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Bookcasting????

LibriVox is volunteer project where people record readings of books that are in the public domain, and those recordings are distributed via podcast. According to the site, it works like this: "a book is chosen, then *you*, the volunteers, read and record one or
more chapters. We liberate the audio files through this webblog/podcast
every week (day ?)."

It's an interesting idea... yet another way to distribute public domain works.

Link via BoingBoing.

Bookcasting????

LibriVox is volunteer project where people record readings of books that are in the public domain, and those recordings are distributed via podcast. According to the site, it works like this: "a book is chosen, then *you*, the volunteers, read and record one or more chapters. We liberate the audio files through this webblog/podcast every week (day ?)."

It's an interesting idea... yet another way to distribute public domain works.

Link via BoingBoing.

Vanilla: Open Source Forum

Vanilla is a new 100% open-source and free online forum that looks promising. It includes the ability for developer written extensions.

You can learn more and download Vanilla at: getvanilla.com.

Vanilla: Open Source Forum

Vanilla is a new 100% open-source and free online forum that looks promising. It includes the ability for developer written extensions.

You can learn more and download Vanilla at: getvanilla.com.

Open Source Radio

Open Source is an hour-long radio show that launched yesterday on select PRI radio stations, including WGBH in Boston, as well as a handful of others. The idea of Open Source, according to their blog, is "to capture the sound of conversation on the web, share it with a radio
audience and then invite that audience back to the web to contribute." Sounds like an interesting idea...

Here's the thread on the Open Source blog to contribute ideas.

Link via Joi Ito.

Open Source Radio

Open Source is an hour-long radio show that launched yesterday on select PRI radio stations, including WGBH in Boston, as well as a handful of others. The idea of Open Source, according to their blog, is "to capture the sound of conversation on the web, share it with a radio audience and then invite that audience back to the web to contribute." Sounds like an interesting idea...

Here's the thread on the Open Source blog to contribute ideas.

Link via Joi Ito.

BBC "Backstage" Beta

What exactly is BBC Backstage? Here's a description from their site that sums it up:

"You can participate in BBC Backstage by either building an application or web-based prototype that uses BBC content or, if you have an idea to use BBC content in new ways, then  write it up, preferably with some designs as to how it could 'work' and  share it."

This is a great opportunity for people to communicate new ideas to the BBC about how they could be using technology to better serve their readers... Check out the page for viewing prototypes, and the page to view ideas.

Link via Ad Innovator.

BBC "Backstage" Beta

What exactly is BBC Backstage? Here's a description from their site that sums it up:

"You can participate in BBC Backstage by either building an application or web-based prototype that uses BBC content or, if you have an idea to use BBC content in new ways, then  write it up, preferably with some designs as to how it could 'work' and  share it."

This is a great opportunity for people to communicate new ideas to the BBC about how they could be using technology to better serve their readers... Check out the page for viewing prototypes, and the page to view ideas.

Link via Ad Innovator.

Red Hat is Blogging

Red Hat has entered the blogging arena by launching blogs for several different divisions within the company...

The Red Hat Executives Blog
The Red Hat People Blog
The Red Hat Intern Blog
The Red Hat Magazine Editor Blog

While they've done some things right, such as making sure they have XML feeds and allowing comments, I can't get past the fact that I see some buggy interface issues in Firefox...

What's more... Photo Matt, who made us aware of the Red Hat Blogs, points out that this is a part of their "open source" initiative, but they aren't using an "open source" blogging tool. They're using an old version of Movable Type.

Red Hat is Blogging

Red Hat has entered the blogging arena by launching blogs for several different divisions within the company...

The Red Hat Executives Blog
The Red Hat People Blog
The Red Hat Intern Blog
The Red Hat Magazine Editor Blog

While they've done some things right, such as making sure they have XML feeds and allowing comments, I can't get past the fact that I see some buggy interface issues in Firefox...

What's more... Photo Matt, who made us aware of the Red Hat Blogs, points out that this is a part of their "open source" initiative, but they aren't using an "open source" blogging tool. They're using an old version of Movable Type.