"Bill, one thing I haven't seen commented on: I perceive a motivation for citizen journalism on the net as the fact that hard copy journalism has been concentrated into fewer and fewer editorial hands as opposed to the "olden" days when a town could have multiple newspapers with divergent political [...]
These two words certainly apply to the theme of this blog topic - Our Cyberplace. As a decendant of an earlier Weblog called Our Cyberspace, which was launched in 2003 on PetalumaOnline, it is appropriate to reflect on how these two words might be applied to the changing world of [...]
At last, a local area journalist (a real live professional, not one of us amateur, do-it-yourself wannabe journalists) has written about the rise of online content contributed by "citizen journalists" and the implications for the future of his craft.Let me state, right up front, I know I am not a [...]
News-wise, this year started with a bang. At all levels: local, regional, national, and international, the media has been reporting about "this & that" news item, as well as highlighting the traditional outstanding stories of 2006. For me, 2007 started with my own annual tradition. In our backyard is an [...]
Oh my golly! It's 4:15 a.m. already. I didn't wake up, as usual, between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. I must have been tired from all the bouncing around in "Our Community," participating in meetings that related to "Emergency Preparedness," "Our Cyberplace," and 'Our Cyberspace." When I finally got home yesterday; [...]
For the past couple of weeks, the Press Democrat has been running an ad for the North Bay 2006 Technology Conference that will honor Don Green, the "founder" of Telecom Valley on October 3rd. Among the corporate executives that will tell stories about the early days of this new North [...]
Since my own birthday is coming up in a few days, I'm in a reflective mood about what has happened over the years; especially the years spent living in Petaluma after retiring from San Francisco State University after 32 years of teaching in the College of Education from 1960-1992. Moving [...]
The sky is pink and it looks like another "scorcher" is in the works.. I better get this blog written before the "tuning fork" gets too hot to handle. I wonder what "community networking" tidbit will resonate today. While I was waiting for my mind to vibrate with another tuning [...]
I woke up this morning with thoughts generated by "tuning fork" #2. One of PetalumaNet's guiding principles that has been quoted often in these blogs - The greatest resource of any community is the collective wisdom, intellect, and creativity of its citizens. Well, what do you know? The community network [...]
This weekend was supposed to be spent catching up with the "To Do" list; but, guess what? A longtime community network enthusiast, Judy Hallman of RTPnet in North Carolina posted historical archives dating back to 1984, and traced their involvement with a movement that was to capture my interest in [...]