http://www.betheglue.org In which I endeavor to collect, catalogue, and contemplate One Million Splotz of Glue. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:44:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Deacon tells me, "Do not fit the project to the tool." And he is right. We are going to try again. The Splotz thing is close but not what I need. I am meeting with a group of programmers tomorrow night and hopefully we can get this community ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/04/04/deacon-is-right/ I wanted to build a community todo list so that we could array the results of the silly workshops. No such application existed, and according to my friend Mike, all the cool programmers already have dates to the prom. Who knew? But, I will accept that as ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/28/splotzing/ From www.bettertogether.org: Social capital is built through hundreds of little and big actions we take every day. We've gotten you started with a list of nearly 150 ideas, drawn from suggestions made by many people and groups. Try some of these or try your own. We need to grow this list. ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/28/150-things-you-can-do-to-build-social-capital-wwwbettertogetherorg/ Week two has been very exciting, but not because we are hitting all of our projections. We are not. It is exciting because at least two people have read about the silly workshops and do not think they suck. No new bounces, but several people engaged to give critical ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/16/missed-it-by-that-much/ I should probably not use the word tool. I am looking for a programmer or a webapp. Specifically, I want to build an online community todo list. Sort of a mashup of 43Things and Digg where people can create their community todo lists and others can connect ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/13/i-am-looking-for-a-programmer-or-a-tool/ We have initial commit from allies interested in convening silly workshops in their communities and we are looking for more. The workshops are open frameworks for building community and can also be used to focus efforts on a particular issue. If you are interested, tell me what works ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/13/we-begin-the-planning/ A post on Brewed Fresh Daily helped to resurrect The One Million Splotz of Glue Campaign. Now, George Nemeth shows up with a Splotz. George writes: Lloyd, I've been thinking about how I build community, and I think it comes down to being present and engaging others. By being present, ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/12/splotz-of-glue-5-george-nemeth-from-brewed-fresh-daily/ Links and bounces for Saturday, 10 March 2007 (because the conversation spreads across the room and sometimes out of earshot). No bounces yesterday, as it was journeying across the pond and ends up in France. Ming the Mechanic gives it a bounce and wonders what this is all about, just ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/10/il-a-roule-en-france/ When the student is ready... I have learned to not be shy, especially about a project I believe in. Find the smartest, most interesting people you do not know and ask them questions. I email Guy Kawasaki and ask him what he does to build community. Guy Kawasaki writes: Lloyd, This is ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/09/a-mentor-shows-up-guy-kawasaki/ Thanks to our MySpace, uhm, space we get a MySplotz from a new friend. chingpea writes: what do i do to help build a community? i'm a third party in Noveltown with N.L. Belardes and Matildakay. we're working together to build an awareness of the arts - especially with literary ... http://www.betheglue.org/2007/03/09/splotz-of-glue-4-chingpea/