Comments on: The Internet – empowering your community http://it.gen.nz/2009/11/12/the-internet-empowering-your-community/ Writings on technology and society from Wellington, New Zealand Wed, 02 May 2012 08:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Simon http://it.gen.nz/2009/11/12/the-internet-empowering-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10128 Simon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:35:10 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=809#comment-10128 website is www.locavore365.org if anyone wants to check it out. website is http://www.locavore365.org if anyone wants to check it out.

]]> By: Simon http://it.gen.nz/2009/11/12/the-internet-empowering-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-10127 Simon Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:34:35 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=809#comment-10127 Hi Colin, I'm in Christchurch. A couple of friends and I have made a website that is designed to strength local communities through encouraging "locavoreism" (eating locally produced food). The site allows people to search for local produce by selectable distance from any where in the world. We only started a month ago but are very surprised with the popularity of the site, and have a few hundred memebers already (from all over the world). Hi Colin,

I’m in Christchurch. A couple of friends and I have made a website that is designed to strength local communities through encouraging “locavoreism” (eating locally produced food).

The site allows people to search for local produce by selectable distance from any where in the world.

We only started a month ago but are very surprised with the popularity of the site, and have a few hundred memebers already (from all over the world).

]]> By: colin http://it.gen.nz/2009/11/12/the-internet-empowering-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-9630 colin Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:06:48 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=809#comment-9630 Thanks, Stephen. InternetNZ does Good Work. Pleased to see you getting involved. Thanks, Stephen. InternetNZ does Good Work. Pleased to see you getting involved.

]]> By: Stephen Blyth http://it.gen.nz/2009/11/12/the-internet-empowering-your-community/comment-page-1/#comment-9346 Stephen Blyth Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:34:10 +0000 http://it.gen.nz/?p=809#comment-9346 You really set the event off on a good track - thanks for coming. The dangers to a free internet are a worry, particularly for organisations whose messages may not be popular with corporate and political elites. We've got to keep the net free so democracy has some chance of thriving. Following your suggestion I've just joined InternetNZ, something I've been meaning to do for a long time. Stephen You really set the event off on a good track – thanks for coming.

The dangers to a free internet are a worry, particularly for organisations whose messages may not be popular with corporate and political elites. We’ve got to keep the net free so democracy has some chance of thriving.

Following your suggestion I’ve just joined InternetNZ, something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time.

Stephen

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