Persona: Voice/Vision

Community discussion and individual exploration/action on the evolving world media network...

As communications technology gets more immediate and seamless, cultures move online and expand to fill available spaces. Click here for a brief discussion of some of the technologies that are facilitating this, and here for a look at some cultural spaces on the net.

Community/Context

Where are communities online? Although cyberspace tends to be non-geographical, we've included a piece on Vancouver, B.C, Canada, where we are located.

As part of an ongoing project on community networks, a set of surveys from over 30 community networks are now available. Community (computer) Networks are becoming increasingly important as people in communities all over the world begin developing them to address needs in their own community. Developers of community networks need to be able to find information and documents as well as people with whom they can discuss issues and concerns. These surveys are intended to help develop a "community memory" for community network developers.

- doug.schuler@cpsr.org

Some useful community and online-culture resources:

Digital Rights and Electronic Liberties

Community Computing: FreeNets

Community Computing - Mailing Lists

If you are even remotely interested in community computing
        issues, organizations, activities, networks, libraries, schools, etc.,
        then you need to be subscribed to at least one of the lists below.

        CET-MG      | almanac@esusda.gov |
        Communities in Economic Transition
        CET-NEWS    | almanac@esusda.gov |
        Communities in Economic Transition News
        COMMUNET    | listserv@uvmvm.uvm.edu |
        Community and Civic Networks
        COMMUNITY-A | community-access-request@parc.xerox.com |
        Community Access Issues
        CPSR        | listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu |
        Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
        CPSR-NII    | listserv@cpsr.org |
        Discussions of National Information Infrastructure
                      listserv@sunnyside.com
        FREENET-ADM | listserv@nptn.org |
        Free-Net Administrators and Committees
                      (Note: The full and correct list name is FREENET-ADMIN)
        LANET       | unpublished |
        Community Networking in Los Angeles County
        NATBBS      | listproc@echonyc.com |
        National Online Media Association(NOMA)
        NII_AGENDA  | nii_agenda-request@civicnet.org |
        The direction of the NII
        PACS-L      | listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu |
        Library & Public Access Computer Systems
        PB-TCAP     | listserver@pacbell.com |
        Telecom Consumer Advisory Panel
        PUBLIB-NET  | listserv@nysernet.org |
        Public Libraries and the Internet
        RURALDEV    | listserv@ksuvm.ksu.edu |
        Community/Rural Economic Development
        SVP         | jvsv-services@eit.com |
        Smart Valley Project(JV:SV)
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