Knight Foundation Funds Open Source Innovation

community, innovation, journalism, Knight Foundation, open source, technology

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As a leader in the news industry, the Knight Foundation is transforming the way communities and journalists create and disseminate content. Each year the foundation grants millions of dollars to this initiative and while it prides itself on giving to a wide range of projects, there does seem to be an exciting underlying trend¬open source.

Posted 06/30/2009 - 15:09

Random web tools that you might find useful

mac, technology, tools, twitter, web 2.0

Joel:

In my infinite quest for knowledge on everything 'web' I've come across a slew of tools that you might find useful. Some are old, some are new, but hopefully you'll find at least one you didn't know about, that you can use.

Posted 06/15/2009 - 23:33

How new technology has changed my election experience

election, technology, twitter, twittervotereport.com

Joel:

As technology changes, so do important life events – like an election. For me, things like twitter, flickr, and twittervotereport.com have significantly impacted my election year experience.

Posted 11/06/2008 - 16:30 // 3 comments

When an Avatar is your professional face

avatar, social networking, technology

Laura:

In the realm of social networking sites, anything goes when associating an avatar with one’s profile. I have seen people use as their avatar:


  • A photo of their favorite presidential candidate
  • A Chinese character
  • Snapshot of their kid’s pet rabbit


But what if you know that those who are viewing your avatar include the president of your company or your boss?

Posted 02/19/2008 - 13:50