http://www.folly.co.uk/node/872

This project is specifically for 12-26 year olds and while it’s purpose is a bit different from what the Plaza will be attempting I think it serves as a good model for how young people can interact with one another online.

- patrick

Just wanted to share this with everyone. I went to a media literacy conference this weekend and saw alot of great things being done with social media…all free open network software.  Everyone should check this out it a model of how all these social internet tools look like combined on a page. This specific combo of social media sites is used for a college classroom but it creates a great platform for participation.

http://netvibes.com/wesch

It combines facebook, with a class created wiki, twitter stream, collaborative video production, sandbox,  and uses DIGO which converts Web 1.0 to 2.0. Also something called wetpaint.com which allows you to apply fun applications to your wiki. For example encourages participation…your picture gets bigger on the site with each posting.

This is a nice example of a use of the internet to actually engage people beyond simply giving money.

This is a blog site that I thought had some interesting links up:

http://www.creativesynthesis.net/blog/

- Ronnie

Welcome! When posting, don’t forget to use, delete and add categories. I’ve started with a few, but anyone can add/delete as necessary as the organization comes together.

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