Podcamp 2010 is coming!

By Dan Robichaud on December 10, 2009 4:05 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Podcamp Halifax 2010:

Alderney Gate Library, Dartmouth January 24

Don't miss it!

Podcamp is the place to be for all things web, social media & digital citizenship

The Halifax Regional C@P Association encourages all C@P Volunteers & Staff to attend this event.

Seats have been reserved for C@P. REGISTER TODAY

Attending Podcamp counts towards your yearly minimum requirement to maintain your status as a Community Access Program site.

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Mobile Tech 4 Social Change

By Dan Robichaud on May 11, 2009 3:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

How can social media tools like Facebook and Twitter be used to help improve our city? How can mobile technologies like SMS be used to help fundraise for non-profits?

Mobile Tech 4 Social Change is an open dialog barcamp exploring innovative uses of mobile technologies and social media to help improve the lives of people in Halifax.

This active conversation of turning ideas into action welcomes nonprofits, software developers or anyone interested in how new technologies can be used to organize, advocate and provide better health, environment, human rights, citizen journalism and other social services. We currently have seven great sessions planned (with ad-hoc sessions forming that day):

Jacob Colker of The Extraordinaries - The Future Of Mobile Crowdsourcing And Volunteerism
John Sheridan of SocialMedia404 - Integrating Mobile into Your Non-Profit Organization
Dan Robichaud of C@P - Using Geo-Data To Improve Our Communities
Joel Kelly of Colour.ca - Using Social Media To Engage Activism For Your Organization
Ryan Deschamps - Who Really Needs Mobile? User Needs, Mobile Markets, and Industry Response
Giles Crouch of Norex - How Twitter Can Be Used To Mobilize A Group Of Supporters
Jeff White of BrightWhite - Mobile Design, Less Means More

Our goal is to draw together the nonprofit and tech communities to share knowledge, ask interesting questions and spark ideas. Proceeds from tickets will be donated to a local charity, decided by the event attendees. So at the end of the day, great opportunity to discuss ways to improve our city and help a local charity in the process, it's a win-win!

The one-day event will be hosted at The Hub Halifax on Saturday, May 23rd from 8:30am until 6:00pm.

Register online at http://mobiletech4socialchangehfx.eventbrite.com or confirm attendance via email m4changehfx@gmail.com.

For more information, visit the website http://barcamp.org/MobileTechForSocialChangeHalifax or follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/m4changehfx.

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Photos of Podcamp 2009

By Dan Robichaud on January 17, 2009 8:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Photos of Yesterday's Podcamp

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By Dan Robichaud on January 17, 2009 4:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

How Nova Scotia Communities Use Geolocation To Increase Their Online Footprint

The original presentation entitled 'Innovative Uses of GPS Technology in Public Access' is a session that was be presented in Vancouver BC on Feb 23rd to the assembly of the 2008 ICT Summit. Throughout that year, this presentation has continued to be improved and it has been translated into French. Since then, it has found audiences at the Nova Scotia C@P Youth Initiative Training in Truro, the Annual General Meeting of the Reseau Acadien des sites P@C de la Nouvelle-Ecosse, and Halifax's first Podcamp in January 2009. More recently, a revised version of the presentation was given at MobileTech4SocialChangeHFX, a barcamp organized by Dale Zak.

<Your geo-location initiatives are truly leading edge, the web and real life traffic you are generating is amazing!>
DaleZak.ca, Mobile Software Designer

Download the ENGLISH VERSION HERE (PPT) (recent)

Download the FRENCH VERSION HERE (PPT) (out dated)

YouTube Content

Release Notes

Here you will find information about bug fixes, project completion, modifications and other release information.Crossed out updates are obsolete.

~~Feb 14 2008 - Draft of both the Summary and the Full PowerPoint brought online~~
~~Feb 14 2008 - Update pending - should happen around 11pm AST.~~
~~Apr 23 2008 - added content - PDF version~~
~~Apr 23 2008 - added content - Video File~~
~~Apr 23 2008 - added content - YouTube Links~~
~~Apr 23 2008 - added content - PPT Template (the most accurate and updated version)~~
Jan 28 2009 - Added content to new website.
Jan 28 2009 - Added downloadable ENG & FR Powerpoint Presentations
Jan 28 2009 - Added Podcamp presentation photos.
May 25 2009 - Added MobileTech4SocialChangeHFX photos
May 25 2009 - Added updated english Powerpoint file
May 25 2009 - Added Twitter reactions

Twitter Reactions

myogis Presentation on Using Geo-Data is starting with @DanRobichaud #m4changehfx
JohnSheridan #m4changehfx using geo-data to improve our communities w/ @danrobichaud cool ideas to integrate geo meta data
myogis If using Geolocation in website make sure meta data is embedded (helps w/ Google search results!) - @DanRobichaud #m4changehfx
brightwhite #m4changehfx @danrobichaud reminding us to geotag our websites. I keep forgetting to do this. Such a great idea.
myogis Uploading video to YouTube...you can tag the video's location! Thanks @danrobichaud #m4changehfx
myogis You can build up Wikipedia content by searching web for it and add coordinates! - @danrobichaud #m4changehfx
myogis Nova Scotia was pioneer for Image Spam on Google Earth! (Jostwine.com) It was 2.5 kilometres long! Via @danrobichaud #m4changehfx
thehubHALIFAX What fun we're having @m4changehfx @danrobichaud is talking geotech and @anthonymyers and @daveemmett doing twitter 101
patrickmason @danrobichaud great presentation Dan http://ff.im/3b6G1
szpak Geocoins http://geo.hrca.ns.ca @danrobichaud #m4changehfx teach geolocation
myogis Tell the internet where you are - @danrobichaud #m4changehfx
myogis Boost your google page rank by adding location and meta data - @danrobichaud #m4changehfx
JohnSheridan #m4changehfx talking image spam on google earth @danrobichaud says go mow your field
@patrickmason #m4changehfx @DanRobichaud talking about using social photography to track species migration GEO tagging pics - Really cool
hubworld RT Huge thanks to @joelkelly, @brightwhite, @danrobichaud, @ryandeschamps and @johnsheridan for hosting incredib.. http://tinyurl.com/o2vdeg
m4changehfxSlides and video from @DanRobichaud great session at #M4ChangeHFX on Geolocation Tips & Tricks http://bit.ly/2DHSMB
dalezak@DanRobichaud Your geo-location initiatives for @hrcap are truly leading edge, the web and real life traffic you are generating is amazing!