NextSpace is quiet today. Which is fine, because Amie and I can blast our country western Christmas songs as loud as we want. Plus, it makes for less “co” and more “work.” So, with the final few days of 2008, we’ll be cleanin’ out the clocks to make room for new conversation platforms.
Congratulations to Mindi for launching four UC Berkeley websites last week! Thanks to lots of hard work, nights at the keyboard, naps in the NextSpace library, and “high maintenance” cups full of coffee, she made the friendly folks at UCB very happy. We look forward to launching more great sites for Berkeley in the future.
The last bells and whistles are going on the BoomBoom! Revolution site–a place to share your random acts of kindness (and the only place to pick up your awesome revolutionary BoomBoom! Cards). Ever pick up a piece of litter? Smile at a stranger? Leave an anonymous note of encouragement? Well, now you can track those little bits of fuzzy goodness (complete with pictures and video!) while encouraging others to do the same. You can even watch your BoomBoom travel across the country…or the world!
But the best thing about this Christmas is getting the time to work on RadioEngage! Thanks to your feedback, and the dedicated team at KUSP (especially Steve, who is keeping us company today), we are completing the development phase this week and begin doing the Drupal install in January. In a few days, we’ll start working with public radio volunteers, teaching them to use social media tools to start conversations with their listeners online and in real life. It’s a social media/public media experiment, so there’s no guarantee it will go over without any kinks or bumps. But if we keep getting the enthusiasm we have experienced this far, KUSP’s social media platform will be a resounding success. (Check out the photos from PublicMediaCamp.) One step closer to creating a platform for all public radio stations to engage their listeners!
Whether you’re going to celebrate anything or not, now is a great time to support your public radio station. Their teams work hard to deliver the best stories, keeping us all abreast of things the corporate networks may have missed. What’s more important than getting the stories?
It’s also a great time to join the BoomBoom! Revolution. You don’t have to do much, but your small act of kindness will earn compound interest when you share it with others, and a lot of good will be done along the way.
Happy Winter,
Des