nptech

Technology is Just a Doorbell....

Eugene Chan — Thu, 15 May 2008 22:04:43 +0000

On Monday, ZeroDivide graduated the second class of our Zfellows at the wonderful Museum of the African Diaspora located in San Francisco. (I recommend checking out their new exhibit: Africa.Dot.Com: From Drums to Digital.)

Laura Efurd Writes on Media Policy and the Next Presidency

Eugene Chan — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:13:40 +0000

I point to an article by Laura Efurd on media policy and the next Presidency over at Grantmaker’s for Film and Electronic Media’s website entitled Media Policy And The Next Presidency: The Time Is Now.

Here are her suggestions for funders:

Support educational and informational activities related to media and technology policy issues throughout the electoral process, such as education forums.

Fund research to gather more robust data on broadband access, media ownership, and the digital divide.

Blueprint R + D's Article on "Grantmaking 2.0: Using New Technology to Enhance Grantmaker Practices"

Eugene Chan — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:09:33 +0000

I read with great interest Amy Luckey’s (of Blueprint R+D) article, Grantmaking 2.0: Using New Technology to Enhance Grantmaker Practices, published this month on the Grantmaker’s for Effective Organization’s website. And not just because I am one of the experts she interviewed—I admit to being in good company and, as usual, feeling like I learn more from our interaction than I contributed.

Thoughts about Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp

Eugene Chan — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:06:07 +0000

Just came back from the Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Bootcamp.

This was the first year that we had a sponsoring table in the lobby. It was nice to meet attendees and get the vibe of the crowd.

ZeroDivide Roundup August 16 edition

Eugene Chan — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:58:58 +0000

Sorry for the long silence on the blog, but things have definitely been busy here ZeroDivide HQ.

We moved offices! But our URL didn’t change and that’s the important thing, right?

Read the Technology Review article on wireless equipment provider, Meraki which includes mention and a quote from Mike McCarthy who is overseeing the wireless wiring with the Booker T Washington Center.

The Care and Feeding of On-Line Communities

Eugene Chan — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:57:07 +0000

Two recent essays on on-line communities struck a chord with me.

Matt Haughey over at Fortuitous writes Some Community Tips for 2007. I particularly believe in number two:

“Be human” is popular piece of advice I’m reading about and hearing at conferences this year and I’ll write more about the subject later on, but it’s important that members of your community know the leaders are humans themselves.

OpenID: a new way to think about grantee networks?

Eugene Chan — Tue, 08 May 2007 15:02:16 +0000

There’s a lot of momentum and buzz behind OpenID lately. More and more services and websites are accepting OpenID logins as well as offering OpenID authentication services to its users.

I love this.

After reading Tim Bray’s post about Sun’s implementation of OpenID, the wheels in my mind began turning. He explains that Sun’s OpenID is only for Sun employees. Ergo: Sun OpenID == Sun employee.

Om Malik captures Web 2.0 and its relationship to small enterprises (business and nonprofit)

Eugene Chan — Fri, 04 May 2007 23:39:45 +0000

Om Malik writes about Web 2.0 and antiquated businesses. Replace the word “business” with “nonprofit” and the mind reels:

Don’t get me wrong. No stretch of imagination could conjure Moo into a technology business. No, no. Moo is a technology-enabled business. Forget patent-protected code (thank you, Justices of The Supreme Court!) or over-designed hardware. Moo is the epitome of a business that has truly harnessed Web2.0.

Yessir. The Web is the foundation.

Muni Wi-Fi: PFC

John Hoffman — Fri, 04 May 2007 17:28:26 +0000

Despite skepticism about Muni Wi-Fi, a recent article in Informationweek demonstrates how cool ubiquitous wi-fi can be.

Closing the divide through the last mile

John Hoffman — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:10:57 +0000

As several technologies are competing and complementing each other as the dominant technology to bridge the last mile, all are listing digital inclusion as a major goal. At a recent Women in Telecommunications panel, next-generation wireless tech leaders weighed in.