Updated March 15, 2010 @ 3:04 pm
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Our panel rocked! Check out the #copyrightatweet hashtag and I’m sure there will be video online soon.
Fred and I talked about how our panel actually is a good writing and/or definitive guide on the topic. We hopefully will get something further pulled together from our panel. Cheers!
Here are Fred’s slides:
And, the always awesome, Wendy Seltzer’s slides:
Updated March 9, 2010 @ 1:37 pm
Today marks the official launch of the StatusNet Cloud Service (SCS) Beta.
SCS allows anyone to quickly and easily generate a status update site at status.net. Users have three types of plans to choose from, when setting up: single-user, community, or private. The recent StatusNet 0.9 server software release has provided the basis for this public Beta. Fabricatorz.com was involved in the development of StatusNet Cloud Service
More than 10,000 organizations rely on StatusNet’s software as their social networking solution, including software giant Mozilla, NBA competitors Sacramento Kings, and Creative Commons.
Creative Commons Vice President, Mike Linksvayer, says:
StatusNet has filled a communications gap for Creative Commons that we didn’t know we had. With a team distributed by time zone, travel, expertise, and use of various communications methods (email overload, IM, IRC, phone), StatusNet is accessible and usable by the whole staff and has become an invaluable tool for keeping us all in sync.
To learn more about how the StatusNet Cloud Service can help you, read the Official Press Release.
Updated March 8, 2010 @ 11:09 am
The Open Clip Art Library has grown, from humble beginnings in early 2004, into a massive collection of over 24,000 scalable vector images, all created by 1200+ artists from around the world.
OCAL is a powerful platform, through which, all work uploaded to the site is dedicated to the public through Creative Commons’ “Public Domain Dedication”. This means that anyone can download and use the entire SVG library for any purpose, including both free and commercial works!
OCAL now boasts an easily navigable collection, made possible by new thumbnail previews. It has now become much easier to search and download clip art that suits any situation. The new site layout includes an updated theme, from Andy Fitzsimon, that emphasizes user interaction by placing more importance on the portal to upload created work, as well as displaying selections from the ever-growing collection.
Behind the scenes, members of Fabricatorz, including, among others, Bassel Safadi, Michi, Ronaldo Barbachano, and Brad Phillips, have helped push The Open Clip Art Library onto the Aiki Framework. This new PHP + MYSQL platform allows programmers to easily create and work with content management systems from the web.
Please help support the new Open Clip Art site launch by registering (if you haven’t already) and uploading artwork of your own!.
Read the entire Announcement 2.0 here and at the Fabricatorz post.
