Posts under ‘Techniques’

UPDATED Baristanet has created a mashup map, chronicling housing changes in Montclair, New Jersey. Nice work, and it’s been noticed by the NY Times. Update: The idea is not new. See Westport Now. (It’s still a cool project.)

There’s a fascinating experiment taking place this weekend. It’s called “dropping knowledge” — a meeting and project that challenges the notion that only the media and so-called ‘experts’ can speak out on matters of global relevance. dropping knowledge invites you to participate actively in a global dialogue and make your voice heard. dropping knowledge means […]

Wired News’ Ryan Singel asked his readers to rework a story on wikis. In “The Wiki That Edited Me,” he offers this debriefing summary: Certainly the final story is more accurate and more representative of how wikis are used. Is it a better story than the one that would have emerged after a Wired News […]

It’s here — and purports to be what people on the political right see when they read the New York Times. Extremely clever.

Wired News has posted a draft of a story on wikis on its site and is inviting readers to help edit it.

UPDATED Over at the TPM Muckraker site, they’re asking for help unmasking a U.S. senator who won’t fess up to holding back vital legislation. What’s up? Just before the August recess, the Senate was set to vote on a bill co-sponsored by Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would create a public, […]

Jay Rosen says here how he’s contemplating the development of his important project, NewAssignment.net. I’m helping out in small ways, and hope to help in bigger ones…

Good video summary from last spring’s Beyond Broadcast gathering here.

Chris Anderson at Columbia University looks at various kinds of citizen journalism. Part I, Part II.

At the Strong Angel III demonstration in San Diego, where lots of folks are testing “the interoperability, reliability, and flexibility of proposed social and technical solutions” in disaster recovery, there’s been a serious breakdown of communications, at least wireless data using WiFi. A classic tragedy of the commons, which I’ll describe more when the network […]