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Mozilla as a Media Organization (part 2!)
For the past few years, Planet Mozilla has been one of Mozilla’s more important media channels. While simply an rss aggregator that people can opt-in to, it has been one of the primary ways in which...
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Quick update
I’m in Atlanta this week tying up a few loose ends and loosening up a few pesky knots. Will be back in Boston next week. I’ve decided to start an experiment in personal transparency using Evernote....
View ArticleHypervideo and the “Temporal Web”
The current developmental trajectory of the web as the platform could actually be threatening what makes the web webby. While I’m a huge fan of Mozilla’s work toward parity of capability with native...
View Articlerambling on fractal automata
I’m fascinated with the idea of Stem Cells and everything they represent. Not only in the realm of the scientific, nor merely the new horizons of medicine they promise. Stem cells are the perfect...
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being Clark Kent, investigative blogger
As I’m beginning to write this blog post, I see breaking news that the ‘New 52′ version of Clark Kent is quitting his job at the Daily Planet. I haven’t been following the development of this...
View ArticleMozilla Popcorn Testrun
There seem to be sizing issues between the Popcorn video embed and the layout of my blog. Seeing as I want to start making more of these, it looks like it’s time to find a Popcorn compatible WordPress...
View ArticleCrisisCamp Boston and developing an app: InnCrisis
Last weekend I attended CrisisCamp Boston organized by the Hurricane Hackers out of the MIT Media Lab. I went primarily to work on the meta-community organizing stuff (as is my custom) but also ended...
View ArticleWebmaker Planning Season: “We know we’re winning if…”
It’s planning season over at Mozilla, and Executive Director Mark Surman is leading a discussion on their next year of Webmaker programming. On the Webmaker mailing list, Mark continues the discussion...
View ArticleWeb Components and Mozilla Webmaker
A few days ago, Brett Gaylor posted a Popcorn presentation with some proposed use cases to inform the technical roadmap for Mozilla Webmaker. I’m actually jumping up and down right now because I’ve...
View ArticleJoin me at CrisisCamp Boston on January 19-20
I’m working on reinvigorating CrisisCamp Boston by organizing a series of 2013 hackathons! The first will be next weekend at the MIT Media Lab. Click here for more info and registration. I’ll be...
View ArticleMarkup APIs and the Read/Write Web
In my previous post on how Web Components should inform the Mozilla Webmaker roadmap I make mention of ‘widgets, buttons, and badges.’ The context behind this grouping of things is Kin Lane‘s...
View ArticleWhy Mozilla? Manifesto and Milestones
This post is going to be the first in a series I’ll revisit from time to time answering the question: “Why Mozilla?” A little known fact: Mozilla is an organization with a Manifesto. It’s an inspiring...
View ArticleCrisisCamp Boston January 2013 Retrospective
Last weekend we had a successful CrisisCamp Boston event at the MIT Media Lab. Here’s a short summary of how it came together and some of the outcomes. I got together with Rodrigo Davis and Pablo Ray...
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on Webmaking Science
Since the end of October, Mozilla has had an open Directorship position for something called the ‘Webmaking Science Lab’. Other than this posted opening, I can’t seem to find anything written on this...
View ArticleMozilla-wide Open Badge Systems and the Learning Organization
With an increasingly ambitious tech roadmap in motion, Mozilla has spent the past two years or so scaling up its organization with hundreds of new employees. As an organization that has traditionally...
View Articlepersonal development in 2015
2010 was something of a digital and spiritual reboot of my life. I created a new online/public identity and along with it made a commitment to personal growth made possible the the realization that...
View Articlea new participation infrastructure project: Gossamer
I have a confession to make. I’ve been a volunteer contributor at Mozilla for a number of years now.. and during this time, I haven’t even begun to do the work that motivated me to join to Mozilla in...
View Article2015 so far and looking ahead
2015 hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. Snowpocalypse I began the year with a strong plan in place for personal development and skills building. That plan was derailed when the New England...
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MozillaWiki team update, call for new leadership
From July 14-20th, I was in Mexico City for Wikimania 2015 with the MozillaWiki team. I’d been disengaged for a number of months and was excited to re-engage that week to help figure out our long-term...
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