The New Map Game :: Newport, Rhode Island :: May 31 - June 2, 2005

The New Map Game :: Newport, Rhode Island :: May 31 - June 2, 2005

The Gift of Blogging - The Evolution of a Beautiful MInd

Tom Barnett has become a well-known thought leader, contributor to Esquire Magazine and a popular author since the publication of The Pentagon's New Map in 2004.

In this article from Tom's blog, he tells the story of how he, and his alter-ego "webmaster" Critt Jarvis evolved, through their blog, a powerful new way to stimulate conversations with their readers that have kept the first book alive and have contributed greatly to the creation of its sequel A Blueprint for Action which will be published by Putnam this Fall.

In this brilliant essay on the power of the blogosphere, Tom not only reveals himself as the self-referential author, but extolls the blog process for its value in archiving his research and thinking process and in conncecting him to his growing community of readers. His symbiotic relationship with webmaster Critt Jarvis puts a very human face on the importance of blending the technological capacity to create and maintain a serious blog with the author's ability to keep the blog alive with content co-generated with his readership.

Must reading for publishers, authors, journalists and serious bloggers.

Link below to Tom's blog for the full text of The Gift of Blogging
Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog: The Gift of Blogging

The Digital Universe - Symposium Agenda

The Digital Universe - Symposium Agenda

ManyOne is hosting a symposium on October 4th in Washington DC for foundation supporters of the Digital Universe. It will include showcase of M1 Earth Portal applications - Link to see the invitation.

Welcome to the Global Resiliency Network

A participant in the New Map Game. pdf brochure available by linking here.Welcome to the Global Resiliency Network

The Struggle of Narratives-Attempting to Visualize It - Robert Horn

The Struggle of Narratives-Attempting to Visualize It

Contains a number of PDF examples of Horn's technique in visualization. Bob is a Stanford affiliated professional in visualizing complexity.

A Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating

Alphachimp Studio Inc.: Facilitation Graphics Library: Blueprint for Action: A Future Worth Creating

A graphic/narrative of part of Tom's presentation at the New Map Game. Murals of the Blueprint for Action themes.

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