Community Media 2.0 Using web-based technologies to reach beyond your cable channel ACM Northeast Video Festival Friday - November 17, 2007 - Brockton, MA

Presentation Online http://www.organizerscollaborative.org/presentations

New Technologies Web 2.0 - called the semantic, participatory and / or read/write web Allow for distributed contribution Have features that allow for easy sharing Often are open at the software or platform level One tool linking / integrating with another

Web 2.0 - called the semantic, participatory and / or read/write web

Allow for distributed contribution

Have features that allow for easy sharing

Often are open at the software or platform level

One tool linking / integrating with another

Links to Community Media

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost

Accessible & low-cost

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities Compatible with free speech agenda

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Compatible with free speech agenda

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities Compatible with free speech agenda Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Compatible with free speech agenda

Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base Building it is not enough

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Building it is not enough

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base Building it is not enough Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Building it is not enough

Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base Building it is not enough Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Building it is not enough

Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base Building it is not enough Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Building it is not enough

Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

To Keep in Mind Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base Building it is not enough Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities It’s OK not to understand the technology, it’s NOT OK to bury your head in the sand and hope it goes away

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise on staff or in your volunteer base

Building it is not enough

Think like a host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

It’s OK not to understand the technology, it’s NOT OK to bury your head in the sand and hope it goes away

Possible Uses Promotional Website

Promotional Website

Possible Uses Promotional Website Content Distribution

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Possible Uses Promotional Website Content Distribution Group Collaboration

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Group Collaboration

Possible Uses Promotional Website Content Distribution Group Collaboration Community Building

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Group Collaboration

Community Building

Simplify updates Add richness Share resources Create design flexibility Ease interactivity Promotional Website (features)

Simplify updates

Add richness

Share resources

Create design flexibility

Ease interactivity

Promotional Website (tools) Content-management systems (i.e. Drupal, Plone, GetActive, Kintera) CSS – Cascading Style Sheets Javascript – client-side scripting language XHTML – Extensible HyperText Markup Language / AJAX – Asynchronous Javascript + XML Flash – interactive design Database-backed (I.e. MySQL) w/ code to pull into web (I.e. PHP)

Content-management systems (i.e. Drupal, Plone, GetActive, Kintera)

CSS – Cascading Style Sheets

Javascript – client-side scripting language

XHTML – Extensible HyperText Markup Language /

AJAX – Asynchronous Javascript + XML

Flash – interactive design

Database-backed (I.e. MySQL) w/ code to pull into web (I.e. PHP)

Promotional Website (an example) Grassroots Radio Conference http://www.grassrootsradioxii.org

Promotional Website (another example) CSS Zen Garden http://www.csszengarden.com/

Promotional Website (other models) Community Partners - http://www. compartners .org MNN – http://www. mnn .org Creative Commons - http:// creativecommons .org/ UML - http://www.uml. edu Physcisians for Human Rights - http://phrusa.ga1.org (temp) - http://www.physiciansforhumanrights.org (soon to launch)

Content Distribution (features) Video Audio Writing Pictures Information

Video

Audio

Writing

Pictures

Information

Content Distribution (some tools) Blogs Wordpress – http://www. wordpress .com Blogger – http://www. blogger .com Photos Flickr – http://www. flickr .com Photo Bucket - http:// photobucket .com/ Audio Our Media – http://www. ourmedia .org Odeo – http://www. odeo .com Podpress – www.mightyseek.com/podpress/ Video Blip.tv – http://www.blip. tv YouTube – http://www. youtube .com

Blogs

Wordpress – http://www. wordpress .com

Blogger – http://www. blogger .com

Photos

Flickr – http://www. flickr .com

Photo Bucket - http:// photobucket .com/

Audio

Our Media – http://www. ourmedia .org

Odeo – http://www. odeo .com

Podpress – www.mightyseek.com/podpress/

Video

Blip.tv – http://www.blip. tv

YouTube – http://www. youtube .com

Content Distribution (an example) Community Connections http://communications. uml . edu /connections

Content Distribution (another example) Merrimack Valley Hub http://www.mvhub.com

Content Distribution (other models) LTC - http://www.ltc.org Cambridge Community TV – http://www.cambridgetv.org Current TV – http://www.currenttv.org Story Corps – http://www.storycorps.net Front Porch – http://www.appalshop.org/frontporch Open Source Radio - www.radioopensource.org/ PRX – http://www.prx.org Outlet – http://www.outletzine.org ACM Boston Conference - http://www.acmboston.org

LTC - http://www.ltc.org

Cambridge Community TV – http://www.cambridgetv.org

Current TV – http://www.currenttv.org

Story Corps – http://www.storycorps.net

Front Porch – http://www.appalshop.org/frontporch

Open Source Radio - www.radioopensource.org/

PRX – http://www.prx.org

Outlet – http://www.outletzine.org

ACM Boston Conference - http://www.acmboston.org

Group Collaboration Staff Members Community Peers Producers

Staff

Members

Community

Peers

Producers

Group Collaboration (tools) Google – http://www.gmail.com Yahoo! - http://www.yahoo.com Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org CMS - http://www.drupal.org or http://www.plone.org Del.icio.us - http://del.icio.us Moodle - http://www.moodle.org phpBoard - http://www.phpbb.com/

Google – http://www.gmail.com

Yahoo! - http://www.yahoo.com

Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org

CMS - http://www.drupal.org or http://www.plone.org

Del.icio.us - http://del.icio.us

Moodle - http://www.moodle.org

phpBoard - http://www.phpbb.com/

Group Collaboration (another example) Google Tools http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en

Group Collaboration (an example) PEG Space http://www.pegspace.org

Group Collaboration (models) BSM Teamspace - http://communications.uml.edu/teamspace Wikipedia - http://www.wikipedia.com Echo Chamber Project - http://www.echochamberproject.com/ WUML Forum - http://forum.wuml.org/

Community Building Dialogues Community Issues Connecting Organizing Individuals and Group

Dialogues

Community Issues

Connecting

Organizing Individuals and Group

Community Building (tools) All previous tools Constant Contact - http://www.constantcontact.com Democracy in Action - http://www.democracyinaction.org Green Media Toolshed - http://www.greenmediatoolshed.org/ DotOrganize Tool Crib - http://toolcrib.ning.com/ CivicSpace - http://www.civicspacelabs.org

Community Building (an example) iBrattleboro http://www.ibrattleboro.com/

Community Building (another example) Digital Divide Network http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org

Community Building (models) Craigslist - http://www. craigslist .org Slashdot - http://www. slashdot .org MoveOn.org - http://www. moveon .org iBrattleboro - http://www.ibrattleboro.com Public Insight Journalism - http://minnesota.publicradio.org/publicinsightjournalism/

Craigslist - http://www. craigslist .org

Slashdot - http://www. slashdot .org

MoveOn.org - http://www. moveon .org

iBrattleboro - http://www.ibrattleboro.com

Public Insight Journalism - http://minnesota.publicradio.org/publicinsightjournalism/

Some Random Bits RSS - Really Simple Syndication Google Analytics Bloglines - http://www. bloglines .com Flock - http://www.flock.com Dreamhost - http://www.dreamhost.com Community Software Lab - http://www.thecsl.org

RSS - Really Simple Syndication

Google Analytics

Bloglines - http://www. bloglines .com

Flock - http://www.flock.com

Dreamhost - http://www.dreamhost.com

Community Software Lab - http://www.thecsl.org

Group Brainstorming Separate into groups You have 45 minutes to work on creating a community media project using these tools Answer these questions: What type of project is it? Who is the audience? What features will it have? What tools will you need (real or imagined)? We will group back together and share your ideas - figure out how you will present to the larger group

Separate into groups

You have 45 minutes to work on creating a community media project using these tools

Answer these questions:

What type of project is it?

Who is the audience?

What features will it have?

What tools will you need (real or imagined)?

We will group back together and share your ideas - figure out how you will present to the larger group

Some Possible Partners Organizers’ Collaborative - ODI - http://www.organizerscollaborative.org NTEN - http://www.nten.org Npower - http://www.npower.org Third Sector New England - http://www.tsne.org CTCNet - http://www.ctcnet.org Alliance for Community Neworks - http://www.afcn.org

Organizers’ Collaborative - ODI - http://www.organizerscollaborative.org

NTEN - http://www.nten.org

Npower - http://www.npower.org

Third Sector New England - http://www.tsne.org

CTCNet - http://www.ctcnet.org

Alliance for Community Neworks - http://www.afcn.org

Resources You can find this presentation and additional links online at: http://www.organizerscollarborative.org/presentations

You can find this presentation and additional

links online at:

http://www.organizerscollarborative.org/presentations

My Contact Info Felicia Sullivan Organizers’ Collaborative 14 Beacon Street - Suite 707 Boston, MA 02108 617.720.6190 [email_address] http://www.organizerscollaborative.org

Felicia Sullivan

Organizers’ Collaborative

14 Beacon Street - Suite 707

Boston, MA 02108

617.720.6190

[email_address]

http://www.organizerscollaborative.org