Debatepedia

Another valuable link found at one of the demo stations as BeyondBroadcasting came to a close on Saturday, February 24th at MIT.

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Debatepedia is the new free wiki encyclopedia of arguments and debates. As a "wiki", it enables anyone (you included) to easily present and organize the unique arguments made by third-party sources (ie. by scholars, experts, leaders,...) on both sides of a debate. By providing an innovative "logic tree" debate methodology, it enables you to organize debates in the most understandable way. Debatepedia is quickly becoming an indispensable resource for uncovering all the unique arguments in important public debates and for developing a complete and rational position.

A wonderful idea. Check it out!

e-democracy.org Steven Clift

The trail continues to meander amongst those connected with the recent Beyond Broadcasting Conference. I met Steve at the Bird's of a Feather dinner to close out the day. If you get a chance to meet him, ask him to tell you the story of working in the library filing documents with limited training. It will give you an appreciation for where his desire for open access comes from.

E-Democracy.Org is a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer-based project whose mission is to expand participation and build stronger democracies and communities through the power of information and communication technologies and strategies.

The e-democracy web site is full of good information. Nicely laid out. Clear and distinct.

There is also a blog with frequent updates on current event related to e-democracy.

If your city/town could use a local forum, this is one thing that e-democracy will set up with you. I am about to dive into the guidebook (PDF) and cruise through the Liftoff online group to see what it entails. Franklin used to have a forum that was moderated by one individual and it ended up getting shut down. The e-democracy forum has a couple of good points to help prevent that should this one come online in this area.

Check out the blog. Check out the site.

Planet Pocket Radio - Chris Vallance

One of the benefits of attending a conference like BeyondBroadcasting is the opportunity to meet folks with similar interests. Chris Vallance, who traveled from the UK to attend, was one of those opportunities.

Sitting in the auditorium, laptop open and operating, taking an occasional picture, he reached into his bag to get his cable to upload the pictures to his system, and then a moment of dismay. No cable. This is where I came in. Sitting behind Chris, I had already used my USB cable to upload my pictures to post. Borrow? Sure!

Our path's crossed again as he was part of the Birds of a Feather dinner group with Steve Garfield. So what does this have to do with the Hitchhiker's trail today? Chris's podcast of course! Chris reports for the BBC.

You can find his site here.

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