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Knight Foundation Bids

by Stephen Hilton 30/09/2006 in Bristol

Knight Foundation is seeking new ideas, pilot projects, commercial products and leadership initiatives that will improve the flow of information and news in the public interest. Here is some blurb –

> In the 20th Century, the Knight Brothers owned newspapers that were the glue that held communities together. We’d like to know who or [...]

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Straight outta Easton – DIY digital inclusion

by Woodsy 27/09/2006 in Bristol

In the spring I was fortunate to meet Tim Erickson of e-democracy during his Bristol visit. One thing he said about building online communities stuck in my mind, namely the momentum has to come from the bottom up, not be imposed from outside or the top down.
This bottom up approach is happening already in [...]

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Building successful social networks

by Alan 18/09/2006 in Bristol

Social networking sites are all the craze right now, Friendster and MySpace being 2 popular examples that allow people to link with friends, tell the world who they are and share what they know and like. Connecting Bristol proposes to build digital communities where citizens can become more active, enjoy greater participation and be better [...]

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