One week every winter and summer I volunteer at a sleep-away camp. I myself was a camper and have made some of my best life-long friends there.

It’s also a little time for me to disconnect from the computer. Even digital-dave needs some R&R in the sun….err snow.

Posting will continue in 2008.
Happy New Year!!!!

• New group forms: â??J-School Deans Against a Free Pressâ? « The Future of News
  My old dean (Nick Lemmen) and seven others: are calling upon the federal government to: 1) force journalists and their private sector media companies to produce local news with content that meets stringent, government-set standards, no matter what citizen
  (tags: columbia,)

• He with the most data wins
  We live in an information economy. Nicholas calls it the “complimentary theory.” I call it information exchange. Google is a hub – most newspapers work as silos. Guess who wins.
  (tags: google, newspapers, informationexchange)

• State of Emergency
  A fantastic look at the state of journalism and the rise of citizen journalism as a response. Warning: Adbusters.org always has an axe to grind. But I’ll let them slide on this story – since it does a great job of chronicling the state of journalism
  (tags: adbusters, citizenjournalism)
• Becoming a Household Name- BugLabs
  CNBC’s show “Big Ideas” is covering BugLabs. Hmmm sound familiar to Digidave readers? I was following BugLabs months ago. BugLabs is a powerful tool – and while it’s for geeks in general – the application for citizen media is very present. Also: Blogger c
  (tags: buglab,)

• An Interview with Craig from Craigslist
  Proof that one man can change the world – and not lose his soul with the fame and fortune that comes with being an Internet pioneer.
  (tags: Craigslist)
• Engagement 101
  I’m Andrew Rogers. I’m trying to help my organisation move from old media to new media. My obsession is engagement. Is this 101 in the sense of “for beginners” or “Room 101″? Jury still out.
• The Public Radio Exchange
  Public Radio Exchange (PRX) – The Public Radio Exchange (PRX.org) is a nonprofit web-based marketplace for distribution, review, and licensing of radio content. PRX brings new voices to the airwaves, creates new revenue streams for producers, and helps st
  (tags: berkman center, harvard, radio,)
• Vendor Relationship Managment
  The next business model for journalism is hidden between the lines.
  (tags: doc searls,)
• ProjectVRM Blog
  Doc Searls blog about the VRM project: As noted in the link above – the next business model for journalism is hidden between the lines.
• Cambridge Community Television
  Welcome to the NeighborMedia project! Here is the team of local residents and journalists who are embedded in their Cambridge neighborhoods to produce media around issues that affect their immediate location. Note the use of Drupal
  (tags: drupal, cambridge)
• Simple and free online journalism project to do in 45 minutes
  Iâ??m going to show you how to make a simple interface that will automatically update your site with new weather alerts. Weâ??re going to use free data sources, free Web tools and use very, very little HTML and CSS. Then, weâ??re going to use Twitter to a
  (tags: twitter, journalism,)
• Beat Blogging: Idea of the Day: Survey Trusted Sources
  A lot can be said about “understanding your audience.” You can spend years getting a sense of them. But why not just ask them directly? Online polls, if directed at a highly concentrated group that a reporter trusts, can be highly effective.
  (tags: beatblogging)