Okay, so let's all just move to Berkeley already.
-=-=-=-=-=- Design Futures lecture series *sponsored by the Berkeley Center for New Media and the School of Information * *Wednesday Oct 29* *6:00 - 7:30 pm* *BCNM Commons* *UC Berkeley* *George Oates, Flickr/Yahoo!* *Into the Wild: Breathing New Life Into Collections* Using 'The Commons' project as the basis for this presentation, George Oates will show how this innovative pilot program, whereby cultural heritage institutions are invited to share content from their photographic archives on Flickr, can dramatically increase an institution's profile and online positioning. The motives are straightforward: to increase access to these historic photographs, and to elicit general information and additional context from interested members of the Flickr community. Launched in January 2008, 'The Commons' on Flickr has already attracted worldwide attention, and is growing fast. In addition to outlining the program in general, George will talk about some of the new ideas and challenges for museums that are spurred by participation in 'The Commons'. What does it mean for museums to engage so directly in such an open communication channel? What sort of information has the program generated so far? How can this new interaction and activity be useful? * The BNCM Commons is next door to the Free Speech Movement Cafe at Moffitt Library. Map at: _http://tinyurl.com/52epzh_ ------------------------------------------------------- d.box is a new media and design-research workshop that supports UC Berkeley designers, scientists, and artists. It is a space for both producing and critically engaging with new media and design through discussions, hands-on workshops, and design-research projects. For questions, comments, and to be on the mailing list, please write to us at: dbox at ischool.berkeley.edu <mailto:dbox at ischool.berkeley.edu>. ________________________________________
