Where do I find open source software?
There are thousands of open source projects globally and a good place to find them is via Source Forge Here are a few that peaked my interest. The RoboCup Soccer Simulator – The RoboCup Soccer Simulator is a research and educational tool for multi-agent systems and artificial intelligence. It enables for two teams of 11 simulated autonomous robotic players to play soccer (football). Brain workshop – Brain Workshop is a Python implementation of the Dual N-Back mental exercise. This exercise is the only mental activity that has...
read moreCreative Commons Explained
Creative Commons is something that I talk about at a high level when I deliver social media training. Here is the long version of this story. Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) This license is the most restrictive, allowing redistribution. This license is often called the “free advertising” license because it allows others to download your works and share them with others as long as they mention you and link back to you, but they can’t change them in any way or use them...
read moreOpen Source Video
Kaltura is a New York-based pioneer in Collaborative Media, allowing groups of users to create rich-media projects together using video, audio, and animation, similarly to what wiki platforms enable with text The Wikimedia foundation have collaborated with Kalutra to enhance the current wikipedia offerings from text and images to video. This project is still in Beta however you can test it out e.g. parenting project. Kalutra has over 60k publishers worldwide. It’s free and organizations can self host or use the SaaS model. They do...
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It’s great that the unconference theme is coming to the Govt. of Canada via Govt Camp. This event is for: IT People –Technology is one way that governments are transforming how they deliver services externally and internally. Technology people are needed to explore the art of the possible for these new services. Mash-ups, Open Data, social media are but a few of the possible areas for discussion. Policy People – We need you in the conversation so that you can share your expertise on the realm of the possible from a policy...
read moreSocial Media Fundamentals for Business
Back by popular demand, I will be offering another workshop in February, called Soical Media Fundamentals for Business. This is a half day workshop that is geared towards Government, businesses, executives or anyone wondering what this all means and how it fits into a business. This one half-day Social Media for Business teaches: History and evolution of Social Media Commonly used terms and definitions Social Networks Blogs Twitter (microblogs) Social Bookmarks Photo sharing Video sharing Podcasting Social websites Case...
read moreHappy New Year
Happy New Year I hope you took time to eat drink and be merry. 2009 was a challenging year for many with the economic crisis still having it’s effects on businesses. This year should be better for everyone. As a social media strategist I find that customers generally ask the same questions. During the course of the year I will be answering these questions. The biggest one that I will discuss today is the business case for participating in social media. My answer to that is that it is no longer “should we participate” but how...
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