We recently teamed up with our friend Josh Bernoff co-author of the new book "Groundswell", to demonstrate how to blend social technologies. Less

We recently teamed up with our friend Josh Bernoff co-author of the new book "Groundswell", to demonstrate how to blend social technologies. Less

http://www.InternetforEveryone.org Free Press' Executive Director Josh Silver speaks at the launch of InternetforEveryone.org at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City (June 24, 2008). Less

Josh Silver, co-founder of FreePress.net, addresses the National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis, June 6, 2008. Presented by FreePress.net. For more speakers, press coverage, and info, visit: http://www.freeepress.net/conference Less

mov | wmv | 3gp | m4v On the streets of SoHo, I asked people to tell me about their experiences watching internet videos. One guy told me about the Max Mosley scandal video that came out as a result of YouTube. Clearly, citizen journalism is shaping what people watch. People go to the internet to watch fiction, comedy, entertainment and news. Jamison Tilsner and Josh Cohen curate, catalog and critique online shows on their website, Tilzy.tv They also blog about new developments in the developing online video industry. I sat down with Jamison and Josh in Washington Square Park to discuss the shows they are watching now. They recommend ViralCom and Cspot. Less

mov | wmv | 3gp | m4v On the streets of SoHo, I asked people to tell me about their experiences watching internet videos. One guy told me about the Max Mosley scandal video that came out as a result of YouTube. Clearly, citizen journalism is shaping what people watch. People go to the internet to watch fiction, comedy, entertainment and news. Jamison Tilsner and Josh Cohen curate, catalog and critique online shows on their website, Tilzy.tv They also blog about new developments in the developing online video industry. I sat down with Jamison and Josh in Washington Square Park to discuss the shows they are watching now. They recommend ViralCom and Cspot. Less

Forrester Research has just opened to the public a powerful application and database which analysts have used to gauge the interest of customers in participating in social networks. The database, which provides profiles of customers of many companies in 10 nations, went live last week. It is free. I've done a little bit of exploring and there is quite a lot of information available to the public, data which had been reserved for high-paying corporate Forrester clients. This appears part of big marketing push by the research giant to establish a big footprint in social media. The release of the database is timed to a book and new blog, both titled Groundswell, by analysts Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. I caught up with Josh earlier this week at the McGraw Hill Media Summit where he was a panelist on social media. -- Andy Plesser Less

sorry about deleting that last podcast, but here is some rain hitting a tin roof for you to listen to instead. Less

Forrester analyst Josh Bernoff presents ideas from his forthcoming book Groundswell (co-authored with Charlene Li) at last fall's Consumer Forum. Less

Improvised set by saxophonist Wally Shoup, guitarist Ed Petry, and percussionist Joshua Manchester. 1/5/8 Less

Jeb Bishop trombone, Jason Roebke bass, Joshua Manchester drums, Live at Hotti Biscotti Chicago 2007-10-07 Go to joshuamanchester.com to buy the whole album! Less

Ultra-endurance athlete and model Josh Crosby introduces his zero-impact, full-body group workout called Indo-Row. Less

More in-depth on the forthcoming book Groundswell. Forrester researcher Josh Bernoff (co-author with Charlene Li) talks about who should own social media in an organization, describes the five key strategy objectives of the groundswell: listening, talking, energizing, supporting and embracing, and talks about a couple of Groundswell Award winners. Less

During this set, beardtongue broke his bass drum pedal, lost 5 sticks, lost the hi-hat clutch while the stand rotated out of range, and knocked the snare drum off its stand by the time the performance was over. I hate to be that tommy aldridge kind of drummer who finishes off a solo by knocking everything over, but if there is one night in my life, and if ever a drumset wanted to be kicked around, it was my drumset last friday night. You can hear it a little bit. Less

St. Petersburg Noise artists SPIN and Mr. Fantastic combine to form the noise group The Uhhh. . . . which in turn were joined by Tampa musicians Dianna and Dave of Chiari Network, and myself on drumset. There is a loud feedback whine which I believe was intentional, so I left it in the recording. Less

This solo drumset improvisation was recorded in one take with three microphones; one under the snare drum, one overhead, and a contact mic placed on the bass drum shell. Each mic was assigned different effects to give a chorus effect. Less

This composition uses 37 field recordings and weaves them into a 60 second structure. It is being submitted for a concert comprised of other 60 second pieces. My sources: • Antique pocket watch • Another recording of the same pocket watch. • A third recording of the same pocket watch. • Birds at dawn; Bryce Canyon National Park. 2006-06-02 • Metal window blinds recorded with a contact mic. 2006-07-10 • Guitar chord. • Jackhammer recorded from a bicycle 2006-10-09. • Ocean wave recorded from the beach. Rincon, Puerto Rico, 2006-12-27. • Skateboard at Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Skateboard passing by. Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Young children cheering at baseball game. Carolina Giants vs. Ponce Lions. December 2006. San Juan Puerto Rico. • A passing commuter train. Ft. Worth Texas. 2006-08-11. • Coin parking meter. Coronado Island, San Diego California. 2006-10-25. • Whistling teapot as it is picked up from the stove. • Fly buzzing. Zion National Park Utah. • Rainforest Doves, insects and frogs. December 2006. El Yunque National Forest. • Coqui frogs at night. Guaynabo Puerto Rico. • Charcoal on a grill. • A kitten lapping water. • A free jazz drummer. • A rocking chair. • A bar crowd simultaneously enunciating “ohhhh” as a replay of Zidane’s headbutt at the World Cup was shown on the television. • Construction crews hydraulically driving pylons for a new high rise. Michigan Ave, Chicago. 2006-10-09. • A cricket chirping. 2006-10-16. • An imitation air horn played by a musician. • The call of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot from an aviary in the Caribbean National Forest. • A dentist’s drill. • An internal noise produced by the processor of a Macintosh laptop. • A kitten’s meow. • A sliding barn door. Clark, South Dakota. • A sneeze. • The screech of a train coming to a stop. Dallas Texas. • The V8 engine of a Land Rover Discovery changing gears on a roadway. • A Land Rover Discovery lacking its exhaust system revving its engine and backfiring. • The reverberating walls of a condominium undergoing façade restoration. • An antique wall clock chiming four o’ clock. Less

The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram Less

The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram Less