cc licensed flickr photo shared by Justin Shearer On Saturday, unless my co-presenters have me kidnapped and dropped with cement shoes into False Creek, Brian Lamb, Chris Lott, and I are tossing out a Northern Voice 2010 session on I’m Not Dead Yet:.. Blogging Every few months some pundit posts something online stating that blogging […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by cogdogblog I’ve been in New York City a few days, a city who’s lively pulse is fed by the incredible density of people crammed on a small island, so many languages, so many shapes, colors, that you cannot even parse it all. It may not be all peace, love, […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by [cine]diego While I see the value of screencasts to explain technology or web sites, I don’t do them very often– there is something about having something explained to me at someone else’s pace that scratches me a little sideways. But a reason did come up lately over at NMC […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by M.H.ick9s Arrgh, just spent about an hour and half chasing myself in silly code circles. Not that it matters, but just to document my sanity/lack thereof… I have a few WordPress pages hanging off the top banner, and I’d previously had them use PHP code in the pages, using […]
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From an information source outside my normal education and technology readings, Shareable is a real gem–
Shareable is a nonprofit online magazine that tells the story of sharing. We cover the people, places, and projects that are bringing a shareable world to life. And we share tools and tips to help you make a shareable world real in your life.
In a shareable world, things like clothing swaps, childcare coops, potlucks, carsharing, community gardening, and cohousing bring us together, make life more fun, and free up time and money for the important things in life. When we share, not only is a better life possible, but so is a better world.
The remarkable successes of Zipcar, Wikipedia, Kiva, open source software, Freecycle, and Creative Commons prove this. They tell a hopeful story about human nature and our future, one we don’t hear enough in the mainstream media.
They show what’s possible when we share. They show that we don’t act merely for our own good, but go to great lengths to contribute to the common good. They show new ways to work together that will help us resolve the social and environmental crises we face, and perhaps thrive as never before. They show that a new world is emerging where everyone can share, where the more you share the more respect you get, and where life works because everyone is motivated to help each other.
We tell this story because a shareable world might be just what we need to enjoy life to the fullest and restore the planet in the process. And it’s being built by ordinary people right now. Shareable is your invitation to join the fun of building a new world.
Now for some people, this might be a cue to start eyeball rolling and whistling “Kum Ba Yah” – but its something I can latch onto as a breath of reality in a world full of daily news of human degradation.
But yesterday, apost on Shareable really lit a nice flame, if not a fire — the The Unconsumption Un-manifesto, which outlines the work of people trying to live in a modern world in a sustainable way.
cc licensed flickr photo shared by ex_magician Wow, does anyone remember 43 Things? It was one of the early social networking apps, and to me, still a nifty idea. You list 43 things you want to do, it connects you with other people who have the same goal or have completed it. You can post […]
I’m hopeful I have an optimum (or optimummer) search solution for my blog- not that I care if you can find anything here, but its important that I do. Back in March I vented my frustration about the limits of WordPress search, yet despite the experiments with plugins, none of them really worked for me, […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by J. Star This has to be so common an experience I almost don;t have to trot out the narrative I contrived below. Can there be anything more inefficient, annoying, cumbersome, time sucking, exasperating, numb headed than… group scheduling a meeting by e-mail? No, then why the bleeping bleepity bleep […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by Jon Bradley Photography Yay! Just minutes ago, I got a phone call from Michelle from Canon, who apparently caught wind of my blogged descent into Canon Rebate Hell. She apologized for the frustration, and is FedEx-ing my rebate check. So what say you, are blogs dead? Is there no […]
cc licensed flickr photo shared by kisses are a better fate than wisdom I’m just a little pup on the web. A one dog show. I’ve got no ads on my blog, no sponsors, no income here. I pay for everything myself. But I sure as hell take the steps to provide attribution credit for […]
