After years of talking about the web, advocating for freedom on the web, building a presence for several organizations on the web, and pretty much living my life on the web, I’m so excited to be launching my very first personal web site*!
Many thanks to Jim at Music in Code for building the site and making the process fun (and affordable).
So, what’s this site about?
It is a blog in 2 parts. On the home page, I will be sharing the experience of working my own peculiar intersection of communications technology, community engagement, politics and policy, research, and the arts. Currently, that will mean a lot of writing on the new Mozilla Drumbeat initiative, where I am taking a leading role. Readers will also learn about my work on the board of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (or NAMAC). I also hope to include some posts on non-work (or at least semi-non-work) parts of my life like travel, cooking and food, films, music, keeping up with the latest trends in scientific and tech research, and reading. Reading for me means a mix of nonfiction (technology, politics, society, etc.) and science fiction; conveniently, the two have ever more in common.
On the second blog, Open Web Digest, I will collect and share news and views concerning the development of freedom and openness online – my own personal wire service on the internet-related topics I follow. I hope the Digest can be a resource to others who want to stay informed as the internet and the web continue to evolve and change the world.
I’m shooting for short, informative, even fun posts, but may need to digress into long form essays on occasion. I hope to make the site interactive, so I encourage people to post comments, ask questions, and make recommendations.
Thanks for reading!
* Ok, ok. This is only true if you don’t count my pages on Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn. I think I still have an account on GoodReads. I also once started a blogspot blog, but we won’t speak of (or link to) that.
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What a fantastic resource!…