Thursday Meetings at Berkman Blog

I guess y’all finally went dancing instead of coming to blog group. Great plan!

Since I finally got the floor, I had a great conversation with myself about corporate blogging and bugs in WordPress.

What’s the future of blogging?

Many of us (in blog group and the larger blogosphere) are focusing on social networking apps, Twitter and Tumblr, podcasting and videoblogging, etc. What does it mean to be a blogger in 2008? What do we think it will mean in 2009? Will we see more integration between different systems, or will we silo into separate communities and walled gardens?

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Brett, Erica, and j are working on lining up some great speakers and topics in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned! As always, if you have suggestions or people you can arrange to bring in, please do!

Upcoming events of interest:

• See the Berkman Calendar for upcoming Berkman stuff.
• Feel free to publicize related events here! Let Erica or j know, comment, or add them yourself if you have an editor account.

Various upcoming & potential stuff on our schedule:

• Erica is working on bringing in a group from Somerville wanting feedback in building a good online news forum & placeblog.
• Streaming radio - how to make your own streaming radio station, the new rules around it - Sooz, early 2008.
• OpenID - Why you should use it, why you should develop with it (Erica is trying to schedule Rod Begbie)
• What’s the latest in the Free Culture movement? (and Miro player? and ROFLcon?)
• Alexander Heffner on Scoop08.com, a student-run online political news forum (early 2008)
• Skype: How does it work? Why use it? j can lead something
• Dan Bricklin, known for his work on VisiCalc and wikiCalc
• People to do sessions on maps & mapping: Ben Sheldon / Adam / Tracy Rolling of Platial
• Digital natives / what kids are doing online: Miriam Simun - ask in the Spring
• Video: Steve Garfield? / David Temez of Boston Media Makers?
• Principles of design/UI, how to learn as a beginner?
• Latest tools for blogging / Latest mashups and widgets / How have tools changed in the past year or so?
• you?
• If you want to help shepherd a potential future topic or if you have ideas of your own, please talk to Erica or j. We’d love - and could really use - your help!

This week, you get to pick the meeting topic. Come with questions, ideas, nifty sites to show off, etc.

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Brett, Erica, and j are working on lining up some great speakers and topics in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned! As always, if you have suggestions or people you can arrange to bring in, please do!

Upcoming events of interest:

• See the Berkman Calendar for upcoming Berkman stuff.
• Feel free to publicize related events here! Let Erica or j know, comment, or add them yourself if you have an editor account.

Various upcoming & potential stuff on our schedule:

• Beth Kanter - 1st or 2nd week of January
• Erica is working on bringing in a group from Somerville wanting feedback in building a good online news forum & placeblog.
• Streaming radio - how to make your own streaming radio station, the new rules around it - Sooz, early 2008.
• OpenID - Why you should use it, why you should develop with it (Erica is trying to schedule Rod Begbie)
• What’s the latest in the Free Culture movement? (and Miro player? and ROFLcon?)
• Skype: How does it work? Why use it? j can lead something
• Dan Bricklin, known for his work on VisiCalc and wikiCalc
• People to do sessions on maps & mapping: Ben Sheldon / Adam / Tracy Rolling of Platial
• Digital natives / what kids are doing online: Miriam Simun - ask in the Spring
• Video: Steve Garfield? / David Temez of Boston Media Makers?
• Principles of design/UI, how to learn as a beginner?
• Latest tools for blogging / Latest mashups and widgets / How have tools changed in the past year or so?
• you?
• If you want to help shepherd a potential future topic or if you have ideas of your own, please talk to Erica or j. We’d love - and could really use - your help!

Join Beth Kanter for a discussion about fundraising on social networking sites. “A trainer, coach, and consultant to nonprofits in the area of effective technology use,” Beth is a noted specialist in technology, especial among nonprofits. She’s been “participating in the America’s Giving Challenge - and trying to raise enough money to win the Parade Magazine/Case Foundation’s 50 K” to benefit Cambodian orphans.

***

Brett, Erica, and j are working on lining up some great speakers and topics in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned! As always, if you have suggestions or people you can arrange to bring in, please do!

Upcoming events of interest:

• See the Berkman Calendar for upcoming Berkman stuff.
• Feel free to publicize related events here! Let Erica or j know, comment, or add them yourself if you have an editor account.

Various upcoming & potential stuff on our schedule:

• Beth Kanter - 1st or 2nd week of January
• Erica is working on bringing in a group from Somerville wanting feedback in building a good online news forum & placeblog.
• Streaming radio - how to make your own streaming radio station, the new rules around it - Sooz, early 2008.
• OpenID - Why you should use it, why you should develop with it (Erica is trying to schedule Rod Begbie)
• What’s the latest in the Free Culture movement? (and Miro player? and ROFLcon?)
• Skype: How does it work? Why use it? j can lead something
• Dan Bricklin, known for his work on VisiCalc and wikiCalc
• People to do sessions on maps & mapping: Ben Sheldon / Adam / Tracy Rolling of Platial
• Digital natives / what kids are doing online: Miriam Simun - ask in the Spring
• Video: Steve Garfield? / David Temez of Boston Media Makers?
• Principles of design/UI, how to learn as a beginner?
• Latest tools for blogging / Latest mashups and widgets / How have tools changed in the past year or so?
• you?
• If you want to help shepherd a potential future topic or if you have ideas of your own, please talk to Erica or j. We’d love - and could really use - your help!

or something like that~

Beth Kanter is on tap for next week to talk about fundraising online. It’ll be fabulous.