Good lord NNSL.. buy a microphone so people can hear you... the sound is embarrassing.. spend a couple of hundred bucks and do it right... in video audio is as important as grammar in print.... poor audio is a barrier to communication..
Friday, October 02, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Writer, artist or photographer? MUST Read.: SETTLEMENT OF CLASS PROCEEDING ROBERTSON V. THOMSON AND OTHERS
See attached PDF File for full text
File name:
NoticeofApproval.pdf
or via
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:dH3wmbLscCsJ:www.carswell.com/NR/rdonlyres/67A9059D-F10F-4898-8A9A-1C13F498962C/0/NoticeofApproval.pdf+notice+of+approval+settlement+robertson+v.+thomson&hl=en&gl=ca&sig=AFQjCNEP2pHzH-ynBy4rTN31OfIA5o7Fng
NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS PROCEEDING
ROBERTSON V. THOMSON AND OTHERS
If you are a writer, artist or photographer, wherever you live, please read this notice
carefully as it may affect your rights.
This is a court-approved notice to people who may be members of the Class in the above
class proceeding. It describes the class proceeding, the class of people affected, and the
court-approved settlement of this class proceeding.
In 1996, Heather Robertson (the "Plaintiff"), a freelance writer, commenced an action
against The Thomson Corporation (now, Thomson Reuters Corporation), Thomson
Canada Limited (now, Thomson Reuters Canada Limited), Thomson Affiliates and
Information Access Company (now, The Gale Group, Inc.). In 2001, the action was
amended to include Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. (now CTVglobemedia Publishing,
Inc.) as a defendant (collectively, the "Defendants"). In the action, the Plaintiff alleges
that the Defendants infringed the rights of creators or assignees of original literary or
artistic works published in print media in Canada ("Works") by disseminating or
authorizing the dissemination of copies of the Works through electronic databases,
contrary to the Canadian Copyright Act. The Plaintiff sought compensatory, punitive and
exemplary damages, as well as injunctive relief, on behalf of writers, artists and
photographers who created the Works ("Creators"), their estates and assigns. The
Defendants denied the Plaintiffs claims.
In 1999, the Superior Court of Justice certified this action as a class proceeding, on behalf
of the creators of original literary and artistic Works, their estates or assigns, where they
live.
The Class includes the following people:
A. All persons who were the authors or creators of original literary works or original
artistic works (collectively "Works") which were published in Canada in any newspaper,
magazine, periodical, book, newsletter, journal or other paper-based form whatsoever
(collectively "Print Media") which Print Media have been reproduced, distributed and/or
communicated to the public by telecommunication by the Defendants through any
computer database, CD-ROM, diskette, on-line service, or other electronic system or
device (collectively "Electronic Media"), on or after 24 April 1979 except:
(a) persons who by written document assigned all of the copyright in their Works to
the Defendants or their predecessors in interest in the subject Print Media; or
(b) persons who by written document granted to the Defendants or their predecessors
in interest in the subject Print Media a license to publish or use their Works in Electronic
Media; or
(c) persons who were unionized employees of the Defendants or their predecessors in
interest in the subject Print Media are excluded regarding any Works created for the
subject Print Media at times when their unions' collective agreements governed the use
of their Works in Electronic Media.
---
GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
E-mail: mediamentor@gmail.com
".... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
http://twitter.com/mediamentor
Home Pages: http://mediamentor.ca
My panoramic images
http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com
My YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamentor
Online Activities: http://www.web.ca/~media/index.html
Photos: http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
Photo Illustrations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157603627797568/
Etcetera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/
Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor
Member:
Canadian Association of Journalists http://www.caj.ca
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
File name:
NoticeofApproval.pdf
or via
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:dH3wmbLscCsJ:www.carswell.com/NR/rdonlyres/67A9059D-F10F-4898-8A9A-1C13F498962C/0/NoticeofApproval.pdf+notice+of+approval+settlement+robertson+v.+thomson&hl=en&gl=ca&sig=AFQjCNEP2pHzH-ynBy4rTN31OfIA5o7Fng
NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS PROCEEDING
ROBERTSON V. THOMSON AND OTHERS
If you are a writer, artist or photographer, wherever you live, please read this notice
carefully as it may affect your rights.
This is a court-approved notice to people who may be members of the Class in the above
class proceeding. It describes the class proceeding, the class of people affected, and the
court-approved settlement of this class proceeding.
In 1996, Heather Robertson (the "Plaintiff"), a freelance writer, commenced an action
against The Thomson Corporation (now, Thomson Reuters Corporation), Thomson
Canada Limited (now, Thomson Reuters Canada Limited), Thomson Affiliates and
Information Access Company (now, The Gale Group, Inc.). In 2001, the action was
amended to include Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. (now CTVglobemedia Publishing,
Inc.) as a defendant (collectively, the "Defendants"). In the action, the Plaintiff alleges
that the Defendants infringed the rights of creators or assignees of original literary or
artistic works published in print media in Canada ("Works") by disseminating or
authorizing the dissemination of copies of the Works through electronic databases,
contrary to the Canadian Copyright Act. The Plaintiff sought compensatory, punitive and
exemplary damages, as well as injunctive relief, on behalf of writers, artists and
photographers who created the Works ("Creators"), their estates and assigns. The
Defendants denied the Plaintiffs claims.
In 1999, the Superior Court of Justice certified this action as a class proceeding, on behalf
of the creators of original literary and artistic Works, their estates or assigns, where they
live.
The Class includes the following people:
A. All persons who were the authors or creators of original literary works or original
artistic works (collectively "Works") which were published in Canada in any newspaper,
magazine, periodical, book, newsletter, journal or other paper-based form whatsoever
(collectively "Print Media") which Print Media have been reproduced, distributed and/or
communicated to the public by telecommunication by the Defendants through any
computer database, CD-ROM, diskette, on-line service, or other electronic system or
device (collectively "Electronic Media"), on or after 24 April 1979 except:
(a) persons who by written document assigned all of the copyright in their Works to
the Defendants or their predecessors in interest in the subject Print Media; or
(b) persons who by written document granted to the Defendants or their predecessors
in interest in the subject Print Media a license to publish or use their Works in Electronic
Media; or
(c) persons who were unionized employees of the Defendants or their predecessors in
interest in the subject Print Media are excluded regarding any Works created for the
subject Print Media at times when their unions' collective agreements governed the use
of their Works in Electronic Media.
---
GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
E-mail: mediamentor@gmail.com
".... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
http://twitter.com/mediamentor
Home Pages: http://mediamentor.ca
My panoramic images
http://panoramas-by-george.notlong.com
My YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediamentor
Online Activities: http://www.web.ca/~media/index.html
Photos: http://photosbygeorge.notlong.com
Photo Illustrations: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157603627797568/
Etcetera: http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/459582/
Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/themediamentor
Member:
Canadian Association of Journalists http://www.caj.ca
Canadian Artists Representation / le Front des artistes canadiennes http://www.carfac.ca/
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective http://www.carcc.ca/
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
JOBS: Journalism Trainers (x3) (Print, Radio and TV) Location: Liberia
http://www.jeffgaulin.com/jobs/JobDetails.asp?id=6776
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_international.php
Journalism Trainers (x3) REF#: JG6776
jhr (Journalists for Human Rights)
Location: Liberia, 0
Posted: September 22, 2009
Deadline: October 6, 2009
Salary:
Description
jhr is seeking to hire three journalism trainers and one workshop
facilitator to work with jhr in Liberia for eight months. Of the three
trainers we are looking for:
* 1 Newspaper Trainer
* 1 Television (and/or Multimedia) Trainer
* 1 Rural Radio Trainer
Trainers� work will vary, but will be focused on working with
jhr�s Liberian media partners to build the capacity of the Liberian
media to report on human rights issues. This includes daily on-the-job
training, conducting informal seminars and providing other training to
local journalists. They will also work with jhr�s Workshop
Facilitator to run workshops for local editors/owners, journalism students
and community members. jhr�s Country Coordinator in Liberia will
manage their work.
Qualifications
Desirable Applicants will have:
* A journalism degree or relevant journalism experience
* Strong working journalism experience of no less than 2 years
* Strong knowledge of human rights, or a demonstrated interest in
human rights
* International experience within a developing nation(s) preferred, or
strong, demonstrable interest
* Ability and willingness to live and work in a cross-cultural
environment
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Excellent written and communication skills
* Fluency in English
Remuneration: A monthly living stipend, plus flight and visa.
Application Deadline: October 6, 2009
Start Date: Early February, 2010
To apply, please submit a completed application form
(downloadable here)
http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved/downloads/jhr_international_Job%20Application_0909.doc
and submit with your cover letter (stating you found this job on Jeff
Gaulin's Journalism Job Board) and CV to:
Please quote job title in the subject line.
jhr thanks all those who apply, however due to large application numbers
only those short listed for an interview will be contacted.
Sarah Lee
jhr (Journalists for Human Rights)
147 Spadina Ave. Suite 206
Toronto , ON
M5V 2L7 , Canada
Tel: no calls
Fax: (416) 413 1832
E-mail: sarah@jhr.ca.
Web address: http://www.jhr.ca/en/getinvolved_international.php
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Stanford Photo Scientists are Teaching the Camera New Tricks
Stanford scientists have created an open-source camera that could revolutionize digital photography by giving programmers that chance to design software to teach the device new tricks.
Open-source "Frankencamera" could revolutionize digital photography
Stanford Report, August 31, 2009
Open-source camera could revolutionize digital photography
Open-source camera could revolutionize digital photography
Stanford scientists' open-source camera could change photography by giving
programmers anywhere the power to change camera features and create new
possibilities.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august31/levoy-opensource-camera-090109.html
[excerpt]
Stanford photo scientists are out to reinvent digital photography with the
introduction of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers
around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new
tricks.
If the technology catches on, camera performance will be no longer be
limited by the software that comes pre-installed by the manufacturer.
Virtually all the features of the Stanford camera – focus, exposure,
shutter speed, flash, etc. – are at the command of software that can be
created by inspired programmers anywhere. "The premise of the project is
to build a camera that is open source," said computer science professor
Marc Levoy.
Computer science graduate student Andrew Adams, who helped design the
prototype of the Stanford camera (dubbed Frankencamera,)
http://graphics.stanford.edu/projects/camera-2.0/
imagines a future where consumers download applications to their
open-platform cameras the way Apple apps are downloaded to iPhones today.
When the camera's operating software is made available publicly, perhaps a
year from now, users will be able to continuously improve it, along the
open-source model of the Linux operating system for computers or the
Mozilla Firefox web browser.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Fun ways to transform your face online
Fun ways to transform your face online
If you have a picture of yourself, why not put it to good use? With the
help of some online resources, you can do all kinds of neat things to it.
You can even put it on greeting cards, avatars for your Twitter profile,
and more.
If you're planning to put your picture to use, do it with these sites.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10355620-2.html?tag=mncol;title
Friday, September 11, 2009
Loan deal saves Annie Leibovitz images
* Loan deal saves Leibovitz images *
US photographer Annie Leibovitz is given more time to pay off a loan which threatened the copyright to her images.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/8251799.stm
US photographer Annie Leibovitz is given more time to pay off a loan which threatened the copyright to her images.
Ms Leibovitz's most famous images include a photograph of John Lennon taken hours before he was assassinated, and a nude portrait of the pregnant actress Demi Moore for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine.
But the millions she has made from her work have been accompanied by a history of unpaid bills and taxes.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/americas/8251799.stm
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Karl Johnston, Ft Smith, NWT won a prize in the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009
Karl Johnston, Ft Smith, NWT
won a prize in the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009
Head on over to the astrophoto group to see more.
Category winners – Earth and Space
won a prize in the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009
Head on over to the astrophoto group to see more.
Category winners – Earth and Space
This hugely varied category was for photos that included landscape or people. Pictures also had to show an astronomical subject such as the stars, the Moon, or aurora. Tell us what you think about the winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year group on Flickr.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Dousing the blaze
Huge fire at the Yellowknife dump that burned for over 12 hours. Put out by helicopters, a waterbomber, and every fire truck in Yellowknife.
Best photo of the firefighting that I've seen so far ! ! ! !
Saturday, September 05, 2009
"Through young eyes" Frozen Eyes in Fort Liard; The full set of selected participant pictures & event documentation
"Through young eyes"
Frozen Eyes in Fort Liard
The full set of participant pictures & event documentation as a set.... click on individual images to see full photo... Frozen Eyes in Fort Liard
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157622002663578/
as a slide show....click on individual images to see more information / individual photos...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/sets/72157622002663578/show/
Includes all the Frozen Eyes images on exhibition in Fort Liard at the Cultural Room in the Hamlet building.
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
"....... In the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
Thursday, September 03, 2009
"Focusing on Liard" B&W scan News Northwest of Monday August 31 2009
http://www.flickr.com/photos/george-lessard/3885638823/
News Northwest nnsl.com Monday August 31 2009
"Focusing on Liard" Images taken in Fort Liard NWT, Canada during a Young Photographers Workshop presented by the Frozen Eyes Photographic Society www.frozeneyes.com/ thanks to the sponsorship of the Hamlet of Fort Liard, NWT www.fortliard.com/ - BHP-Billiton www.bhpbilliton.com and the NWT Arts Council pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/artscouncil/
Frozen Eyes Photographic Society in Fort Liard, NWT
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
"....... in the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
News Northwest nnsl.com Monday August 31 2009
"Focusing on Liard" Images taken in Fort Liard NWT, Canada during a Young Photographers Workshop presented by the Frozen Eyes Photographic Society www.frozeneyes.com/ thanks to the sponsorship of the Hamlet of Fort Liard, NWT www.fortliard.com/ - BHP-Billiton www.bhpbilliton.com and the NWT Arts Council pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/artscouncil/
Frozen Eyes Photographic Society in Fort Liard, NWT
29990831_NNW_Focusing_on_Liard-03-JPG
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GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193
"....... in the last 3 yrs ... . I've seen more Northerners than most people have in a lifetime ..."
Online:
http://mediamentor.ca
http://lessardcard.notlong.com
SKYPE: themediamentor
Humanizing Development, Global Photography Campaign
Humanizing Development
Global Photography Campaign
Global Photography Campaign
How do you see development? How can you portrait the human face of the development processes? How do you show that development initiatives and programmes improve the lives of people? This Global Photography Campaign aims to show examples of people winning the battle against poverty, social exclusion and marginalization. It is intended to raise awareness of the successes in the development process. The campaign is intended to counterbalance the frequently shown images of desolation and despair. A photo gallery will to be permanently located at IPC-IG office and open for public visitation. A series of photo exhibitions will also be organized in several cities around the world. Everyone can and is strongly encouraged to participate in this global effort and contribute with a photograph. Join us now in showing development through a different lens! Let's promote and share successful development initiatives!
Who can participate?
Everyone can contribute with a photograph: professional and non-professional photographers, students, civil society activists, government officials, UN staff members and so forth.
How can I participate?
http://www.ipc-undp.org/photo/index.htm
How will the selection take place?
The Selection Committee will choose the 50 favourite photographs that best depict the campaign themes to compose our photo gallery. Results will be released on IPC-IG website on 30 October 2009.
The Committee will be composed of one representative from IPC-IG; one UNV representative from headquarters in Bonn; a professional photographer with international reputation; a representative from a partner institution based in Africa, one in Asia and the Pacific, one in the Arab States and another in Europe and the CIS
What happens if my picture is selected?
If your photo is chosen you will be contacted no later than 30 October 2009 by the IPC-IG. As a reward, your contribution to this campaign and your effort in supporting its goals will be acknowledged by a wide dissemination of your work through a range of UN communications tools:
The selected photographs and the respective contributors' names will be highlighted in various UN communications channels, such as IPC-IG and UN media campaigns, releases, websites and so forth.
The selected photograph will be part of UNDP and IPC-IG photo databases and will be shared with the United Nations Department of Public Information in New York, promoting global visibility to contributors, their work and participation in the global campaign.
Contributors will receive a certificate jointly issued by the UNDP International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth and the campaign partners.
Contributors will have their names displayed at the IPC-IG photo gallery on "Humanizing Development", which will be launched at a public event on November 2009.
Photo exhibitions are to be organised in order to highlight the photographs and the contributors and to promote the campaign goals. Exhibitions are planned to be held in New York, Brasilia, São Paulo, and other cities in the South.
Campaign Coordinator
Mr. Francisco Filho
Communications, Outreach and
Advocacy Unit, IPC-IG
francisco.filho@undp.org
Phone: (+ 55 61) 2105 5036
Ms. Giovana Lerda
Communications Assistant
giovana.lerda@ipc-undp.org
Phone: (+55 61) 2105 5017
Karim Ezzeldin
Communication Associate
UNDP Egypt Country Office
1191 Corniche ElNil, World Trade Centre
Boulac, Cairo 11599, Egypt
Office: (202) 2578 4840-6
Fax: (202) 2578 4847
Direct: (202) 2580 9007
http://www.undp.org.eg
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Sambaa Deh Falls rock
Sambaa Deh rock Falls, Trout River, NWT
Aug 28 2009
© 2009 George Lessard DSC_8617
Focusing on Fort Liard
http://www.nnsl.com/arts/stories/aug29_09pho-arts.html
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Daron Letts
Northern News Services
Published Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009
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Focusing on Fort Liard
Daron Letts
Northern News Services
Published Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009
ACHO DENE KOE/FORT LIARD - Youth in Fort Liard captured hundreds of digital photographs of their community earlier this month.
 Michael Needlay flashes the peace sign in this image shot by Blair Kotchea during the Frozen Eyes Photographic Society's youth digital camera workshop in Fort Liard. - photo courtesy of Blair Kotchea |
The young artists participated in a Frozen Eyes Photographic Society workshop series from Aug. 3 to Aug, 9.
"It was probably the most successful program that I had run in terms of engaging the older kids because they're a difficult group to interest in much," said recreation co-ordinator, Roslyn Firth. "But, they participated in numbers greater than I'd ever imagined and produced some really beautiful photographs."
Society members David Pritchard and George Lessard of Yellowknife led the workshops. The pair brought 12 cameras and other specialized equipment to share with the youth. Pritchard opened the workshop with an instructional introduction to the cameras and the art of photography. [. ..]
The workshop series was sponsored by the NWT Arts Council. The society may return to the community to lead another workshop series soon.
The society formed in 2008 with the goal of providing hands-on photographic experience for young people throughout the NWT. Society members have provided similar workshops in several communities around the territory.
"I would like them to come back in the fall," Firth said.
An exhibit of the young photographers' work goes on display at 7 p.m., Sept. 3, in the cultural room at the Hamlet and band offices. The photographers will attend the event.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
First Prime Minister to visit any part of Canada north of the Arctic Circle, July 21, 1961
This sculpture, symbolic of the cooperation of the three races in this community and in the North, was erected by the Government of the Northwest Territories in honour of the official opening of Inuvik. The opening ceremony was performed by the Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker, P.C., M.P. who was the first Prime Minister to visit any part of Canada north of the Arctic Circle, July 21, 1961
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Bahamas Paradise Island Mending Kit
Paradise Island Mending Kit....The only souvenir I have from my honeymoon, Nassau, the Bahamas
©2009 George Lessard
1991Bahamas_Paradise_Island_Mending_Kit-1+2
Sunday, August 23, 2009
SIVUNIRMUT ILINNIARNIQ - Elders' Advisory Committee Update 2002-fall-V4-Inuk.qxd
SIVUNIRMUT ILINNIARNIQ - Elders' Advisory Committee Update 2002-fall-V4-Inuk.qxd, originally uploaded by The MediaMentor.
SIVUNIRMUT ILINNIARNIQ - Elders' Advisory Committee Update deigned for my then employer, Education Nunavut, Curriculum & School Services Newsletter, Issue 2, Fall 2002 Inuktitut & English
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Spark Box Studio / Accepting Residency Applications / Picton, ON
Announcement / Spark Box Studio / New Art Studio Accepting Residency Applications / Picton, ON
Spark Box Studio, an art studio, print shop and artists' residency that offers unique opportunities to emerging and professional artists, writers, and students, has just opened up in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
About Us:
Spark Box Studio provides space for artists to live, research, investigate and experiment in a focused environment. We aim to encourage discovery and the cultivation of new ideas, provide career-building opportunities and resources for artists at all stages, and promote engagement with the local community through the arts.
Artist Residency Program
Spark Box Studio's Artist Residency Program provides live/work space to accommodate both emerging and professional printmakers, photographers, painters, illustrators and writers, as well as those currently undertaking studies in fine art. Artists-in-residence have access to our professional studio and resource library. The Residency Program affords artists the space, time and resources to support the advancement of their careers and to strengthen their practice. Artists-in-residence stay in a charming Victorian house located by the historic Picton Harbour.
For more information about Spark Box Studio Residency Program or to learn about other programs we offer, visit www.sparkboxstudio.com.
Spark Box Studio
206 Main St.
Suite 2M
Picton, ON
T. 613.476.0337
E. info@sparkboxstudio.com
www.sparkboxstudio.com
Thursday, August 20, 2009
"...How many own your name as a domain name? ... Your online presence ..."
"...How many own your name as a domain name? ... Your online presence
should show who you are, your interests and background, and showcase your
best professional work. ..."
should show who you are, your interests and background, and showcase your
best professional work. ..."
The Need to Develop Their Personal Brand
[excerpt]
As a journalism professor, I have found there is one thing guaranteed to
set off a flurry of frenzied activity in the classroom. It has nothing to
do with exams or story deadlines. Rather, it is prompted by a simple
question to students: How many own your name as a domain name?
This seemingly innocuous question acts as a trigger, sending students
online to see if someone else with the same name has snatched up the web
address. A lesson on online research methods turns into "how to buy a
domain name," or more often, "what do I do if someone else has my domain
name?"
This is no trivial matter. Having a website that reflects your
professional identity is your digital calling card. Your online presence
should show who you are, your interests and background, and showcase your
best professional work. Or to put it another way, your personal brand as a
journalist.
In the journalism of today, the personal brand is becoming increasingly
central to the prospects of a young person starting out on a life of
reporting. So it is important for students at journalism school, and those
starting in the fall, to develop the professional brand that will set them
apart come graduation.
Some reporters may bristle at the idea of thinking of themselves as a
brand, considering it the equivalent of selling out. This overlooks the
fact that a journalist's identity has always been a part of the job,
otherwise why have bylines?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Research on Flickr / Biblio on Flickr Research
A. Cox from U. Sheffield wrote a couple of papers
(http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/staff/cox.html);
Cox, A. (2008) "Flickr: A case study of Web2.0" Aslib Proceedings 60 (5)
493-516.
(http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is/staff/cox.html);
Cox, A. (2008) "Flickr: A case study of Web2.0" Aslib Proceedings 60 (5)
493-516.
Cox, A., Clough, P. & Marlow, J.(2008) "Flickr: a first look at user
behaviour in the context of photography as serious leisure." Information
Research 13 (1)
http://informationr.net/ir/13-1/paper336.html.
Julia Davies wrote also a couple of papers
(http://www.shef.ac.uk/education/staff/academic/davies.html)
Davies, J (2007) `Display; Identity and the Everyday: self-presentation
through digital image sharing.´ In: Discourse, Studies in the Cultural
Politics of Education. 28:4
Davies, J. (2006) `Affinities and beyond!! Developing ways of seeing in
online spaces´. In e-learning- Special Issue: Digital Interfaces. Vol.3
issue 2. Pages 217-234. A
Edgar Gómez – doing a PhD on Flickr at Open University of Catalonia -
Internet Interdisciplinary Institute and visiting research at Oxford
Internet Institute:
http://tesisantitesis.wordpress.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530370679
Rachel Cobcroft – doing PhD on Flickr at Queensland State Archives /
Creative Commons Australia
http://www.flickr.com/people/felix42/
http://www.facebook.com/rachel.cobcroft
Eric Meyer wrote an article on Flickr:
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1353879
Ingrid Erickson (http://www.ssrc.org/staff/erickson-ingrid/) her
dissertation integrated quite a bit of research on Flickr.
Jean Burgess (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)' work on
vernacular creativity and Flickr. Look at CreativityMachine
http://creativitymachine.net/ for some of her work, including a
significant part of her dissertation project that focused on Flickr.
Mor Naaman studies it. A list of his publications in which you can find a
few about Flickr is avaleble at:
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~mor/research.html
Liza Potts <odu.edu> conducted research on Flickr. Published articles
include:
Potts, L. (2009). "Using Actor Network Theory to Trace and Improve
Multimodal Communication Design." Technical Communication Quarterly, 18
(3).
Potts, L. (2009). "Designing for Disaster: Social Software Use in Times of
Crisis." International Journal of Sociotechnology and Knowledge
Development. 1 (2), 33-46.
Potts, L. (2009). "Peering into Disaster: Social Software Use from the
Indian Ocean Earthquake to the Mumbai Bombings." Proceedings of the
International Professional Communication Conference. Hawaii: IEEE.
Potts, L. (2008). "Designing with Actor Network Theory: A New Method for
Modeling Holistic Experience." Proceedings of the International
Professional Communication Conference. Montreal: IEEE.
Collected by
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Mayo Fuster Morell
E-mail: lilaroja@gmx.net
Skype: mayoneti
http://www.onlinecreation.info
http://www.openelibrary.info
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http://www.networked-politics.info
http://www.euromovements.info
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