The thinking behind n0tice
Posted: May 16, 2011 Filed under: announcements 1 Comment »I’ve just written a lengthy description of what n0tice is, why we’re doing it and where we hope it goes. It includes a bit of background on how it got started and then walks through how it works including a few lessons learned on the path, so far.
http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2011/05/16/1785/an-open-community-news-platform-n0tice-com/
It might be complementary with what we’re doing with a hyperlocal information source for community economic development. As you may read from our work on localism we advocate that each community needs
A comprehensive, easily accessible information source about all of its currently available local resources
An extended national and global information resource base to facilitate locating and sharing of resources
Resources for creation of community funding enterprises for profit, with profits to be applied to social needs in addition to private wealth creation
Yours might be the second level, the national information resource