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At 5:36pm on May 18, 2009, RJI Collaboratory said…: Sandra, welcome to the Collaboratory! We can see you've wasted no time looking around, and starting a challenging conversation for the rest of us! It's great to have someone of your background and knowledge taking part.

You might also take a look at this "How We're Using This Site" page, which provides more detail on the different areas of the site and the ways to make best use of them to not only share ideas, but to get projects up and running: http://rjicollab.ning.com/page/how-were-using-this-site.

And you can keep track of latest activities on the network by visiting the What's New page: http://rjicollab.ning.com/page/whats-new.

Thanks for joining us! Adam Glenn on behalf of the RJI Collaboratory

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What kind of org do you work for?

self-employed

What do you do?

journalist, technologist, information designer, educator

What strengths/expertise do you have to offer?

Journalist with a strong technology background, B.S. Information Science, University of Pittsburgh 1992 and practical applications in IT since 1985. Focus on travel and outdoor writing and using New Media to build entrepreneurial online outlets. Excellent at training people how-to of New Media.

What kind of help/insight do you hope to get from this community?

A place to brainstorm new ideas, new ways of engaging fellow journalists in bringing their content to the web and getting paid decently for it. Would like to learn more about web ads, that's my weak link - I'm a writer / research / teacher but not a salesperson!

I think we should use the RJI Collaboratory incubator to develop:

Building blocks for geographic- or topic-based local Web news sites, Clearinghouse of experts to help launch new services

My websites where I want to engage collaborative journalism

www.floridahikes.com
Personal effort of 3 years. Includes blog / podcast / video channel / social network. Have one fellow writer who will be joining me in the effort by providing content. Social network provides feedback for new hiker Q&A.

www.floridaoutdoornews.com
New launch to engage the outdoor writing community in my home state.

www.budgetfriendlyflorida.com
Best budget-friendly destinations and activities in Florida

www.tastyflorida.com
Short restaurant reviews

www.backroadsflorida.com
What to see and do on Florida's backroads

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How best to engage fellow journalists BEFORE we can "show them the money"?

Hello, everyone! Found a mention of this group on ASJA and dove in. I'm the new director of the Society of American Travel Writers Institute for Travel Writing & Photography and have been teaching various aspects of New Media to journalists for nearly a decade, primarily at writer's conferences but also at the Institute.

One of my biggest beefs with all the crowdsourcing sites that have come out (ala About.com - which is nearly a decade old - Associated Content, Suite 101, Examiner.com ) is… Continue

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