[IMC-US-tech] IMC-US & Acorn Active Media

[Sascha Meinrath]

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Joshua Breitbart wrote:

> I think the template max put forth is amazing:
> http://michiganimc.org/~max/version6.html
> and
> http://www.mediamouse.org/michimc/
>
> The name Acorn Active Media conjures associations with the
> Association of Community Organizers fo Reform Now. I assume there's
> no connection...

There's no connection between the two organizations.

> What does a "a feature story for the first two weeks after the site
> goes live" mean? Usually, a feature is a feature forever, and scrolls
> down chronologically as new stories get posted. Are you suggesting
> that the feature on the site inauguration should be different?

This just means that they'd like the feature to remain on the front page
for two weeks before it moves off (which might involve updating the
timestamp if there's a lot of stories).  I just checked the global
Indymedia site and the last feature story on the front page is from Dec.
20th, so it could be that there wouldn't be a need to do anything, but the
idea is to ensure at least a brief bit of time on the frontpage for the
story.

--Sascha

> At 5:41 PM -0500 1/3/04, max wrote:
> >I would like to hear what people think about the redesign that I
> >proposed before we move forward.  do people want to develop and have
> >a new look/feel/layout for the IMC-US?
> >
> >I support working with Acorn Active Media as proposed by Sascha.
> >
> >max
> >
> >On Jan 3, 2004, at 5:15 PM, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>So it sounds like everyone thinks it's a good idea to have the Acorn
> >>collective help out.  Unless there's any objections, I'd like to make a
> >>pitch to the IMC-US group with the following offer:
> >>
> >>The Acorn Active Media worker collective has offered to partner with the
> >>IMC-US Tech group to help launch the IMC-US website.  Acorn Active Media
> >>is willing to do this work Pro Bono in return for acknowledgement of its
> >>aid -- a feature story for the first two weeks after the site goes live,
> >>and a permanent small acknowledgement at the bottom of the left-hand
> >>column. The IMC-US Tech group actively supports this proposal and feels
> >>that this is a good way to proceed with the project.  Unless there are any
> >>major objections, we will start partnering immediately.
> >>
> >>Let me know,
> >>
> >>--Sascha
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>IMC-US-tech mailing list
> >>IMC-US-tech at lists.cu.groogroo.com
> >>http://lists.cu.groogroo.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-us-tech
> >>
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >IMC-US-tech mailing list
> >IMC-US-tech at lists.cu.groogroo.com
> >http://lists.cu.groogroo.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-us-tech
>