2007/07/19 Proposed Agenda

ø

j - July 18, 2007 @ 2:31 am · Meetings

Let’s talk about how we balance summer fun with our online activities (like blogging, responding to e-mail, editing Wikipedia, participating in online communites, etc.).

  • How do you balance your online life with taking long trips?
  • Do you feel guilty if you don’t participate in your usual online activities while you’re traveling or have other commitments?
  • Do you post on your weblog or community that you will be away?
    • How do you balance safety with letting your online community know you will be out of touch?

Upcoming events of interest:

  • BarCamp Manchester, July 28
  • 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:

  • 7/26: If there’s interest, we could participate in an online tour of the chat and instant messaging software Shimon and j have been working on. There will be an evening event on the 26th. The time has not been set yet, but it’s highly likely at least part of the tour will be happening during some part of our meeting.
  • SCHEDULED: August 9 – Local-based media extravaganza, led by Lisa Williams. Will be awesome.
  • Second Life – 1) a guided tour + how-to session | 2) a debate on it. Good? Bad? Both?
  • 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: ask Erin Mishkin
  • For parents: what *are* your kids doing on the social web? Get a few students to lead it.
  • What’s the latest in the Free Culture movement?
  • Skype: How does it work? Why use it? What are the best clients? j can lead something
  • People to do sessions on video: Steve Garfield / David Temez of Boston Media Makers
  • OpenID – Why you should use it, why you should develop with it (ask Rod Begbie)
  • Streaming radio – how to make your own streaming radio station, the new rules around it
  • 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!+

Leave a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Log in