Today I watched two hours of Haiti news coverage. It breaks my heart to see the devastation in the area. I’m also a bit concerned that government bureaucracy could slow down crucial relief efforts.
If you check whitehouse.gov, we can give money and pay attention to what’s happening. But what if I have [...]
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What if Disaster Relief Were Run Like an Open Source Project?
January 18th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Open Source, Politics and Current Events
Tags:crowd sourcing·crowdsourcing·haiti relief·Open Source·whitehouse.gov
Dear Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell & Chris Anderson: You are All Right about “Free”. Now Shut Up.
July 1st, 2009 · 16 Comments · Marketing and Labor, Open Source
“In the digital realm you can try to keep Free at bay with laws and locks, but eventually the force of economic gravity will win.”
–CHRIS ANDERSON
Are you kidding me? “Free” with a capital F? [...]
Tags:chris anderson free·free business model·malcolm gladwell free·Michelle Greer·seth godin free
OK, Open Source Project. Let Me Give You Money Already. Geez.
November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Open Source
As much as I pride myself in writing solid copy for a blog post or company website, there’s no point if you don’t bother to reach out. It would be like cooking a good meal without inviting any guests.
One of my clients is a hosting company WebHostingBuzz. The guys at WebHostingBuzz have been [...]
Tags:namecheap·open source hosting·open source monetization·open source money·open source profit·web hosting buzz·webhostingbuzz
Exploring Open Source with The OG Open Source Guys at OpenNMS
June 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Open Source
I just got back from North Carolina to meet with the guys at
Tags:Cool Stuff·Michelle Greer·open nms·Open Source·open source data center·open source democracy·open source model·opennms·tarus balog
Using Linux Ubuntu to Bridge the Digital Divide
April 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Open Source
I am not an “open source evangelist”. My knowledge of code does not extend beyond basic HTML. I have had offers to teach me, but I am a marketer and my career advances when I learn more about marketing, not about code.
I also dabble in volunteering. Generally, I’ve been too career driven [...]
Tags:canonical·digital divide·fiesty fawn·gutsy gibbon·hardy heron·installing ubuntu·linux ubuntu·mark shuttlesworth·Meet People in Austin·Michelle Greer·Michellesblog·refugees austin·volunteer austin
Should We Trust Open Source to Politicians Who Use “The Google”?
February 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Open Source, Politics and Current Events
So apparently people want to know why Whurley would post a poll for what presidential candidate is best for open source. If you are too lazy to click on that link, basically open source software helps the small businesses that drive our economy. From a more personal perspective, we use open source [...]
Tags:Cool Stuff·Open Source·open source poll·presidential poll·presidential primary·technology·ted stevens·the google