So here's what's hot in social media today:
26 May 2009
Busy Week
I'm on the road for a couple of days so posting is regrettably light.
So here's what's hot in social media today:
So here's what's hot in social media today:
21 May 2009
Speech Clouds: Obama vs. Cheney
Today is a perfect day to compare speech clouds - two prominent figures from opposing ideologies on the same subject. Thanks to Wordle, my cloud generator of choice these days.
Here's President Obama's remarks on security today at the National Archives:
And here's Vice President Cheney's remarks on the same topic today at the American Enterprise Institute:
Here's President Obama's remarks on security today at the National Archives:
And here's Vice President Cheney's remarks on the same topic today at the American Enterprise Institute:
Some quick observations, but then I'll ask for input from others: I see "Guantanamo" in President Obama's speech but not Vice President Cheney's, while I see "9/11" in Vice President Cheney's speech and not President Obama's. "People" is the most prominent word in the President's speech while "Terrorists" is the most prominent word in the Vice President's speech.
Insert your own thoughts here.
Insert your own thoughts here.
Social Media Is Fun. Seriously.
I'm very happy to chat today with Karen Russell's class at the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Professor Russell is an active and thoughtful leader in this field, and I was flattered to get an invite.
I've been asked to discuss how social media can be fun. It's been a while since college so I don't exactly know what's "fun" for undergrads today, but I have fun collaborating with my colleagues and with others online. I enjoy being part of a community. I asked my social media team for their examples of fun, and that was the basic consensus - joining and participating in community discussions. Collaborating with smart people. The conversations and collaborations take on many forms, and the technology helps us harness creativity, but at its core the "fun" is in the community.
Social media tools give members of a given community the ability to share the fun no matter where they happen to be. For example, there's my wife, who got her Ph.D. at The University of Georgia. She's on the faculty at the University of Kentucky, but that doesn't stop her from wearing red and black when the Bulldogs come to town to play football...
I've been asked to discuss how social media can be fun. It's been a while since college so I don't exactly know what's "fun" for undergrads today, but I have fun collaborating with my colleagues and with others online. I enjoy being part of a community. I asked my social media team for their examples of fun, and that was the basic consensus - joining and participating in community discussions. Collaborating with smart people. The conversations and collaborations take on many forms, and the technology helps us harness creativity, but at its core the "fun" is in the community.
Social media tools give members of a given community the ability to share the fun no matter where they happen to be. For example, there's my wife, who got her Ph.D. at The University of Georgia. She's on the faculty at the University of Kentucky, but that doesn't stop her from wearing red and black when the Bulldogs come to town to play football...
19 May 2009
Speech Clouds: Obama vs. Obama, Part 2
Over the weekend I posted a comparison of clouds that looked at President Obama's commencement address at Arizona State with Mrs. Obama's remarks at UC-Merced.
Given the attention paid to the "controversy" at each of the President's speeches, I thought I'd see how much attention the President paid to religion and abortion at Notre Dame versus the more mild controversy of the honorary degree kerfuffle at ASU.
Here's the ASU speech again:
And here's Notre Dame:
As I look at the cloud it's fairly clear to me that abortion is a big issue at the Notre Dame speech. The largest words in that cloud - "Father" and "one" - are not contextually relevant. "Father" is a proper title used to address officials at Notre Dame; the President is not talking about his father or God as the Father. "One" is marginally contextual at best. "Faith" and "Abortion" are reasonably prominent in the cloud and might be bigger if "Father" and "one" were excluded.
You don't see those words in the ASU speech. But you see "economy" at ASU where you don't at Notre Dame.
I don't think any of this is all that surprising, but it's interesting to see the President's rhetoric matching the moment.
Given the attention paid to the "controversy" at each of the President's speeches, I thought I'd see how much attention the President paid to religion and abortion at Notre Dame versus the more mild controversy of the honorary degree kerfuffle at ASU.
Here's the ASU speech again:
As I look at the cloud it's fairly clear to me that abortion is a big issue at the Notre Dame speech. The largest words in that cloud - "Father" and "one" - are not contextually relevant. "Father" is a proper title used to address officials at Notre Dame; the President is not talking about his father or God as the Father. "One" is marginally contextual at best. "Faith" and "Abortion" are reasonably prominent in the cloud and might be bigger if "Father" and "one" were excluded.
You don't see those words in the ASU speech. But you see "economy" at ASU where you don't at Notre Dame.
I don't think any of this is all that surprising, but it's interesting to see the President's rhetoric matching the moment.
18 May 2009
Blogmonday
Hey, this was Mark's idea. Blame him. Some blogs you should be reading, "people I know" edition:
Belly Up to the Blog - a new entrant to the blogosphere, and I predict good things for this one.
Nutgraf - funny in that quirky, self-deprecating yet really smart kinda way.
Chronicles of an Amateur Hockey Dad - I just think this is a thoughtful narrative.
Ali Thinks - local blogger, global mindset, good photos.
Allan Thinks - Ali's husband. same description.
Digital Metropolis: Where I go to get all my mutant bolthouse carrot updates. A little known fact - this guy is the biggest Coldplay fan ever. Remember that geeky Viva la Vida a capella video from a week back? He showed me an even better one:
Belly Up to the Blog - a new entrant to the blogosphere, and I predict good things for this one.
Nutgraf - funny in that quirky, self-deprecating yet really smart kinda way.
Chronicles of an Amateur Hockey Dad - I just think this is a thoughtful narrative.
Ali Thinks - local blogger, global mindset, good photos.
Allan Thinks - Ali's husband. same description.
Digital Metropolis: Where I go to get all my mutant bolthouse carrot updates. A little known fact - this guy is the biggest Coldplay fan ever. Remember that geeky Viva la Vida a capella video from a week back? He showed me an even better one:
16 May 2009
Speech Clouds: Obama vs. Obama
It's commencement address season and I thought it might be interesting to compare the President's remarks at Arizona State University and the First Lady's speech at UC-Merced.
President Obama:
Mrs. Obama:
President Obama:
Mrs. Obama:
15 May 2009
Great Idea, Madam Secretary
I like Secretary Clinton. I've always liked her. There, I said it.
But you have to admit, this is really cool. Have a great weekend.
But you have to admit, this is really cool. Have a great weekend.
14 May 2009
Beyond Bizlex: Dr. Robert Farley
My latest column in Business Lexington covers what I hope will be one of the best traditions at the University of Kentucky - the annual crisis simulation at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. I'm an unabashed fan of the Patterson School and its faculty.
I've had the opportunity to cover the crisis simulation twice now, and each time Dr. Robert Farley has written the scenario. He's remarkably good at developing scenarios that soon resemble real life. Two years ago it was an abrupt change of power in Cuba. This time it involved pirates capturing a ship off the coast of North Africa - except this scenario was developed weeks before the Maersk Alabama was seized.
Rob's a smart guy and a former "drinking buddy." In addition to his position on the Patterson School faculty, he's an active blogger at Lawyers Guns & Money and TAPPED, the blog of The American Prospect. He's actually an expert on military and maritime issues, so this year's sim really played into his strengths. (If you're really into the issue of piracy, you should definitely check out this video conversation between Robert and Dan Drezner, who is on the faculty at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and blogs for FP Magazine.)
As always, here's the detailed Q&A I did with Robert for the column. Enjoy.
Q: Most Americans haven't known much about the problem of 21st Century piracy until very recently. I certainly don't know much about it. Can you assess the scope of the problem and give us an idea of how long piracy in the way we know it today has been going on?
A: Piracy has always been with us, but we haven't always been paying attention. Southeast Asia began to see a serious uptick in piracy in the early part of this decade, largely in response to the fallout from the Asian financial crisis. Because of concerted action from regional powers and the US, the trend in that area has been on the down slope for several years. However, in the middle of this decade we started to see a significant increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa. From the point of view of the international economy, the problem is thus far more of an irritant than a crisis, but that will change if pirate attacks increase. The international community is certainly beginning to respond forcefully to the problem, by deploying a flotilla of warships to the afflicted areas.
Q: Why should Kentuckians care about a problem that, at least for now, seems somewhat isolated to a stretch of ocean of the coast of East Africa?
A: Kentucky, like every other part of the world, depends on international trade. The goods we consume and that we produce come from and end up in all parts of the world. Ocean transit remains the cheapest form of transport, which means that Kentucky will be affected if trade is disrupted. As piracy could emerge as a greater concern off Somalia, off Nigeria, and even potentially in the Caribbean, it's best that Kentuckians stay abreast of the problem.
Q: Can you describe the Patterson School's annual crisis simulation? What is it, what are its aims, how long has the School been doing it, who is involved?
A: Each year, the Patterson School launches a 24 hour, real time policy crisis. The idea is to give our students an opportunity to practice what they've learned in the classroom in a quasi-real policy setting. In other words, we give them the chance to put what they've learned to good effect. We've been doing the simulation for years (I don't know how long, actually), and I've written the last four scenarios.
A: This year, a ship carrying machine parts to Iran was intercepted and seized by pirates. The nature of the cargo came under question (Iran was smuggling contraband equipment for a nuclear centrifuge), and the identity of the pirates was unclear. Eventually, our Iranian team tried and failed to sink the merchant vessel before it could come under the scrutiny of the international community. An Iranian destroyer collided with a Russian cruiser that was escorting the seized merchant vessel; Prime Minister Putin was not pleased.
Q: You brought the journalism school in to the simulation this year - how did that idea develop?
A: Very well. Bringing the journalism school on board gave our students the opportunity to deal with an inquisitive media, which is one of the most important tasks that they will face in any policy position. The simulation also gave the Journalism school the opportunity to train its students in a crisis situation. In the future, we'd like to include other units at UK; international politics touches on all facets of American life, and in an international crisis the government draws on many different areas of expertise.
Q: The Crisis Sim has been almost creepy in its ability to "predict" scenarios that actually take place not soon after. Is this just luck, or is the faculty looking at the way things are and assessing something that's reasonably likely?
A: Luck, and some attention to what's going on in the world. The policy simulation gives our students the opportunity to work in a crisis situation, but it's also helpful when the crisis they're working on is something that might come up in the real world.
A: During the simulation, our students have to make critical decisions in a short time with limited amounts of information. That's a lot like the real world, whether in business or in government.
A: I think they've done a good job thus far. The rescue of Captain Richard Phillips was conducted very well; they gave the pirates sufficient time to surrender, then allowed the Navy to handle the rescue with utmost expertise. The administration can continue to help by formulating legal standards under which pirates can be tried and imprisoned, by patrolling the waters off Somalia, and by facilitating the work of the international coalition that has been deployed to stop piracy.
I've had the opportunity to cover the crisis simulation twice now, and each time Dr. Robert Farley has written the scenario. He's remarkably good at developing scenarios that soon resemble real life. Two years ago it was an abrupt change of power in Cuba. This time it involved pirates capturing a ship off the coast of North Africa - except this scenario was developed weeks before the Maersk Alabama was seized.
Rob's a smart guy and a former "drinking buddy." In addition to his position on the Patterson School faculty, he's an active blogger at Lawyers Guns & Money and TAPPED, the blog of The American Prospect. He's actually an expert on military and maritime issues, so this year's sim really played into his strengths. (If you're really into the issue of piracy, you should definitely check out this video conversation between Robert and Dan Drezner, who is on the faculty at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and blogs for FP Magazine.)
As always, here's the detailed Q&A I did with Robert for the column. Enjoy.
Q: Most Americans haven't known much about the problem of 21st Century piracy until very recently. I certainly don't know much about it. Can you assess the scope of the problem and give us an idea of how long piracy in the way we know it today has been going on?
A: Piracy has always been with us, but we haven't always been paying attention. Southeast Asia began to see a serious uptick in piracy in the early part of this decade, largely in response to the fallout from the Asian financial crisis. Because of concerted action from regional powers and the US, the trend in that area has been on the down slope for several years. However, in the middle of this decade we started to see a significant increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa. From the point of view of the international economy, the problem is thus far more of an irritant than a crisis, but that will change if pirate attacks increase. The international community is certainly beginning to respond forcefully to the problem, by deploying a flotilla of warships to the afflicted areas.
Q: Why should Kentuckians care about a problem that, at least for now, seems somewhat isolated to a stretch of ocean of the coast of East Africa?
A: Kentucky, like every other part of the world, depends on international trade. The goods we consume and that we produce come from and end up in all parts of the world. Ocean transit remains the cheapest form of transport, which means that Kentucky will be affected if trade is disrupted. As piracy could emerge as a greater concern off Somalia, off Nigeria, and even potentially in the Caribbean, it's best that Kentuckians stay abreast of the problem.
Q: Can you describe the Patterson School's annual crisis simulation? What is it, what are its aims, how long has the School been doing it, who is involved?
A: Each year, the Patterson School launches a 24 hour, real time policy crisis. The idea is to give our students an opportunity to practice what they've learned in the classroom in a quasi-real policy setting. In other words, we give them the chance to put what they've learned to good effect. We've been doing the simulation for years (I don't know how long, actually), and I've written the last four scenarios.
Q: How did this year's simulation go? What was the scenario and the outcome?
A: This year, a ship carrying machine parts to Iran was intercepted and seized by pirates. The nature of the cargo came under question (Iran was smuggling contraband equipment for a nuclear centrifuge), and the identity of the pirates was unclear. Eventually, our Iranian team tried and failed to sink the merchant vessel before it could come under the scrutiny of the international community. An Iranian destroyer collided with a Russian cruiser that was escorting the seized merchant vessel; Prime Minister Putin was not pleased.
Q: You brought the journalism school in to the simulation this year - how did that idea develop?
A: Very well. Bringing the journalism school on board gave our students the opportunity to deal with an inquisitive media, which is one of the most important tasks that they will face in any policy position. The simulation also gave the Journalism school the opportunity to train its students in a crisis situation. In the future, we'd like to include other units at UK; international politics touches on all facets of American life, and in an international crisis the government draws on many different areas of expertise.
Q: The Crisis Sim has been almost creepy in its ability to "predict" scenarios that actually take place not soon after. Is this just luck, or is the faculty looking at the way things are and assessing something that's reasonably likely?
A: Luck, and some attention to what's going on in the world. The policy simulation gives our students the opportunity to work in a crisis situation, but it's also helpful when the crisis they're working on is something that might come up in the real world.
Q: How does the simulation prepare students for "real world" work in global business and diplomacy?
A: During the simulation, our students have to make critical decisions in a short time with limited amounts of information. That's a lot like the real world, whether in business or in government.
Q: Speaking of the "real world," what's your assessment of how the Obama Administration has handled the piracy issue so far? What more needs to be done?
A: I think they've done a good job thus far. The rescue of Captain Richard Phillips was conducted very well; they gave the pirates sufficient time to surrender, then allowed the Navy to handle the rescue with utmost expertise. The administration can continue to help by formulating legal standards under which pirates can be tried and imprisoned, by patrolling the waters off Somalia, and by facilitating the work of the international coalition that has been deployed to stop piracy.
12 May 2009
The World According To Mom: Update 12
This has been a fun ride. The global mom meme that Catherine Connors started and Global Voices Online covered in 5 languages now has 288 posts from bloggers from or in 44 countries representing 8 languages.
It's also gotten to the point where it's difficult to track. I'm convinced I haven't been able to find every post. About a third of the posts I've found don't link to Catherine or leave a comment, they just take a tag and sometimes pass it on. That's obviously fine - after all, I'm not the meme police - it's just logistically cumbersome to manually search for trackbacks and links over dozens of countries in my spare time.
I'm not suggesting this project is over by any means - I'm just hoping some others will step in and take it to the next level. We easily surpassed one of our goals - 80 bloggers - and we're more than half-way to reaching the much harder goal of 80 countries.
So in addition to listing the blogs who have joined since the last update, I'm going to provide a partial list of countries where I HAVEN'T found a post but think we could get one - in the hope that anyone reading this might know someone in that country and tag them. We only need 36 more to reach the goal. (The tags on the delicious page show where we've found countries.) If you send me a link or leave a comment at Catherine's post - I subscribe to the comments there - I'll add it to the delicious page. Remember, anyone and everyone is welcome to post, regardless of where you live.
The countries I could think of that haven't been represented include: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Leichtenstein, Liberia, Malta, Madagascar, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zimbabwe.
That's more than 60. And I left out a lot.
Additions since the last update:
Singapore: APPYAYAN
USA: Little Miss Emalyn, Thrift Store Mama, End of a Long Day, Illuminate Everyday, Gravity Check, Taking the Scenic Route to Joy
Germany: Our Feet Are The Same
Pakistan: No.1 Mouse Place
India: Ageless Bonding
South Africa: Twaddle & Twak, Food & Family
Mexico: Carmeliux sin limites
Australia: Comfort Food
Thanks again to everyone who participated, to Catherine, and to Amira & Solana at Global Voices. Let's see where it goes from here. As always, leave a comment/email to let us know you're in.
It's also gotten to the point where it's difficult to track. I'm convinced I haven't been able to find every post. About a third of the posts I've found don't link to Catherine or leave a comment, they just take a tag and sometimes pass it on. That's obviously fine - after all, I'm not the meme police - it's just logistically cumbersome to manually search for trackbacks and links over dozens of countries in my spare time.
I'm not suggesting this project is over by any means - I'm just hoping some others will step in and take it to the next level. We easily surpassed one of our goals - 80 bloggers - and we're more than half-way to reaching the much harder goal of 80 countries.
So in addition to listing the blogs who have joined since the last update, I'm going to provide a partial list of countries where I HAVEN'T found a post but think we could get one - in the hope that anyone reading this might know someone in that country and tag them. We only need 36 more to reach the goal. (The tags on the delicious page show where we've found countries.) If you send me a link or leave a comment at Catherine's post - I subscribe to the comments there - I'll add it to the delicious page. Remember, anyone and everyone is welcome to post, regardless of where you live.
The countries I could think of that haven't been represented include: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Leichtenstein, Liberia, Malta, Madagascar, Monaco, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zimbabwe.
That's more than 60. And I left out a lot.
Additions since the last update:
Singapore: APPYAYAN
USA: Little Miss Emalyn, Thrift Store Mama, End of a Long Day, Illuminate Everyday, Gravity Check, Taking the Scenic Route to Joy
Germany: Our Feet Are The Same
Pakistan: No.1 Mouse Place
India: Ageless Bonding
South Africa: Twaddle & Twak, Food & Family
Mexico: Carmeliux sin limites
Australia: Comfort Food
Thanks again to everyone who participated, to Catherine, and to Amira & Solana at Global Voices. Let's see where it goes from here. As always, leave a comment/email to let us know you're in.
11 May 2009
Blogmonday
Mark started it. Blame him. Here are some blogs to check out. Snobby edition.
Off the Cuff. Chris Hogan knows a ton about clothes. Men's clothes. Dresses like a Republican, thinks like a Democrat. I mean that in a good way.
Vinography. Alder Yarrow knows a ton about wine. He also has a cool name.
Arts & Letters Daily. Not sure this is even called a "blog" and it's certainly not easy on the eye but it has all the info you need to sound snobby and completely out of touch at cocktail parties. I mean that in a good way.
Culture Wars. It's about how political and cultural ideas are expressed in art and how that art impacts politics and culture. Plus it's British. Snob-tastic. And I mean that in a good way.
Off the Cuff. Chris Hogan knows a ton about clothes. Men's clothes. Dresses like a Republican, thinks like a Democrat. I mean that in a good way.
Vinography. Alder Yarrow knows a ton about wine. He also has a cool name.
Arts & Letters Daily. Not sure this is even called a "blog" and it's certainly not easy on the eye but it has all the info you need to sound snobby and completely out of touch at cocktail parties. I mean that in a good way.
Culture Wars. It's about how political and cultural ideas are expressed in art and how that art impacts politics and culture. Plus it's British. Snob-tastic. And I mean that in a good way.
08 May 2009
The World According To Mom: Update 11
Wikipedia says that something like 68 countries will celebrate Mother's Day on Sunday. People all over the world celebrate this day in different ways. One way to gain the perspective of moms worldwide is to simply check out the 80Clicks Delicious links page for The World According To Mom, the global mom meme started by Catherine "Her Bad Mother" Connors and supported by the editors at Global Voices Online.
This project features no bells or whistles, no marketing gloss - just mothers discussing motherhood with each other in their own words, passing a conversation on from country to country. Sometimes the simplest projects are the most authentic.
Today the project includes 274 posts from moms from or in 44 countries and written in 8 languages. Global Voices has covered the project in 5 languages. Bloggers in Greece and Argentina have joined the project since the last update. Special thanks to Jen Zingsheim, Neville Hobson and my pal Mark Story for talking about the project on the Media Bullseye podcast. Here are the latest posts I've found:
Greece: Aspa Online, sofiascomments
Argentina: El Mundo del Julie en el Mundo
USA: My Party of 6, Wonderful World of Franry, Bella Luna, Charm City Moms, i should be napping but instead i am, The Crab Chronicles, MOMSTIR, Mom Zombie, The Traveling Circus, Delhi Bound, NOVA Parenting
Australia: Sanity is for the Weak
India: Hallucinations, I, Me and Myself, Thought Raker, A Reason To Write, Tiny Little
New Zealand: Oh Waily Waily
UK: The Normal Self, filthy, funny, flawed, gorgeous
Ireland: Sassy Irish Lassie
Malaysia: Sleepless in KL
As always, everyone is welcome to participate by writing a post, tagging some friends, and letting us know you did so via comment, link or email. I hope every mom (and everyone else) will consider writing a post for Mother's Day if your country celebrates it this Sunday, or just because it's a nice thing to do.
This project features no bells or whistles, no marketing gloss - just mothers discussing motherhood with each other in their own words, passing a conversation on from country to country. Sometimes the simplest projects are the most authentic.
Today the project includes 274 posts from moms from or in 44 countries and written in 8 languages. Global Voices has covered the project in 5 languages. Bloggers in Greece and Argentina have joined the project since the last update. Special thanks to Jen Zingsheim, Neville Hobson and my pal Mark Story for talking about the project on the Media Bullseye podcast. Here are the latest posts I've found:
Greece: Aspa Online, sofiascomments
Argentina: El Mundo del Julie en el Mundo
USA: My Party of 6, Wonderful World of Franry, Bella Luna, Charm City Moms, i should be napping but instead i am, The Crab Chronicles, MOMSTIR, Mom Zombie, The Traveling Circus, Delhi Bound, NOVA Parenting
Australia: Sanity is for the Weak
India: Hallucinations, I, Me and Myself, Thought Raker, A Reason To Write, Tiny Little
New Zealand: Oh Waily Waily
UK: The Normal Self, filthy, funny, flawed, gorgeous
Ireland: Sassy Irish Lassie
Malaysia: Sleepless in KL
As always, everyone is welcome to participate by writing a post, tagging some friends, and letting us know you did so via comment, link or email. I hope every mom (and everyone else) will consider writing a post for Mother's Day if your country celebrates it this Sunday, or just because it's a nice thing to do.
07 May 2009
David's Green Picks of the Week
I think you'll sense a theme pretty quickly here. Not specific posts this time, but I thought I'd pull together a mini-blogroll of Green Moms.
Eco Childs Play
Organic Mania
Green and Clean Mom
Healthy Green Moms
Enviromom
The Green Mom Review
Inhabitots
Mindful Momma
Green Style Mom
Eco Childs Play
Organic Mania
Green and Clean Mom
Healthy Green Moms
Enviromom
The Green Mom Review
Inhabitots
Mindful Momma
Green Style Mom
06 May 2009
Speaking of Mom...
A quick pause from the constant World According to Mom talk to give a shout-out to the folks at Moms Rising for their clever and customizable Mother's Day video.
Check it out and send one to your mom. It's really funny.
While some of those poser "pro-family" groups spend nearly all their time obsessed with banning dirty words, abstinence-only clowns, and "the gay," Moms Rising is a pro-family group with serious street cred. They fight for REAL family issues such as improved parental leave, health care coverage and affordable, quality childcare for kids, wage equity, and so on. They're non-partisan and they're inclusive. As the video demonstrates, they have a sense of humor too.
One further thing - they really get it on social media. They shared this video with me and they were remarkably quick to work on some small technical glitches I was having. Really strong blogger relations, folks.
Check it out and send one to your mom. It's really funny.
While some of those poser "pro-family" groups spend nearly all their time obsessed with banning dirty words, abstinence-only clowns, and "the gay," Moms Rising is a pro-family group with serious street cred. They fight for REAL family issues such as improved parental leave, health care coverage and affordable, quality childcare for kids, wage equity, and so on. They're non-partisan and they're inclusive. As the video demonstrates, they have a sense of humor too.
One further thing - they really get it on social media. They shared this video with me and they were remarkably quick to work on some small technical glitches I was having. Really strong blogger relations, folks.
04 May 2009
The World According To Mom: Update 10
The posts keep coming in response to Catherine's global mom meme, though nearly all of them are from countries we've already seen - not that there's anything wrong with that...
We've hit a milestone of sorts. I now count 250 posts from bloggers in or from 42 countries, in 7 languages. Add Mexico to the list. I'm sure I've missed some - not everyone links back, so it's nearly impossible to find everything.
The Global Voices Online team continues to demonstrate their awesomeness by doing things like providing coverage in Arabic.
Additions since the last update:
Mexico: Zona infinita
USA: Words in a waltz, Tea & Brie, Toddler Planet, madameblogalot, Shrink Rap, Anne Spollen's Author Blog, My Solid Best, Mom and More, Wacky Mommy, Priyamvada, only sometimes clever, We Sit By Fire, A Parent in Silver Spring
India: to the wind and the trees, Epiphany, My world of words, Li'l Cubby R, anoobhooti
Italy: Family Matters
Turkey: Resident Alien
Ireland: sligoice weblog, Magnumlady's blog
New Zealand: 4maze's weblog, Embejo etc, UpsideBackwards
As always, reach out if you're not on the list...
We've hit a milestone of sorts. I now count 250 posts from bloggers in or from 42 countries, in 7 languages. Add Mexico to the list. I'm sure I've missed some - not everyone links back, so it's nearly impossible to find everything.
The Global Voices Online team continues to demonstrate their awesomeness by doing things like providing coverage in Arabic.
Additions since the last update:
Mexico: Zona infinita
USA: Words in a waltz, Tea & Brie, Toddler Planet, madameblogalot, Shrink Rap, Anne Spollen's Author Blog, My Solid Best, Mom and More, Wacky Mommy, Priyamvada, only sometimes clever, We Sit By Fire, A Parent in Silver Spring
India: to the wind and the trees, Epiphany, My world of words, Li'l Cubby R, anoobhooti
Italy: Family Matters
Turkey: Resident Alien
Ireland: sligoice weblog, Magnumlady's blog
New Zealand: 4maze's weblog, Embejo etc, UpsideBackwards
As always, reach out if you're not on the list...
Blogmonday
Hey, this was Mark's idea. Blame him.
Framing Science examines how the media covers science news and public attitudes and opinions toward science issues. The author is Matt Nisbet, a professor at American University. He's smart.
Smart History is an art history blog that features podcasts and videos. This is the blog you should read to sound pretentious at cocktail parties. Or if you like art history.
Chris Blattman's blog is, shockingly, written by Chris Blattman. He's on the political science/economics faculty at Yale. He looks at international development, poverty, conflict, and related issues.
My Heart's In Accra is a blog about technology and development and communication. Ethan Zuckerman, a founder of Global Voices Online, is the author.
Framing Science examines how the media covers science news and public attitudes and opinions toward science issues. The author is Matt Nisbet, a professor at American University. He's smart.
Smart History is an art history blog that features podcasts and videos. This is the blog you should read to sound pretentious at cocktail parties. Or if you like art history.
Chris Blattman's blog is, shockingly, written by Chris Blattman. He's on the political science/economics faculty at Yale. He looks at international development, poverty, conflict, and related issues.
My Heart's In Accra is a blog about technology and development and communication. Ethan Zuckerman, a founder of Global Voices Online, is the author.
01 May 2009
The World According To Mom: Update 9
It appears we've reached all the low-hanging fruit.
Catherine's global mom meme has generated a number of new posts this week, but none from countries we haven't already seen. We're at 226 posts in 41 countries and 7 languages. That's not to say The World According To Mom hasn't added significant diversity, however.
I'm very pleased that Susan Niebur of Whymommy fame has joined the discussion, posting at the group blog Mothers With Cancer. Catherine and Amira & Solana at Global Voices Online all think that as we continue to strive for geographic diversity, we should remember that diversity of perspective takes many forms. All moms (and dads) from all walks of life are welcome to participate here.
Eighty countries is within reach. Here's a modest goal - 68 countries celebrate Mothers Day this May 10. Only 22 of those countries are home to bloggers who have participated in the discussion. Let's see if we can get a few more on that list.
Additions since the last update:
USA: Mothers With Cancer, Mama Mary Show, Gravity Check, We We Clothing, Our Chaotic Life, Funny Magic, Momma Says, PunditMom
Canada: Bad Mummy, No Cookie!, Kyooty Center
India: Where I'm Calling From, Muse Cruise
Germany: Charlotte's Web
Nigeria: My Name is Mommy
Finland: Lintsi
South Africa: Food & Family
New Zealand: This is Today
Italy: Italian Trivia
As always, contact Catherine or me via email or comment if you don't see your post on the list or at the delicious page.
Catherine's global mom meme has generated a number of new posts this week, but none from countries we haven't already seen. We're at 226 posts in 41 countries and 7 languages. That's not to say The World According To Mom hasn't added significant diversity, however.
I'm very pleased that Susan Niebur of Whymommy fame has joined the discussion, posting at the group blog Mothers With Cancer. Catherine and Amira & Solana at Global Voices Online all think that as we continue to strive for geographic diversity, we should remember that diversity of perspective takes many forms. All moms (and dads) from all walks of life are welcome to participate here.
Eighty countries is within reach. Here's a modest goal - 68 countries celebrate Mothers Day this May 10. Only 22 of those countries are home to bloggers who have participated in the discussion. Let's see if we can get a few more on that list.
Additions since the last update:
USA: Mothers With Cancer, Mama Mary Show, Gravity Check, We We Clothing, Our Chaotic Life, Funny Magic, Momma Says, PunditMom
Canada: Bad Mummy, No Cookie!, Kyooty Center
India: Where I'm Calling From, Muse Cruise
Germany: Charlotte's Web
Nigeria: My Name is Mommy
Finland: Lintsi
South Africa: Food & Family
New Zealand: This is Today
Italy: Italian Trivia
As always, contact Catherine or me via email or comment if you don't see your post on the list or at the delicious page.
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