• "Twitter users found the Iranian elections the most engaging topic of the year." And only South Carolina Republican Joe "You lie!" Wilson makes the list of trending people without being either an athlete or an entertainer.
• The President of the American League of Lobbyists (yes, there really is such a thing, it seems) complains that Obama's restrictions on his kind are only serving to make the White House less transparent.
• Microsoft wants a piece of the open government pie.
• HOPE+ is a new joint project between Politics Online and the Aspen Institute aimed at answering Obama's call for citizen service.
• John Aravosis appreciates what our Micah did on a plane.
• The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's online ad campaign includes free gift cards to Hooters.
• USA.gov wants to know what you make of it.
• And Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, home to Ed Felten, is holding a two day workshop on open government.

(With Micah Sifry)