“They showed [the mayor] ‘Flock’ and he went crazy,” Farrah said. “He loved it.”

So what if San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wasn’t referring to Flock, the browser? It still looks cool.

And not only that, but apparently the artist is expecting similar reviews for his ‘Flock’:

“It won’t be so readily accepted and people will say, ‘What the hell is that?’ which is always good,” he said.

Kindred, misunderstood artists — aren’t we all?

Helping nonprofits and NGOs join the digital revolution

All this past week, TechSoup, a technology provider for nonprofits, has been running an online gathering to degeek current technologies that encourage openness, collaboration and sharing. Over the course of a week, they’ve covered topics like:

On top of that, they’ve very wisely started a resource on NetSquared for cataloging successes that nonprofits have found putting technology to use:

Has your organization solved a problem, reached new heights, or re-energized its base — thanks to a digital trick or two? Have you seen another organization use technology to help accomplish its goals? We want to hear these stories, and we want you to share them with other non-profit leaders.

Participate | NetSquared

TechSoup will also hosting an event called Net Tuesday Tuesday, November 8, 2005 in San Francisco to continue the dialog about how nonprofits can leverage technology in their respective missions.

On top of events and microconferences like Aspiration Tech‘s annual Open Source Usability Sprint, CompuMentor’s Nonprofit Technology Roundtable Series and the Craigslist Foundation Bootcamp, it seems like it’s a very good time to be a nonprofit looking to get started with open technology!

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Flock on the BBC

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Here is why Flock is interesting: over the past two years, the way we use the internet has started to change.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Internet Part II: Return of the geeks?

There you have it. The BBC’s Paul Mason sums up the reasons why Flock makes sense.

Of course, it’s really not that simple. Firefox does and will continue to be the best browser around for most people. But for those who want a little more – who want to use the browser to directly engage with the people and ideas they encounter on the web – maybe Flock can help make that process a little easier and a bit more exciting.

Anh, we’ll see.

Flock Postage Stamp Contest

Now that Flickr is offering all kinds of new services (including stamp printing!) I thought it’d be fun to do something about it!

Flickr PhotoSo how about this? You design some kind of way cool Flock-inspired postage stamp and we’ll print it. I can’t say how many we’ll print, but chances are it’ll be a few (since we’ll need stamps to send out the shirt we’ll give you in exchange for your entry!).

Let’s say this little contest goes until Nov 5.

Here’s how to play: create a stamp using this template (borrowed from Postal Shirow). Upload it to your Flickr account and tag it “flockstamp” and add it to the Flock Art pool. Based on interestingness and some good taste, we’ll pick a winner and print the stamps and give you some other cool swag.

Questions? Just drop me a message!

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Bar Camp Amsterdam, the Movie

Katie from Amsterdam has posted the first BCA movie:

OK, so I made another terrible movie, aah, really need some new skills!  Anyway, it’s a rather warped view of Barcamp Amsterdam last week condensed into under 2 minutes. It was a lot of fun and a lot better than it looks…

Download barcampthemovie.mov (2489K)

From Katie’s Vlog : Barcamp Amsterdam the movie

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