Now that the “big rocks” of finding a job, getting a house, and taking care of the major issues with that home, I’m getting back to biking more regularly. One of the first things that surprised me in Buffalo was the biking culture. It’s diverse (racing, trails, and commuters), pervasive, grassroots, and unpretentious (typical of [...]
I’m working on creating training content for online delivery, but I need a system that will deliver the content created for me. I would like your help by having you do one of the following: email the attached form to people who would be interested in creating the sytem or might know someone who could [...]
I’m just going to list them all pretty like: First, the one that broke my head open. It shows that individuals united in their self-interested, by their drum major instinct, can create a better economy for themselves with examples of how it has been done all over the world. Thanks Michael. Although not strictly about [...]
Stuff that people have been talking about for the past 8 years as genius innovations on development, energy, banking, and economics have been listed and detailed by Michael H. Shuman in his book Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age. All the best ideas for the next decade (although I haven’t read it [...]
Some people using services now or going to need services in the next few months, have a uniqueness that nonprofits haven’t encountered. Some were dual income parents that both worked in real estate. Some were single income, single parents who have been laid off by the banking industry. Others were part of organizations that have [...]
The metaphor for BufWiki is a snowball pushed from a mountain. See I made a teeny tiny snowball at the top, pushed, and clasped my hands over my mouth as I watched what happened. Here are some stories from watching the chaos. In Toronto, they have a cool wiki about their city and the guy [...]
So, there I was, at a conference, when I says to Kari Dunn Saratovsky, “Hey, wanna be my friend on Facebook cuz you are pretty smart and cool.” She eyes me warily, but does the professional thing and friends me. So, laters I’m browsing Facebook when I see she posted about TweetsGiving. I’m shocked, stunned, [...]
I have been telling myself since I got to Buffalo, “Someone should make a BufWiki like the one in Rochester!” Then I realized this when I’ve heard others speak this way, I respond with, “That someone should be you.” So, I decided to make one. I gathered the smartest minds in the business – oh [...]
I believe this is a great image of a consequence of the social web. It’s a picture of a prison that was created based on the ideas of a Panopticon: Wikipedia: The Panopticon is a type of prison building designed by English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in 1785. The concept of the design [...]
Now that we all are about to be forced to change to digital television and digital connections, what’s going to happen to those analog airwaves? They don’t just disappear. In my opinion, a battle will be waged over whether to license them or not. Those who want them licensed will of course expect an exorbitant [...]
A friend of mine living in Georgia told me about this amazing book: Book of Short Stories | By Fifth Grade Pupils. What’s interesting to me is seeing Buffalo through the eyes of children living through the depression. Also, what school district would be so bold as to publish a book written by fifth graders [...]
I FINALLY decided to join Wikipedia because of two books I’ve read: Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies and Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. They talk about ways that individuals can affect organizations and how organizations can participate in collaborative, social media. I follow the author of the [...]
So quickly go back to the polls and change your votes for me. LOL!
For the last eight years, I’ve been honored to work for Rochester AmeriCorps and support amazing people as they serve the Rochester community. It has allowed me to grow professionally, personally, and has strengthened my belief in humanity. Because of these opportunities and challenges, I’ve been offered a new position in Buffalo; so, my position [...]
So I felt it was time to stop talking about creating communities and create one. When I lived in Rochester (way back in June), I really appreciated RocWiki. It provided an insiders look at places that I hadn’t even know and gave historical context to what I did know about the place I’ve lived for [...]
