http://www.audioactivism.org Metadata about *Media* Activism Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:32:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Incase you're wondering what I'm up to check out Carrboro Creative Coworking. Carrboro Creative Coworking is a professional shared workspace with a community atmosphere. It is designed to be a welcoming environment for microbusiness, freelance professionals, home-office workers, entrepreneurs, start-up business owners, tech workers, graduate students, writers, architects, civil engineers, designers ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2009/02/16/carrboro-creative-coworking/ I’m moving the majority of my blogging activities to Yesh.com. Please change my RSS feed in your feed reader to www.yesh.com/blog/feed. The podcasting feed URL is the same for now www.audioactivism.org/wp-rss2.php. Here is a post I wrote over at Yesh.com explaining the change. Please join me over there! Welcome to Yesh.com. ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/25/change-is-good/ Andy Carvin writes over at his blog Learning.Now about the wiki SupportBloggging.com. This wiki appears to be a place for information about blogging for education. Lots of information there like How to Start blogging, Testimonials, and what's the diference between social networking sites and blogs. I will definitely be recommending ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/20/a-wiki-about-educational-blogging/ I just wanted to renew my call to everyone who lives and works in Chapel Hill to sign the Free Public WiFi in Chapel Hill, NC NOW! petition. As of today, June 19, 2006, we only have 42 signatures. We need many more before I can present this to the ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/19/sign-the-chapel-hill-wifi-petition/ Earlier in the year Terry Smith of Society for Technical Communication - Carolina interviewed me for an article about unconferences. I recorded the audio of our conversation, blogged it, and podcast it. [MP3] The impetus for the story was PodcasterCon 2006. First the story was published in their local newsletter ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/19/unconference-interview-published-in-europe/ What do educators think about students using mobile internet devices for education? For example the Nokia 770. Its an internet tablet with wifi built in, 800x480 touch screen, Linux based OS, bluetooth, Opera web browser, GTalk (VOIP), IM, email client, word processor, and I've even seen a Citrix client for it. ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/15/internet-tablets-for-education/ Check out Kirk's new blogs The Cape Fear Mercury and Exile on Jones Street. It'll be very interesting to see how they progress. Kirk is an experienced writing professional who 'gets it'. Put him in the blog world and watch tha hell out! via: Paul Jones and Ed Cone http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/15/kirk-ross-has-two-new-blogs/ After reading MediaGeek's blog post about how his US Representative voted on COPE (Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act) I was inspired to make a list. I'm happy to say that my Representative David Price voted against it. So did Rep. Brad Miller who represents part of Wake County (Raleigh). ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/14/did-your-nc-us-rep-sell-out-the-internet/ Video Comments looks like a neat WordPress plugin. It allows you to comment on a videos content. Not just the whole video but on a specific point in the videos time line. I wonder if this will work with audio too? Via: Podcasting News http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/14/video-comments-plugin-for-wordpress/ I've been trying to eloquently communicate thoughts I've had about privacy. For a long time I realized it was futile to try and grab onto complete privacy it in a digital world. The older I get the more digital my life becomes. If you want to be a trusted participant ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/14/privacy-is-like-sand-between-your-fingers/ Bora Zivkovic, local blogging ledgend, has a new paying blogging gig over at ScienceBlogs.com. Congrats Bora! We'll be reading. Side note: Remeber that post I wrote called Harnessing the Work of Bloggers? Well it seems Bora the professional negotiated a good deal. One he was happy with. That's what matters. Why ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/09/bora-the-pro-blogger/ Last year I was the main organizer for an event called PodcasterCon. Without a doubt it was a success. But the planning and work to pull it off was intense. So much so I'm having second thoughts about doing it again. Problem is I have a bunch of money left over ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/08/marathon-unconferences/ With the release of Wilmington Race Riot Commission report we receive a way overdue official history of what happened on November 10, 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Did you know about this bloody coup d'etat? I hadn't until I read "Blood Done Sign My Name". Thanks Tim Tyson. Thank you ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/05/nc-black-media-past-and-present/ What is up! Today is like big ole' software release day. First Ubuntu, then a Mac Intel Pro Tools update from Digidesign (I learned about it today. It was actually release yesterday.), and now WP 2.0.3. Go check out the WP 2.0.3 release details and download it here. What else ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/01/wordpress-203-is-out/ Yah! We've been waiting for so long! Its here! Its here! ok... nuf nerding out. Why is the release of Ubuntu Dapper Drake important? For years Linux operating systems have been the sole domain of geeks, nerds, and brave souls. Only people who had the knowledge and courage to jump feet ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/06/01/linux-distro-ubuntu-dapper-drake-is-out/ Yahoo! news (AP) is reporting that Desmond Dekker has died. His music makes me feel so good. Just now watching a vid of his song Israelites makes me tingle with happiness. What a wonderful gift that man had. His voice is sublime. If he can make this white boy wana ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/05/26/desmond-dekker-rip/ Fred Stutzman has announced he's organizing a BarCamp here in the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill Area. There is a wiki and a e-mail list. Go sign up on the wiki and subscribe to the list. Its happening fast! The goal is to have this event on a Saturday in ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/05/26/barcamp-rdu/ C|net news.com is reporting that a US House of Reps panel voted in favor of a Net Neutrality bill. By a 20-13 vote Thursday that partially followed party lines, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would require broadband providers to abide by strict Net neutrality principles, meaning that ... http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/05/25/house-pannel-voted-for-a-net-neutrality-bill/ Portable VoIP phone + Free VoIP service + Free WiFi = Free International Phone Calls. Read about it on ChapelHillWireless. http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/05/25/make-phone-calls-with-wifi/ http://www.audioactivism.org/2006/05/25/your-isp-has-deemed-this-video-unworthy/