Sam Liebeskind
@samliebeskind
product partnerships at New_Public; previously community & growth @ Geneva
Sam Liebeskind
HOW TO HOLD A GOOD MEETING - RUSTY S RULES OF ORDER
Guidelines for conducting effective meetings using structured procedures, including the importance of an agenda, roles of participants, decision-making processes, and simplified rules adapted from Robert's Rules of Order.
iww.orgNews Relay Network
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Local News & Information and Local Digital Social Networks
“a newsroom that empowers its audience” - in the Tenderloin, SF, CA
From 2002-2006, social media companies emerged with the explicit mission of "connecting the world," but the introduction of the feed and the like, plus the switch from friends to " followers " indicated a different pitch: "now, even you can a star."
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The layered, Swiss cheese model for mitigating online misinformation
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Interactive presentation software
mentimeter.com
Facilitation, Meeting, & Gathering
Interesting tool to look into more
Facebook Groups also allow moderators to remain anonymous, despite the platform otherwise requiring “real names.” While anonymity is not a panacea for harassment—many harassers in our study used their real names—it makes it possible for public figures to evade responsibility for engaging in hate or harassment.
Hate Thy Neighbor: Online Hate in Local Communities
Zooming out: great communities, in the traditional sense, required limited options so people would remain dependent: no specialists or external trade (to ensure we all collectively worked together), and no diversity or weird ideas (to ensure a homogenous group with a focus on tradition). We had far worse medical treatment, underwent excruciating manual labor, and didn’t necessarily share the same interests with others, but because we were dependent on each other, the bonds were strong. Now the options are virtually limitless, and we’re seeing our social bonds decay as a result.
Making internet hang out spaces shouldn't require scribes or high priests — & it definitely shouldn't req. mathematical prowess and/or a seed round
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