Already some good karma from Webcred. I’ve received a request for input and advice about FactCheck.org, a fact-checking site made famous during the Presidential debates (when Cheney made reference to it). Now this excellent site is looking for advice on how to do their job better. You can post your suggestions here, or reach Brooks […]
I was going to write two separate reports about Webcred, one for the journalists and bloggers, and another for my Libraryland colleagues. I stared at the computer screen for a very long time, then slapped my forehead. This needs to be one piece, because the whole point is to cross-pollinate ideas among the communities sharing […]
Dear folks, note February 1 deadline on this important survey. Internet connectivity scholar and all-around good guy John Bertot just sent this to me to send to PUBLIB, and I thought I’d give it some extra legs from this blog. Please share as widely as possible. (If you’ve ever wondered how his name is pronounced, […]
One of the most satisfying experiences at Webcred was meeting Andy Carvin of the Digital Divide Network–a crucial ally in our battle to bring people across the “last mile.” (Doesn’t that sound like an essay?) You can hear my comments to the Webcred conference and read a summary from the “last mile” point of view […]
I was too tired to dig for my camera last night, but standing in in the baggage department of SFO, musing over the arrivals board while I waited for my bag, I felt grim satisfaction as I saw “CANCELLED” in bold yellow letters next to most of the flights out of the Northeast, including the […]
A core dump from the morning session. After that we’re booking to the airport to get in the air before the storm arrives. Warning: I’m blogging this almost-real-time, and it will be rife with errors! Webcred conference attendees have that sleepy, slit-eyed look of people who stayed out too late and got up too early, […]
Note: this page will be repeatedly republished throughout the day. New content will follow sequentially. Changes and corrections will be emphasized in the text. Warning: I’m blogging this almost-real-time, and it will be rife with errors! This will be an episodic post, somewhat of a core dump. It’s 3 degrees outside here in Cambridge, but […]
I posted the following message this morning; librarian types, I’d love your thoughts. I’ve been looking at these comments [internal discussion of the conference issues] from the consumer’s point of view. So I’ll say my librarian thing and then return to my Thursday morning publishing gig. Transparency can be good–part of “the people’s right to […]
I’m so exhausted from the ALA Midwinter conference I could curl up into a ball and sleep for three days, but on some dim level I’m excited (and a bit alarmed) about Friday’s Webcred (also known as the Blogging, Journalism and Ethics conference) at the Berkman Center at Harvard. This conference will be webcast and […]
I’ve retired from blogging on the PLA blog, which was a fun experience until it began crashing Monday due to a number of problems related to huge images and increased traffic. It was a fun experiment–a little rough around the edges, but overall I think it sets the tone for real-time blogging future conferences. I […]