@agahran and I sat at the dining room/home office table last night, uploading content into Oakland Local. There is nothing like trying to use software as a means to debug it. We found problems with various aspects of the CMS as we started to add stories and photos; each one got posted to our Basecamp… Continue Reading

The SF Guardian is running a story saying that entrepreneur Warren Hellman is partnering with KQED, UCBerkeley, others to launch $5MM Bay area nonprofit newsroom that will have 24 journalists.The operating budget for this small, scrappy enterprise will be roughly $5 a year (!!). The service will ask for money from foundations, government and anyone… Continue Reading

We’re going to have a great group teaching–and attending –the PMC social media for social action one day event in Oakland, Sign up here. Only $10 for a full day with materials, workshops, meals.  Hashtag #PMC

My sister, Nancy Soriano, put together a video of some of her TV appearances; I just looked at it and it is so cool. Congrats, Nancy!

I’ve been working steadily since 8 am, and it’s almost noon now. I took at little break for a mid-morning snack at 10:30, but since I signed on my focus has been on reviewing Oakland Local’s site (we’re hitting that count-down where we parse what remains in phase 2), dealing with vendors for our final… Continue Reading

Kami Griffiths sends this along: “Do you use the Internet in your everyday life? Do you want to show other people useful Internet sites, help them get online and give them technical advice? You can help increase Internet use and access during OneWebDay on September 22! Join CTN Bay Area, Access Now, the City of… Continue Reading

Are you an[ Oakland blogger](http://oaklandlocal.com)? Oakland Local is compiling a list to share of folks who blog from Oakland, CA. We have 150+ bloggers we’ve discovered, but would like to give everyone who’s here a chance to be discovered by new readers. Fill out the [Google doc](http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dExVYXlsSHpRN095NF9xN1FOdFNaNkE6MA..) on the web or here, results go live… Continue Reading

The past two weeks have been social media school at California Watch, the new investigative reporting./data visualization projects from Center for Investigative Reporting, where I work as their web strategist. The reporting teams runs the gamut, skills wise–from ace reporters who avoid social media, to social media experts with Twitter followings the size of a… Continue Reading

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A conference I’m involved in needs someone skilled to lead a workshop on using Facebook if you’re a media site. They are looking for someone who can teach technically about the Facebook API, but also teach how it can be applied to media sites to extend their brand, readership and distribution goals.Are you this person?Would… Continue Reading