<p>The <strong>second version</strong> is <a href="https://github.com/numeroteca/pageonex" title="PageOneX code available">this tool written in Ruby on Rails that you are using</a>. It is developed to be a web platform to provide a ready to use front page analysis tool for anyone with a connection to the Internet. The platform automates the process of newspaper selection, download, thread coding, and data visualization. The alpha version was developed by <a href="https://github.com/numeroteca" title="">Pablo Rey Mazón</a> with <a href="https://github.com/ahmdrefat" title="">Ahmd Refat</a>, thanks to Google Summer of Code program (GSOC) and the Berkman Center as host institution in Summer 2012. You can test the alpha version at <a href="http://pageonex.com/" title="">PageOneX.com</a>.</p>

<p>In Winter-Spring 2013, at the <a href="http://civic.mit.edu/" title="">Center for Civic Media</a> at <a href="http://media.mit.edu" title="">MIT Media Lab</a> Pablo Rey Mazón, with <a href="https://github.com/elplatt">Edward L Platt</a> and <a href="https://github.com/rahulbot">Rahul Bhargava</a> worked on the beta version, the first stable version, that was released on April 2013. It has major improvements in speed and a cleaner data model. In Summer 2013 we are now fixing bugs and making the tool work better and faster. <strong>We need your feedback!</strong>.</p>
<p>In Winter-Spring 2013, at the <a href="http://civic.mit.edu/" title="">Center for Civic Media</a> at <a href="http://media.mit.edu" title="">MIT Media Lab</a> Pablo Rey Mazón, with <a href="https://github.com/elplatt">Edward L Platt</a> and <a href="https://github.com/rahulbot">Rahul Bhargava</a> worked on the beta version, the first stable version, that was released on April 2013. It has major improvements in speed and a cleaner data model. During Summer 2013 we were fixing bugs and making the tool work better and faster.</p>

<p>During 2014 we've made some improvements like <a href="http://blog.pageonex.com/2013/11/14/embed-a-pageonex-dataviz-in-your-site/"> making available to embed a PageOneX in your site</a> or <a href="http://blog.pageonex.com/2014/02/17/switch-on-and-off-topics-in-the-data-visualization/">switching on and off topics in the data visualization</a>. <strong>We need your feedback!</strong>.</p>

<p>In Summer 2014 PageOneX won the 2014 APSA-ITP (American Political Science Association-information technology and politics) award for Best Software.</p>

<h3>Collaborators</h3>
<p>The project has many collaborators. The&nbsp;coders have been/are: initially <a href="https://github.com/ahmdrefat">Ahmd Refat</a>, and now developed at the Center for Civic Media by <a href="https://github.com/elplatt">Edward L Platt</a>, <a href="https://github.com/rahulbot">Rahul Bhargava</a> and <a href="https://github.com/numeroteca">Pablo Rey Mazón</a>; <a href="https://github.com/rporres">Rafael Porres</a> has developed part of the original scraping code. Sasha Costanza-Chock is giving advice and support from the Center for Civic Media;&nbsp;<a title="" href="http://skotperez.net/">Alfonso Sánchez Uzábal</a>&nbsp;is providing tecnical support and&nbsp;<a title="" href="http://montera34.com/">Montera34</a>&nbsp;helped with the server and domains. Thanks to Jeff Warren for his advice and Rogelio López for testing.</p>
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