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Post number 10168

nico — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 00:55:59 -0800

Infoshare is a syndicated information block which can be added your page in a few seconds. It includes links to up-to-date news and other useful numbers and links to help all affected.

By: uk_lad

uk_lad — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 02:32:40 -0800

I've been working on something like that myself, check it out at http://wtc.childish.org/

By: sudama

sudama — Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:17:02 -0800

The WTC infoshare:

By: barbelith

barbelith — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 08:19:14 -0800

I don't know at what point Infoshare ceases to be useful. How long do people think we should have it on our sites?

By: jkottke

jkottke — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:02:54 -0800

I don't know at what point Infoshare ceases to be useful. The 5 more days sounds about right. The amount of news about the Current Situation has slowed somewhat so that people going to CNN, MeFi, Moreover, etc. can keep current fairly easily. Perhaps a transition from a news feed to an educational-type feed?

By: barbelith

barbelith — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:23:26 -0800

What kind of stuff would that have on it?

By: jkottke

jkottke — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 17:26:17 -0800

I dunno...background information. On the Middle East, on terrorism, on Islam, on religion, etc. etc. The type of stuff that doesn't often get covered on the news (except in typically shallow special reports). Resources that people can use to educate themselves with.

By: mudpup

mudpup — Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:21:12 -0800

That's a great idea, Jason. Most people aren't familiar with anything that's been going on in the Middle East in the past few years. And, the network news only seems to report things in the most basic way, offering overly simplistic views. All of these "vignettes" are starting to seem more like war propaganda than actual news.

By: barbelith

barbelith — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 02:08:54 -0800

Has anyone got any specific sites they think might be useful?

By: palnatoke

palnatoke — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 02:38:33 -0800

http://webarchivist.org/ looks useful, I think.

By: BT

BT — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:03:13 -0800

Has anyone else noticed that the infoshare link with the alarming title Taliban declare holy war on U.S. leads to a story that indicates the opposite? There's no headline like this on the Guardian main page. I wonder where this weird header got applied?

By: BT

BT — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:06:55 -0800

Ack. Of course, now that headline is gone from the Infoshare (although for what it's worth, it's still on this page). Serves me right for posting on something so ephemeral.

By: sudama

sudama — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:56:31 -0800

I suspect the Guardian updated its article at the same URL. This morning, the news was that "holy war" had been declared. I think the idea of providing educational and background links is a fine idea. It's the direction I see my weblog taking in the future as we fight a war in a region most Americans know little about. My mental map is fuzzy; we need clear maps. US propaganda in the form of shorthand headlines and news briefs often holds Islam responsible for the attack; we need to understand Islam from Mohammed to the Sunni/Shiite split to the mujahedin to the Nation of Islam and so on. US political and economic relationships with various powers in the region are as complicated as it gets; who's providing clear unbiased digestible background info? And on and on and on. Maybe there's even room for a few infoshares -- history/background, activism, breaking news etc. I'd consider maintaining one. Just noticed this open letter about the end of this wtc infoshare.

By: BT

BT — Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:36:57 -0800

Thanks sudama -- as usual, I overlooked the simple explanation.