[Foundation-l] Fundraising & Networking updates

Fri Jan 25 18:31:44 UTC 2008

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Wed Jan 23 21:06:15 UTC 2008

said, 
Of course, that entails endorsement, which is, in itself, advertising, and  
exclusive advertising at that. When I worked in the office, a major computer

company suggested just that, but it was turned down. One reason (and not the

only reason) was because it would have entailed putting "Powered by XXX" on

every page (there were also hardware issues, but I am not qualified to speak

about that). 

And if it is decided to go with advertising, there are less obtrusive and  
more financially beneficial ways to do it. And by financially beneficial, I
mean 
 by several orders of magnitude.

And we are not beholden to a single company.

Danny

>>>Thanks Danny, Just replied to Kul about the “powered by XXX” on every
page approach, which in an OpenSource world is anathema to all, especially
considering the increasingly distributed and intraoperative nature of IP
ICT. But we all feel the need for a new SUSTAINABLE model of media. To these
old eyes the wiki approach, and WMF’s culture, is one key as it presents a
different model for National Libraries to build global ones. I.e. This
approach is a pipe dream. HYPERLINK
"http://www.worlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/video.html"http://www.wo
rlddigitallibrary.org/project/english/video.html

The missing factor is the virtual classrooms through which a constantly
changing virtual page is made understandable. If we’re trying to spread
knowledge and not just deliver content then pages need associated forums
where the old can progress their research and the new can get initiated
(without interrupting the old farts). If I wanted content, I’d go here.
HYPERLINK
"http://www.ocwconsortium.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&I
temid=29"http://www.ocwconsortium.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view
&id=15&Itemid=29

I haven’t done a breakdown on (even) Wikipedia but in commercial terms, if I
compare to Myspace, it’s obviously in the $US billions. But we both know
that’s not the point. It’s useless raising money unless it’s made clear what
the intention for it is. I’m a little fortunate as I’ve sat on both sides of
the fence, between the endless arguments of editors and advertising
salespeople. So yo can imagine, with the thousands of globally remote
editors around WMF projects, I’m not likely to want to become meat in the
sandwich. 

This IS a new model of media, it’s interactive and global, and no one’s got
a handle on it quite yet. But it’s the journey that important, right? You’ve
been lucky enough to be involved with its conception. I is jealous. Regards,
simon 

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