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Pls email billy@compumentor.org for a copy of the gabbly transcript.
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gabber835: hey everybody!

billy bicket here from san francisco

Welcome to Gabbly!
Register your name here!

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billyb: ok, it looks like we're on...

first a quick intro:

i'm billyb (billy bicket)

I'm working on netsquared w/ a small team of folks from a technology organization called TechSoup http://www.techsoup.org

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billyb: I'll be answering any questions folks have about the project guidelines, or application process

if i can't answer your question, here. i'll fup over email, or am happy to speak w/ you over skype at a later time. my skype name is (billybicket)

Sent at 12:02 pm on Saturday.

gabber575: Hi Billy, and everyone. This is Sandra Dickinson.

gabber886: Hi, billyb. Glauco here. We've invited friends to comment on our project (Throngz) but haven't heard from any NetSquared community members. We could use some constructive criticism. Will all the projects eventually get feedback?

billyb: HI Glauco!

I can't promise you that all of the projects will get feedback (I mean, we can walk a horse to water, but... -- you know what i mean?

gabber360: How serious are the word limits. I tried to stay within these limits for my first shot at the proposal, but have been getting carried away as our team tries to share more of our concept.

gabber166: I am here to michale gibbons, new project posted last night buttons of hope

billyb: but, we are working hard at encouraging the project applicants to draw energy from their supporters w/ feedback

360: word limits are just guidelines

like guidelines, they're meant to help people stay focused

gabber886: Did last year's NetSquared conference have the same format? If so, how are those projects faring, and where can we read about them?

billyb: if you're exceeding word-limits, i'd connect w/ a writerly-type, and ask for editing support!

886: new format this year

166: welcome, michale!

LeoRomero: Billy, Will the voting be done by existing members of the net2 community, or are we expected to ask members of the NewsTrust community to sign onto net2 and vote for our project? We want to win an award, but not game the process.

billyb: 166: goodluck

leo

i think i got back to you over email

we encourage you to invite your community to register at net2

and vote for your project!

LeoRomero: didn't get it, sorry; my email must have eaten your email.

billyb: yes, it's an open process...and no, you're not gaming the system

thanks for the integrity:)

gabber886: Will the $100K tech fund be split evenly between the winning projects?

gabber360: how is the voting process set up? Will voters initially see only the summaries and can dig deeper if they like??

LeoRomero: is it just # of votes that matters?

billyb: 886: 100k won't be split up perfectly evenly

still figuring out most equitable way to divide funds, but let me say that 1st, 2d and 3d projects will get a larger share of the pot.

360: re voting process: we're using a drupal module that will enable people to vote on (3) favorite projects

we're also building voter guidelines (as we speak), to lay out all projects in a way that is easy on the eyes, and fair for all project applicants

360: voting booklet will only include short summaries, w/ links to full applications, blogs, videologs, podcasts, whatever you can do to illustrate your story

leo: here's how it's going down. on 4/9, voting begins (open for the entire world to winnow all projects on n2 site down to ~20 projects which will be invited to n2 conference)

at n2 conference, conf participants will vote on the 20 projects

top 3 will get a larger share of the funding

all projects will receive some $

gabber886: Will we have a say about what goes into the voting booklet for our project?

gabber360: will the conference focus almost exclusively around these 20 projects, or is that one component of a much larger agenda??

billyb: and clear ways to engage w/ conf participants

886: would love your feedback about what goes into voter guidelines

LeoRomero: thanks. i'm guessing that voters will have to register. how long will the voting process take? (so I caninform our members).

billyb: in fact, i'm happy to send anyone interested the first draft, so you have an opportunity to weigh-in with your bright ideas about how to build

pls send me an email: billy@compumentor.org if you're interested in lending a hand

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billyb: leo: yes, voters have to reg

how long will the process take: very quick and easy to reg at n2

voting will also be super-easy on users (less than 1 minute)

gabber166: will winners make a presentation at the conference?

billyb: basically, we're expecting voters to land on the voting page with a clear understanding of who they are casting vote/s for

166: great q

yes!

gabber575: how long presentation?

billyb: we're working on conf format w/ our advocates (see n2 site for advocates page)

gabber886: I'd be happy to help with the draft. Also, can you send us a transcript of this chat?

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billyb: 575: don't have particulars nailed down yet, but we reckon <5 minutes per presentation

w/ expecation of multiple presentations throughout the day

don't hold me to (5 minute) quote

LeoRomero: 575: Hi Sandra. Did you see our answers to your questions re the NewsTrust proposal?

gabber575: yes that's waht I like best about this whole process

billyb: i can only promise you that w/ 20 projects and, from what we're projecting -- 3 conference tracks -- we don't have much time over 2 days to present for a long period of time

575: what do you like best about the whole process?

actually, i'd love to get a sense of whether this is relatively easy for you all.

gabber575: the chance we have to communicate with other project proposers

gabber166: can you point us to some past winners, was roomtoread.org a past winner?

billyb: we're doing our best to not make this a time-sink for applicants

yet, we also want to ensure a certain level of quality submissions (as i'm sure you understand)

no past winners, 166

this is brand spanking new event format!

gabber166: whoa...

gabber886: Will there really be SVCs at the conference? Have any expressed interest in attending?

LeoRomero: the process to apply is easy, but I wish there were any easier way to assess the other projects - like maybe an at-a-glance table or something,

billyb: svc's?

venture capitalists are following along, yes

gabber886: social venture capitalists

billyb: ah

well

'social', as you know, is a charged term

people who invest in projects/businesses/

technology-centric projects/businesses, yes

575: i missed your q: hmmm...great q

any bright ideas about how we can facilitate you connecting with other project proposers? I mean, comments are open for all blog entries, and applications...if you wanna talk to somebody, i'd encourage you to comment on their application, or blog

gabber360: feedback on process: I enjoyed it and keep enjoying it as my team and peers read the proposal and send us suggestions. I was happy that you started with recommended

billyb: leo: assessing other porjects is THE challenge we're up against at the moment

we recognize people aren't going to read through 100 proposals

gabber575: i have -commented on other proposals extensively and invited comments back

gabber360: started with recommended word limits but allow us to expand from that base.

billyb: but, we're hoping the voter guidelines, and the project applicants themselves, work hard at differentiating their work from the pack

gabber575: I am discovering some projects who have visions and obstacles in common with my own

billyb: 360: great to hear

gabber575: would love for us with common vision/common obstacle to have a place to get together and get beter

billyb: 360: trust that we believe in this process of iterative design

that's the beauty of the web (as far as i'm concerned:))

575: common space for projects like yours -- great point.

gabber886: I think you've developed a good process. It's been painless. I assume your judges will read through all the proposals?

gabber575: the way we "tag" our projects is one way we can tell who each other is

billyb: let me bookmark this idea and see what we can come up w/. in the meantime, send me what your thinking/perfect scenario-space (wiki? what kind of tools are you thinking we could make available for you and your kin?)

LeoRomero: i'm a wikier, mainly

billyb: righton

gabber575: i've been trying to use my own n2 blog as a place

billyb: your own n2 blog is a great place for that

also, net tuesday's (meetups)

are a good place to convene w/ locals

if you have locals working on similar stuff

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billyb: and, of course, you're encouraged to setup gabbly chats like this

for you all to chat about the possibilities

gabber575: chat is cool

billyb: i mean, we want to enable you all...we don't have all the answers...we're just trying to convene the resources, and let you all kick arse

so to speak

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billyb: what else are y'all thinking?

gabber575: i'm looking beyond the funding to our project's success in the real world anyway - this is a great community

billyb: righton 575

LeoRomero: thanks a lot billy, all, good to speak to you

gabber166: billy overall (if there is such a thing) what is the vibe at N2 for the projects so far -- some great ideas -- everyone seems pretty serious though? thoughts?

billyb: it is a great community, and we're super-stoked that it's very real, and growing. net tuesday's started in sf, ca 1 year ago, and now, at least 5 groups in 5 cities are meeting up about this geeky/worldchanging stuff

gabber575: so waht is the best way to commuicate to other common projects that we have set up a net tuesday or a chat?

billyb: righton leo!

have a good weekend

gabber886: Good q, 166'

billyb: 166: very, very enthusiastic support at n2, and from our funders

gabber166: not that this isn't serious biz....

billyb: 'pretty serious, though' -- i'm not following you on that one

how so?

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billyb: hi britt bravo

BrittBravo: Hi all, just stopping by quickly to say hi.

LeoRomero: hi britt

gabber886: Hi,

billyb: leo, where do you live?

LeoRomero: san jose ca

BrittBravo: It would be great if folks put their name in rather than being anonymous (:

billyb: ok

cool

you should check out a sf net tues sometime

or, start your own in sjose:)

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LeoRomero: been to two, hoping to make the next one

gabber575: 575=SandraDickisnon

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BrittBravo: Leo was a super duper photographer at the Net Tuesday with WiserEarth and LinkedIn

billyb: cool

LeoRomero: need my cam for change.org?

BrittBravo: that would be great!

billyb: i'm sure we'll meet again

gabber575: are net tuesdays only physical gatherings?

BrittBravo: Ok, I'm going to sign off, just wanted to check in and see how things were going.

LeoRomero: then i guess i show up :)

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gabber886: thanks for all your help. signing off.

michaelgibbons: back ...whew went in to gabbly time warp for minute

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billyb: later, britt!

well...questions, ideas, somebody....

we've got 29 minutes...

gabber575: again-are net tuesdays only physical gatherings?

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billyb: net tuesdays are f2f gatherings,yes 575

gabber575: nay similar web gathering ?

michaelgibbons: what will the conference be like?

billyb: michael: conference is going to be a first-of-it's kind event

LeoRomero: billy, gina c and i were thinking about doing sj net tuesdays. both of us have been very busy though. we should probably talk again.

michaelgibbons: is there a speaker list? yet

billyb: where 350 participants

focus energies on the 20 kick-ass n2 projects

no speaker list, yet

not many speakers

just a handful (or so)

we want to focus on developing projects during the 2-days w/ the resources in the room

michaelgibbons: Billy mentioned earlier only short presents 20X5 = 100 minutes --is the rest a kind of workshop atmosphere?

I mean what your saying sounds pretty amaZing

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gabber575: I have noticed that the 'visual editor' features available for proposal edit are less than what was available when I first entered my proposal. why?

michaelgibbons: sorry keep egtting booted?/

i am not seeing chat posts? do you see mine?

LeoRomero: i'm still here, i think

billyb: 575: don't have an answer for you on that one

gabber575: also noticed that now only project summary is first thing folks see; used to be truncated version of vision/social impact plus summary. why?

billyb: you can email gina gina@compumentor.org for an answer there (pls cc: me) billy@compumentor.org

michael: it should be really interesting and engaging

gabber575: since things seem to be in flux, do you have a sense of exactly what folks will see whn voting time comes around?

billyb: people seem really jazzed about having an opportunity to 'chip in' -- so to speak

575: things are always in flux

it's the only constant

gabber575: i know

just trying to keep up

billyb: 575: i encourage you to spur community support around your work! ckout britt bravo's blog for tips http://www.netsquared.org/blog/britt-bravo

575: i'm just trying to keep up, too:)

michaelgibbons: billy curious is seth godin / squidoo involved with this in any manner? know there is n2 widget on squidoo?

Sent at 12:40 pm on Saturday.

billyb: seth and crew seem to dig what we're doing, yes

gabber575: what was the LinkedIn thing you mentioned a while ago?

michaelgibbons: not surprised!

billyb: 575: what linkedin thing?

gabber575: well Brit metnioned it, wi/Leo as photograhper

billyb: ah

unfort, britt bailed

gabber575: ok

LeoRomero: that was a net2 event last month

billyb: 575: what's your name?

gabber575: Sandra Dickinson

billyb: ah!

hi, sandra

you can change your # to your name (just above the field you type in)

on gabbly

LeoRomero: billy, does this gabbly thing cost anything?

billyb: negative, leo

totally free

the beauty of web services

LeoRomero: sweet

billyb: innovation and will is what we need....

gabber575: so if I want to set up a gabbly chat for projects with things in common, what process?

michaelgibbons: Billy how many are on the group of N2 people who will review projects -- does that group include all the sponsors?

billyb: the economics of this whole social change field is changing dramatically w/ this shift

imho

sandra, check out how to use gabbly on gabbly's site

what process are you referring to?

gabber575: so I'd just set it up on gabbly andthen communicate on n2?

LeoRomero: indeed it is, and it great that net2/techsoup/compumentor play such pivotal roles

gabber360: testing 1-2-3

billyb: all you need to do is contact the people you want to connect w/ via chatg

then set upa a gabbly chat

on gabbly

and add the gabbly feature to your blog, or anywhere on the web

360, welcome!

i'm billyb

what's yourname?

michaelgibbons: billy lets say someone has a killer project but no friends :( few votes - would he stand a chance to mae the top 20?

make

billyb: michael: you betcha

we're working hard at leveling the playing field at n2

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michaelgibbons: by the way that wasn't about me....see a friend of mine...... haha

billyb: our editors are going to be engaging our advocates to identify those projects that don't seem to have communities built around themn yet....

no prob, mg

and advos, will be speaking about those projects on n2, thereby bubbling up support for them

LeoRomero: that's cool. but look at projects that have some community, too, ok?

michaelgibbons: dry humor doesn't translate well in chat :):)

billyb: you betcha! actually, the community will be looking at those already...i think our job is going to be to help ensure those projects without communities aren't left out

gabber575: that's one thing i've been sad about - I've been commenting on other projects, but no one commented on mine

billyb: 575: i feel the same way, most days

i ask people questions about how they feel all the time

gabber575: so is it something i said?

billyb: :)(

i wouldn't stress about it, sandra

gabber575: just kidding - i really want to engage the n2 community

billyb: i'd just be straightforward

and hope for the best

gabber575: iam but don't want to be "pushy"

michaelgibbons: Billy will the vote tally be posted? would suppose not

billyb: well...there's that

but, i think you can make your point without annoying anybody

LeoRomero: Sandra, I appreciated your questions/comments, and will make the time to go over your proposal. :)

billyb: gentle prodding:)

gabber575: love you leo

billyb: mg: totals...dunno, yet. good q

LeoRomero: ditto :)

billyb: will add that one to the list

hope gabbly saves this transcript

gabber575: yeah transcript? how to get/

LeoRomero: i've copied in pasted, in case it doesnt

billyb: dunno

cool!

thanks, leo

anything else y'all thinking about?

anyone going to nten in dc this week?

michaelgibbons: billy thanks -- hope to see you in San Jose, (btw) I know the way!

billyb: righton michael!

gabber575: i'll copy & paste too this has been cool

thanks for making this available

billyb: you betcha, sandra!

LeoRomero: gotta go, will email you the text i have billy. have a great weekend and thanks y'all!

billyb: thanks, leo!

i'm out in 7 minutes (it's beautiful here in SF, today)

michaelgibbons: thanks all....

gabber575: its warm but rainy here in OH

billyb: how warm?

gabber575: 65 (you might not think that's warm)

billyb: ah...that sounds pleasant

i think it's about that here, too