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notes for feb. pdx net tuesday
the definitions excerpted from Wikipedia.org
- Micro-blogging
- Micro-blogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters) and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or the web.
- services - Twitter.com, Jaiku.com, Pownce.com, Cromple.com, Utterz.com (capable of audio posts)
- Tumblelogs
- A tumblelog (or tlog) is a variation of a blog that favors short-form, mixed-media posts over the longer editorial posts frequently associated with blogging. Common post formats found on tumblelogs include links, photos, quotes, dialogues, and video. Unlike blogs, tumblelogs are frequently used to share the author's creations, discoveries, or experiences while providing little or no commentary.
"A tumblelog is a quick and dirty stream of consciousness, a bit like a remaindered links style linklog but with more than just links. ...with minimal commentary, little cross-blog chatter, the barest whiff of a finished published work, almost pure editing...really just a way to quickly publish the "stuff" that you run across every day on the web"
Jason Kottke
- services - Tumblr.com, Soup.io, Streem.us
- opensource - gelatocms.com, chyrp.net
- info - tumblepedia.net
- Photo sharing
- Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. The term can also be loosely applied to the use of online photo galleries that are setup and managed by individual users, including photoblogs.
- services - Flickr.com, Zoomr.com, Picasa.com, Photobucket.com
- Event listing and calenders
- services - Pownce.com, Upcoming.org, Meetup.com
- other
- opensource - drupal.org, opensourcecms.com
- services - newscloud.com, vimeo.com, ???
Notes from meeting
wants
- success stories, case studies, also with NetSquared
- digital story-telling,
- library uses, ideas for social engagement
- lists of non-profit websites, bring to meetings, discussion, etc.
topics
- video [digital storytelling, video blast, splashcast, vimeo, youtube, etc.]
- the genres of tech: cms, video, e-learning, mashups, mapping
- micro-finance
- mobile applications, net to phone, availability
- moving from net to "actual life"
- actual people from actual non-profits in various genres
homework
brainstorm, or micro-blog, on the following:
- how to get librarians to be succinct in description/reviews/ideas/thoughts
thoughts
- adoption of tools
- org. cultural change, moving people through adoption
notes for april pdx net tuesday
heather cronk pledgebank, parent is mysociety - everything is open source (except for project for minister's office)
open source = software that is free of charge, and often requires whomever changes and modifies it provides it back to the community
offline organizing is a great way to start when talking about online organizing
- canvassing
- door knocking
- phone banking
- flyering
CONTROLLED
online organizing
- blogs
- podcasts
- rss
- apis/widgets
DISTRIBUTED
web 2.0 - new version of the web where you don't just read content, you can create it or interact with it/people
- wikis
- wideo/photo
- peer to peer
USER-GENERATED
keys to successful online organizing:
- assess needs and find appropriate solutions
- build relationship
- tell a story
pledgebank - a way for an individual who has a good idea to create change, to say they only commit to the THING if others do something to help, too.
recognize where your supporters are in stages so that you don't ask for a march on washington right away, but first a petition then a letter, and so on.
tools and resources:
- dotorganize.net - have done surveys on how people are using the social web
- netsquared.org and techsoup.org - resources on cheap software and also good community
- new organizing institute - great resources on their wiki
- onenw.org - much like dotorganize
- aspirationtech.org - great workshops and curriculum
- idealware.org - compares tools for you
