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Citizen Media Toolbox Ran across this from unmediated. JD Lasica from ourmedia.org is trying to put together a set of easy to use tools to get people up and running with citizen journalism. His wish includes: * Out-of-the-box community publishing solution based on an extension of either the base code for Drupal or ArmchairGM (which supports the Openserving.com […] June 26, 2007
stuck in nashville Well not exactly… But our plane had to abort take off since the wheel broke on the runway. Now they made us switch planes… And airports. But I hear we’re getting free stuff… Hooray. June 18, 2007
The Final Day at Roo Becky says: It’s Sunday already. I wish I could say time flew, but it kinda creeped along, real southern style. The festival comes to an end this evening with Widespread Panic closing out the weekend. It’s been a great learning experience for us, and we’re still digesting all the pros of being here. Regina Specktor […] June 17, 2007
Manu Chao in the house Becky says: It’s Friday night and I finally found a little spot on the grass where our wireless works. It’s dark and I just came from Many Chao’s performance. It was hands down, my Bonnaroo highlight so far. Even better, I got to discuss WITNESS with Manu and the wonderful people working and traveling with […] June 15, 2007
Day Two Becky here: Hi Folks! Wireless is spotty at best, but we’ll do our best to stay in touch. Yesterday was really inspiring. We had HUNDREDS of people visit our tent to get materials, sign up for our free online newsletter and hear more about what we’re doing. Our volunteers are fantastic and it’s refreshing to […] June 15, 2007
wireless is down We’ve been trying to live blog but the wireless connection has been down since last night. Hopefully it’ll be up later. Yesterday was a lot better than expected, we got a ton of sign ups and the kids seem genuinely excited about the hub. Beck worked her magic and got some meetings set up. it […] June 15, 2007
Day One of Bonnaroo Becky here: The people are arriving. YAY. And our tent looks pretty beautiful (if we say so ourselves). Our team has been up and ready to roll since 7 AM. We’re camping with a bunch of other folks working at the festival and have about a 20 minute walk from our campsite to our WITNESS […] June 14, 2007
setting up the booth Becky, Noelle and me are setting up the WITNESS tent. We are located right in the center of the entire festival. We’re going to be able to hear The Police from our tented area. Good thing we arrived a day before the concertgoers. There’s a lot to get done. We seem to be the only […] June 13, 2007
We found noelle! We made it to Noelle’s place (see pic). Noelle is a former WITNESS intern and total rockstar who is dedicating 5 days of her time helping WITNESS get the word out about video advocacy — or in other words — using video for to defend human rights. She also gathered 5 friends who are excited […] June 13, 2007
In Nashville Landed in Nashville. Apparently there are some other people attending Bonnaroo on our flight. It sounds like it’s going to be HUGE with lots of interesting org’s and companies present. We can’t wait to get there and look around. June 13, 2007
we're on the plane! So me and Beck made it on the plane after a total fiasco of a check in process that is American Airlines. Note to self: buy coffee AFTER the security check point. Nashville here we come! June 13, 2007
Welcome to On the Road This is a blog to document the travels of people from WITNESS. To kick things off, Becky and I will be camping out with 90,000 people outside of Nashville, Tennessee for the Bonnaroo Music Festival. Bonnaroo is highlighting WITNESS this year, helping us raise awareness about the work we do around the world. In case […] June 12, 2007
Amnesty International UK: Censorship ‘changes face of net’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6724531.stm From the BBC News: Amnesty International has warned that the internet “could change beyond all recognition” unless action is taken against the erosion of online freedoms. he warning comes ahead of a conference organised by Amnesty, where victims of repression will outline their plights. The “virus of internet repression” has spread from a handful […] June 7, 2007
Personal Democracy Forum 2007 Notes Part I Last Friday I took the day off from work to go to the Personal Democracy Forum at Pace University. Thanks to Tim Bonnemann for giving me his ticket and Alan Rosenblatt for putting in touch with Tim. Part of the deal was that I “blog extensively” which I’ll attempt to do here. I’m not much […] May 24, 2007
Another Good One from unmediated: Why Do Video Platforms Fail? unmediated posted an article from dembot, which reads like a “where are they now?” VH1 special of online video… TOP TEN REASONS WHY VIDEO PLATFORMS FAIL: 1. Insubstantial library of content 2. Poor bit rates 3. Lack of innovation (clone platform) 4. No share in content ownership rights 5. No exclusivity of content distribution 6. […] May 14, 2007