history 2.0 presented at ignite boston 9 on march 29, 2012
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The Ignite series of talks from O'Reilly cover a wide range of topics. This was the lead-off presentation on March 29, 2012, at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA. It picks up on a theme (and borrows the same History 2.0 title) that I presented at BarCamp Boston 5 at MIT on April 17, 2010. The video of this talk is available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DnDFOcwVMo The required format for an Ignite talk is 20 slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds. As such, the text on the slides is kept to a minimum. This can make it difficult to get the main points without hearing the talk that went along with the slides. To reduce the potential for misunderstanding, please read the notes that go with each slide. The History List (www.TheHistoryList.com) is used by history-related organizations to publicize their events, sites, and exhibits to people in the community, state, and region, or who are planning a trip from another region. There is no cost to list. Free tools make it easy to share an constantly-updated list of events with partners, members, fans, and the media. For state organizations, The History List's tools provide an easy way to power a calendar with activities entered by participating organizations throughout the state and displayed centrally on one searchable, sortable calendar.TRANSCRIPT
History 2.0Make History − Save History
March 29, 2012 at MIT Media Lab in
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Ignite Boston 9Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (ET) in Cambridge, MA
Ignite Boston 9 will be at the MIT Media Lab from 7pm to 9:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Pizza will be served!Update: We are totally sold out! If you cannot go, please relinquish your ticket so others may use it. Due to space restraints, you must be on the list to attend.
Lee Wright History 2.0: Make History -- Save HistoryIrene Ros Worlds Colliding - The Future of Interactive JournalismConor Sherman Are there such things as ethical computersDoug Sweetser Quaternions, THE Numbers of the UniverseJosh G. Fialkoff How to Build a Great Website in Under 1 HourAlex Pentland Natural LawJa Nae Duane How to Create a RevolutionGinelle Lang Cultivating Innovation Through Flexible SpacesAndrew Odewahn Confessions of a DIY HaircutterSeth Hunter Trends in Augmented RealityCharles Berg Miles Davis - Agile Management GeniusMarya Zilberberg The most important & most overlooked idea to make healthcare cheaper & saferMike Kivikoski Taking the PlungeGeoff Cohen Past, Present, and Future of Software PatentsAlexander Reben Boxie, The Story Gathering RobotJohn Brubaker The Big Mo' - Gaining & Maintaining Momentum
The formatIn talks that are exactly five minutes long, Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. See examples of great Ignite talks here: http://igniteshow.com/.
The locationThe event will be at the MIT Media Lab, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. The Lab is accessible by the MBTA Red Line; there is on-street parking.
The social networksFollow us on Twitter for updates: http://www.twitter.com/ignitebostonWe're using the hashtag #gigbos9 for Ignite Boston 9.
What is Ignite?Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes. See more at http://igniteshow.com/.
Why is it so easy to find this “history?”
Lee Wright at Ignite 9 in Boston on March 29, 2012: “History 2.0: Make History -- Save History”
But not this, our nation’s first treaty?
Mutual defense treaty between local tribes and “the Governors of the said State of
Massachusetts Bay and on behalf of said States, and the other United States of
America.” Signed on July 19, 1776
http://www.watertowntreaty.org
Learning about history helps us understand the present and shape the future.
We bought an old house and discovered . . .
. . . a much more interesting past.
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Who owns “history?”
Ownership = Physical possession = Control
Preservation + Interpretation + Curation
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Systems and standards for organizing
and finding physical items.
Archives and library science
Platforms for sharing, creating, empowering.
The Web and computer science
An approach built on public involvement.
http://www.placeography.org from the Minnesota Historical Society
http://www.WhatWasThere.com
Sharing images you own in context.
Fulfilling their mission.
Digitize first and provide access to all.
Use a Creative Commons license.
Allow others to add value.
http://www.museumsoftware.com
“ . . . very user friendly . . . we love it . . .”
A “state-of-the-art” online experience.
http://osu.pastperfect-online.com/37573cgi/mweb.exe?request=record;id=60B9AAB0-21BA-4840-AE12-823303395220;type=101
Should historic items be
copyrighted?
Speed the evolution.
Create better tools and platforms.
Adapt existing tools and platforms.
Be the revolution.
Digitize first and provide access to all.
Use a Creative Commons license.
Ask institutions to do the same.
