OneWorld Connect

Project URL:

http://www.oneworld.net

What will change in the world because this Project happens?:

Imagine getting your news from people from around the world, instead of the mainstream media. Imagine getting different perspectives on global issues. Imagine being able to share your own viewpoints and get involved with issues you care about. Imagine OneWorld Connect, where people are better informed about global issues, can easily share their perspectives on what's happening in the world and connect with other people and organizations trying to make a difference. They will be able to create a customizable My OneWorld page to easily and quickly access and share information relevant to the countries and issues they care about the most.

What information will people interact with to make this change?:

People will be able to create a My OneWorld page with a dynamic world map that allows people to easily select the countries in which they are interested. They will also be able to select issues that interest them. Whenever a new article is published about a country or issue that interests them, they will be able to sign up to receive it via email, rss or sms. Oneworld currently has more than 400,000 articles published in 12 languages. They will also be able to share their stories about global issues and find out how they can get involved.

What else have you done in this Cause Area?:

OneWorld U.S. publishes the latest news, analysis and feature stories on a daily basis and these stories are tagged by country and topic. We also have stories being published by twelve OneWorld centers worldwide. We have the content already, now we want to use mashups to deliver this content in a visual format through maps and customize it for users, so they can stay connected with the world. We hope to aggregate both editorial and user-generated content to illustrate how different global issues are interconnected and how people can work with others locally and globally to help create a better world.

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City:

Washington, DC

State/Region:

Washington, DC

Country:

USA

What kind of help or resources do you need to turn your project idea into a completed mashup?:

We need technical development resources to help deliver our content on maps and personalize it for users. We also need help in pulling the stories from the different OneWorld sites. We would like to do mashups around maps, rss, mobile technologies and social networking tools. These mashups will enable our users to easily receive the content, find other people interested in these issues and contribute their own stories.

Submitted by oneworldus on March 14, 2008 - 9:41am

Good luck!

Submitted by Tora on March 14, 2008 - 2:47pm.

Great project, Roshani! I just gave it a star.

I have long been an admirer of the OneWorld group, and have been familiar because I work with small businesses in developing countries. Look forward to telling you more about it.

Meanwhile, I have submitted a mashup project called Biz-o-mat which you can see here. It helps small businesses in developing countries.

If you like it, please give it a star before COB today.

Thanks! See you in California in May!