Alexei@Nitobi

Presentation by Phillip Smith of Social Tech Brewing. How can we use the web to build grassroots action…

Oreilly Principals of Web2.0

• The Long Tail
• Web as Platform
• Bi-directional Communication
• The Perpetual Beta
• Cooperate, Don’t Control
• Above the level of a Single Device
• Users Add Value
• Data is the Next Intel Inside
• Network effects by default

What are the components of Web2.0?

• Folksonomy, tagging
• Blogging, participation
• the Browser,
• Wikis, Ajax
• Two-way communication

Great examples:

• Action Network – Cooperate Don’t Control! Connection with people on local issues.
• Murmur – Open source telephony software to create an audio tourist experience of toronto – network effects.
• Wireless Toronto – Aggregation of community based information.
• One Free Minute – Anonymous Public Speach

One idea to facilitate a local election with Web2.0 Principals.
What are the issues?

• Interest in election issues
• Apathy
• Awareness

Idea:

• Create a billboard in a high-profile area
• Hit local gatherings with a SMS based interface to the billboard and corresponding website
• Choose local issues and encourage people to voice opinions via SMS and SMS each other.

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