[Chapter-delegates] Is Internet Society Newsletter dead ?

[Winthrop Yu]

   (y) Joly!


On 9/17/2013 3:24 AM, Joly MacFie wrote:
> Victor, a wiki has been tried, and still exists - http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/
> - but it was never much used.
>
> Also Elena of ISOC Romania made a a valiant attempt to launch a buddypress
> http://www.anuntul.eu/wordpress/ which similarly failed to inspire much
> participation.
>
> The fact is that the newsletter, carefully curated by hand, with individual
> elements coming out as thy happened via wordpress + rss, followed up by a
> monthly global digested mailout, was as effective as it gets. My only suggestion
> would be that there be some more detailed style options, such as html or
> non-html.  I especially appreciate that the non-html existing version was
> universally accessible.
>
> The rss made it easy to embed chapter updates on our site. Right now all we have
> is ISOC headlines rss - http://www.internetsociety.org/rss - not by any means as
> comprehensive.
>
> ISOC's piecemeal adventures into social media have, at times, been amateurish
> and embarassing. I myself have taken up moderation of the ISOC linked in group
> as nobody else was doing the job. While the ITU has a consistent program of
> masterfully produced side interviews from events, ISOC went for shaky phone
> versions <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbvna25jL2M>,, etc, etc..
>
> Recently North America regional director Paul Brigner has made a concerted
> effort to upgrade video capabilties of not just his region, but all regions. He
> should be supported in that effort.
>
> Raquel Gatto made the point, in a recent North America members hangout, that it
> is important to take our discourse to where the people are today, but the
> corollary is that it's counter productive to abandon those that are happy with
> email etc.. I think it is good to enhance our communications over new platforms,
> but that they should only be supplemental to the robust and accessible existing
> ones.
>
> j
>
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