The document discusses the evolution of online media, emphasizing community-driven content and the intersection of personal and professional relationships among various groups. It highlights innovations such as original material, public forums, and live sports webcasts, alongside issues like fair use and civic engagement. The piece advocates for local action and personal empowerment in the face of traditional media and government oversight.

1. John Coate cervisa.com [email_address]

7. Hackers Journalists Whole Earth Professionals Deadheads

8. Unix Usenet Net mail

9. It was about the relationships

10. Personal and professional overlap

11. A community because the people declared it for themselves

14. First big city news website First to offer original material First news site public forums First live sports webcast First searchable archives Many attributes that are Now standard

17. File sharing, fair use, The Patriot Act, accountable voting machines

18. Habbo Hotel

19. Brojo

20. Most interesting when combined with other media: creative contests, webcast radio

23. San Francisco in the 60s

24. New tribes, new communities

25. Truth Discovery Personal Freedom Equality Empowerment Cooperation

26. Activism

27. Conflict

28. Counterculture

45. Civic media: Beyond talk Out of the chair

46. Civic doesn’t always mean political

47. The fifth estate

48. Do for yourselves. Don’t wait for someone else.

49. Especially the government, corporations or big media.

50. Local action free of Government examination And outside control

51. What is true? What is right? What is fair?

53. Rodney King Mnpls bridge collapse Don’t tase me bro!

54. Apache Firefox Drupal Wordpress

55. Some interesting projects