... thought i'd share our efforts with you creating a mobile podcast via
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see them at www.bobbrown.org.au - we affectionately call them BobCasts (Bob
Brown is a bit of a Legend down under) and the response has been great so far!


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On 17/11/05, wirefree007 <wirefree007@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Guys!
>
> This is an awsome place, its nice to be here
>
> Thanks,
> Rajen
>
> http://www.mobileuserforum.info
>
> Ps. i run this generic mobile site called
> http://www.mobileuserforum.info, we are looking for moderators, please
> get in touch with me if any one of you is interested.
>

You sent exactly the same message to this list on October 6.  I can
only presume this is a spam message promoting your site.  Please stop
sending these messages to the list.

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-- David Mery - Innocent In London http://gizmonaut.net/bits/suspect.html
  Radio Interview with David Mery
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Hello Guys!

This is an awsome place, its nice to be here

Thanks,
Rajen

http://www.mobileuserforum.info

Ps. i run this generic mobile site called
http://www.mobileuserforum.info, we are looking for moderators, please
get in touch with me if any one of you is interested.

Hello Everybody!

I am thinking about an application that would allow
users of even the simplest mobile phones to send voice
messages/mobcasts to a common pool, from which
addressees would have ability to fetch it until it's
deleted (say, after 3 days). Wouldn't it be a simpler
solution than what some of you are proposing?
I'm interested in mobcasts especially in the Third
World context.

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On 21/09/05, Mamading Ceesay <mamading@...> wrote:
>
> One Asterisk programmer at the show used the platform to create a
> service to connect people displaced by Hurricane Katrina with friends
> and family. The service, called Contact Loved Ones, lets evacuees
> punch in a home number where they're no longer located and record a
> message. Acquaintances who dial in and enter the number will be played
> that message and can leave their own.
>

Saw another article with more on the Contact Loved Onces service:
http://tinyurl.com/cyl48

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-- David Mery - Innocent In London http://gizmonaut.net/bits/suspect.html
  Radio Interview with David Mery
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/6963.php

Hi,

Saw the following in an article online:

One Asterisk programmer at the show used the platform to create a
service to connect people displaced by Hurricane Katrina with friends
and family. The service, called Contact Loved Ones, lets evacuees
punch in a home number where they're no longer located and record a
message. Acquaintances who dial in and enter the number will be played
that message and can leave their own.

Yaacov Menken, one of several Princeton University alumni who
collaborated on the service, said doing that with a traditional phone
system would have cost tens of thousands of dollars.

"An open source (phone system) allowed small people in this industry
to do something large," said Menken, who heads Capalon Internet
Solutions in Baltimore.

End of excerpt from http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05264/575226.stm

--
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The proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty
will be impossible."
-- Oscar Wilde

You may want to take a look at the archive of the list discussion; there
are already free tools like audioblogger and audlink that do this. But
they're proprietary and require a long distance call; we want to make
this available to anyone who can set it up on their local server. We're
exploring asterisk pbx software, and a few other tools have been mentioned.

ac

Deskimo wrote:

>ok all for open source and the approach - however i thought to get the actual
system u and running a free servie taht emails the files to the server would be
a good first step - allow all the other elemens to be sorted first - the actual
elepone nbr i would  have thought is relatvely easy to change.
>
>perhaps the bit other than the pbx system is the easy bit? might be good to get
that going first? or is that already sorted using the tools youve mentioned in
your blog?
>
>Dave.
>
>Andy Carvin wrote >>
>
>
>
>>[  This message was sent as HTML. The text you see here was    ]
>>[  generated by Mailsmith; the original HTML is available as   ]
>>[  an attachment.                                              ]
>>
>>Hi David,
>>
>>yes, that's essentially what we're talking about, but coming up with a
>>solution that's entirely open source, so we don't have to rely on
>>localized or proprietary software to do it. The discussions have been
>>quiet as of late, much of it due to the fact I've been tied up with
>>Katrina-related work for the last two weeks. I'm in the process of
>>writing a brief two-pager for a colleague at Nokia who's expressed
>>interest in our project, to see if he can stir up some support for it.
>>Meanwhile, I'm off to Scotland tomorrow and will be gone for about 10
>>days, so once I get back at the end of the month, hopefully we'll be
>>able to pick things up and focus a bit more then.
>>
>>thanks,
>>ac
>>
>>David_Gravina wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi there,
>>>
>>>I'm excited about the existance of this group as i came up with this idea ina
branstorm
>>>with some clients without knowing anythingabout mobcasting or evete blogger
audioblog
>>>feature. a quick search and i found you guys....
>>>
>>>so heres what i want to do - call up a telephone nbr and leave a voicemal
message which
>>>gets uploaded to the server and updates both a web page and the podcast rss
feed
>>>(excuse me if i get some terminilogy wrong im pretty new to podcasting tech
itself).  So in
>>>one call i make content for the site and update all the subscribed casters -
i think this is
>>>what yo guys are talking about in part atleast.
>>>
>>>My initial thought was to use jconnect here in Australia - theres also _
http:// _
>>>www.j2global.com for global groups. These services can email a wav file and
is FREE - so
>>>yo ucould set yourself upa nbr and then we need to write some code to convert
the
>>>attachment to a mp3/4 file or whatever the right format is and then upload to
the server
>>>doingthenecessary XML/RSS malarky (im VERY fuzzy on all that but its the easy
bit isnt it?)
>>>Also be nice to top and tail it with the usual podcast type sting as well.
>>>
>>>seemed simple enough to me but i don't code much these days so i could be
wrong!
>>>
>>>Inetrested in your thoughts on this,
>>>
>>>Dave Gravina
>>>DIgital Eskimo.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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-----------------------------------
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Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://katrina05.blogspot.com
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------

ok all for open source and the approach - however i thought to get the actual
system u and running a free servie taht emails the files to the server would be
a good first step - allow all the other elemens to be sorted first - the actual
elepone nbr i would  have thought is relatvely easy to change.

perhaps the bit other than the pbx system is the easy bit? might be good to get
that going first? or is that already sorted using the tools youve mentioned in
your blog?

Dave.

Andy Carvin wrote >>

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>
> Hi David,
>
>yes, that's essentially what we're talking about, but coming up with a
>solution that's entirely open source, so we don't have to rely on
>localized or proprietary software to do it. The discussions have been
>quiet as of late, much of it due to the fact I've been tied up with
>Katrina-related work for the last two weeks. I'm in the process of
>writing a brief two-pager for a colleague at Nokia who's expressed
>interest in our project, to see if he can stir up some support for it.
>Meanwhile, I'm off to Scotland tomorrow and will be gone for about 10
>days, so once I get back at the end of the month, hopefully we'll be
>able to pick things up and focus a bit more then.
>
>thanks,
>ac
>
>David_Gravina wrote:
>
>>Hi there,
>>
>>I'm excited about the existance of this group as i came up with this idea ina
branstorm
>>with some clients without knowing anythingabout mobcasting or evete blogger
audioblog
>>feature. a quick search and i found you guys....
>>
>>so heres what i want to do - call up a telephone nbr and leave a voicemal
message which
>>gets uploaded to the server and updates both a web page and the podcast rss
feed
>>(excuse me if i get some terminilogy wrong im pretty new to podcasting tech
itself).  So in
>>one call i make content for the site and update all the subscribed casters - i
think this is
>>what yo guys are talking about in part atleast.
>>
>>My initial thought was to use jconnect here in Australia - theres also _
http:// _
>>www.j2global.com for global groups. These services can email a wav file and is
FREE - so
>>yo ucould set yourself upa nbr and then we need to write some code to convert
the
>>attachment to a mp3/4 file or whatever the right format is and then upload to
the server
>>doingthenecessary XML/RSS malarky (im VERY fuzzy on all that but its the easy
bit isnt it?)
>>Also be nice to top and tail it with the usual podcast type sting as well.
>>
>>seemed simple enough to me but i don't code much these days so i could be
wrong!
>>
>>Inetrested in your thoughts on this,
>>
>>Dave Gravina
>>DIgital Eskimo.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>

Joined this group 3-4 days ago, came to know
about this  from Andy's blog.

     Intro about myself, well I am from India and I
graduated with B.Tech degree in CSE from
IIIT-H[www.iiit.net] in 2003 and am currently employed
at  eMuzed (www.emuzed.com). I have general interest
in multimedia related technologies.

    I am interested in the idea of mobcasting [Its Andy
who discovered my interest in mobcasting :) ] and
would be happy to contribute to shape it to reality.

   My blog: http://thiyagarajan.blogspot.com

Cheers,
Rajan


>>
ndy Carvin <acarvin@...> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> yes, that's essentially what we're talking about,
> but coming up with a
> solution that's entirely open source, so we don't
> have to rely on
> localized or proprietary software to do it. The
> discussions have been
> quiet as of late, much of it due to the fact I've
> been tied up with
> Katrina-related work for the last two weeks. I'm in
> the process of
> writing a brief two-pager for a colleague at Nokia
> who's expressed
> interest in our project, to see if he can stir up
> some support for it.
> Meanwhile, I'm off to Scotland tomorrow and will be
> gone for about 10
> days, so once I get back at the end of the month,
> hopefully we'll be
> able to pick things up and focus a bit more then.
>
> thanks,
> ac
>
> David_Gravina wrote:
>
> >Hi there,
> >
> >I'm excited about the existance of this group as i
> came up with this idea ina branstorm
> >with some clients without knowing anythingabout
> mobcasting or evete blogger audioblog
> >feature. a quick search and i found you guys....
> >
> >so heres what i want to do - call up a telephone
> nbr and leave a voicemal message which
> >gets uploaded to the server and updates both a web
> page and the podcast rss feed
> >(excuse me if i get some terminilogy wrong im
> pretty new to podcasting tech itself).  So in
> >one call i make content for the site and update all
> the subscribed casters - i think this is
> >what yo guys are talking about in part atleast.
> >
> >My initial thought was to use jconnect here in
> Australia - theres also http://
> >www.j2global.com for global groups. These services
> can email a wav file and is FREE - so
> >yo ucould set yourself upa nbr and then we need to
> write some code to convert the
> >attachment to a mp3/4 file or whatever the right
> format is and then upload to the server
> >doingthenecessary XML/RSS malarky (im VERY fuzzy on
> all that but its the easy bit isnt it?)
> >Also be nice to top and tail it with the usual
> podcast type sting as well.
> >
> >seemed simple enough to me but i don't code much
> these days so i could be wrong!
> >
> >Inetrested in your thoughts on this,
> >
> >Dave Gravina
> >DIgital Eskimo.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >


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Hi David,

yes, that's essentially what we're talking about, but coming up with a
solution that's entirely open source, so we don't have to rely on
localized or proprietary software to do it. The discussions have been
quiet as of late, much of it due to the fact I've been tied up with
Katrina-related work for the last two weeks. I'm in the process of
writing a brief two-pager for a colleague at Nokia who's expressed
interest in our project, to see if he can stir up some support for it.
Meanwhile, I'm off to Scotland tomorrow and will be gone for about 10
days, so once I get back at the end of the month, hopefully we'll be
able to pick things up and focus a bit more then.

thanks,
ac

David_Gravina wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>I'm excited about the existance of this group as i came up with this idea ina
branstorm
>with some clients without knowing anythingabout mobcasting or evete blogger
audioblog
>feature. a quick search and i found you guys....
>
>so heres what i want to do - call up a telephone nbr and leave a voicemal
message which
>gets uploaded to the server and updates both a web page and the podcast rss
feed
>(excuse me if i get some terminilogy wrong im pretty new to podcasting tech
itself).  So in
>one call i make content for the site and update all the subscribed casters - i
think this is
>what yo guys are talking about in part atleast.
>
>My initial thought was to use jconnect here in Australia - theres also http://
>www.j2global.com for global groups. These services can email a wav file and is
FREE - so
>yo ucould set yourself upa nbr and then we need to write some code to convert
the
>attachment to a mp3/4 file or whatever the right format is and then upload to
the server
>doingthenecessary XML/RSS malarky (im VERY fuzzy on all that but its the easy
bit isnt it?)
>Also be nice to top and tail it with the usual podcast type sting as well.
>
>seemed simple enough to me but i don't code much these days so i could be
wrong!
>
>Inetrested in your thoughts on this,
>
>Dave Gravina
>DIgital Eskimo.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

--
-----------------------------------
Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://katrina05.blogspot.com
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------

Hi there,

I'm excited about the existance of this group as i came up with this idea ina
branstorm
with some clients without knowing anythingabout mobcasting or evete blogger
audioblog
feature. a quick search and i found you guys....

so heres what i want to do - call up a telephone nbr and leave a voicemal
message which
gets uploaded to the server and updates both a web page and the podcast rss feed
(excuse me if i get some terminilogy wrong im pretty new to podcasting tech
itself).  So in
one call i make content for the site and update all the subscribed casters - i
think this is
what yo guys are talking about in part atleast.

My initial thought was to use jconnect here in Australia - theres also http://
www.j2global.com for global groups. These services can email a wav file and is
FREE - so
yo ucould set yourself upa nbr and then we need to write some code to convert
the
attachment to a mp3/4 file or whatever the right format is and then upload to
the server
doingthenecessary XML/RSS malarky (im VERY fuzzy on all that but its the easy
bit isnt it?)
Also be nice to top and tail it with the usual podcast type sting as well.

seemed simple enough to me but i don't code much these days so i could be wrong!

Inetrested in your thoughts on this,

Dave Gravina
DIgital Eskimo.

Although I haven't used it, VOCP looks like an interesting piece of
software. It is a linux based phone messaging application, but seems to
have been built for easy setup with just a normal voice modem.

Probably you can do all the same things with asterix, but the greater
simplicity make this worth a look....

http://www.vocpsystem.com/

Chris Foster


Andy Carvin wrote:
> I've been playing with simple tools like audlink.com and
> audioblogger.com for over a year now. They're low tech in the sense that
>   they can work on any phone. But they're not open source, so we can't
> install them anywhere, particularly outside of the US, so you need to
> make an intl call to reach them.
>
> If we could just get a simple open source system for doing what these
> tools do, that would be a tremendous first step. The only reason I began
> looking at asterisk was that it was the first open source tool I found
> that seemed capable of doing this. But I'm certainly open to using a
> simpler app if it can get the job done.
>
> Has anyone played around with other open source tools that could be a
> useful base for a mobcasting solution?
>
> ac
>
> Chris Foster wrote:
>  > A belated hello to the mobcasting list from London. My name is Chris
>  > Foster, and I work in the University of Arts, London in e-learning.
>  >
>  > I'm interested in all types of mobile technology, and I'm positive
>  > mobcasting tools could be very useful, both in the south, where mobile
>  > phones are available and literacy is patchy, but also in places like
> the uk
>  > where such software could be used as an aid to learning and social
> connections
>  >
>  > Open source telephone projects such as asterix are definitely a good
> way to
>  > go to having a realisible mobcasting tool (although like Andy I'm
> unsure of
>  > the telephony jargon). Also, it might be worth examining more "lo tech"
>  > solutions, even if only for some experiments. Hence, I flag a possible
>  > combination, I worked on recently.
>  >
>  > Initially all I wanted was to post to a blogger blog from a phone
> (without
>  > having to call the expensive US audioblog number!!). This is possible
> using
>  > the skypeIn service, some free skype answering software (called
> Jabbernut)
>  > and some glue code. With the skypeIn you can call a computer from any
>  > phone, and the answering software will save voicemail messages as wav
>  > files on the pc. It is then just a matter of detecting, converting and
>  > uploading those files to the relevant blog........But you can go further
>  > than that. When you call skypeIn from your phone, it can be answered
> by the
>  > answering software using a personalised greeting from your computer.
> It is
>  > possible to change this file automatically using a previous voice
> messages.
>  > Hence, a primitive mobcasting app. I hope to be able to adapt this in
> the
>  > future to allow art students to share critiques of public artworks
> within
>  > my job.
>  >
>  > I have to say that this type of approach has problems at the moment. The
>  > skypeIn quality is often so poor you cannot hear it and the answering
>  > software/my code is only just up to the task. Saying that I think that
>  > building this does highlight a number of issues, particularly the
>  > importance of a level of voice quality, and how exactly the interactions
>  > would work. Anyone interested in trying it out is welcome to email
>  > me for the code i wrote, its not too complicated, written in python.
>  >
>  > It seems like the technology is nearly good enough to build some really
>  > useful telephone/pc hybrid applications and I look forward to working
> with
>  > the list to help develop them.
>  >
>  > Cheers
>  > Chris
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Yahoo! Groups Links
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
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I've been playing with simple tools like audlink.com and
audioblogger.com for over a year now. They're low tech in the sense that
   they can work on any phone. But they're not open source, so we can't
install them anywhere, particularly outside of the US, so you need to
make an intl call to reach them.

If we could just get a simple open source system for doing what these
tools do, that would be a tremendous first step. The only reason I began
looking at asterisk was that it was the first open source tool I found
that seemed capable of doing this. But I'm certainly open to using a
simpler app if it can get the job done.

Has anyone played around with other open source tools that could be a
useful base for a mobcasting solution?

ac

Chris Foster wrote:
> A belated hello to the mobcasting list from London. My name is Chris
> Foster, and I work in the University of Arts, London in e-learning.
>
> I'm interested in all types of mobile technology, and I'm positive
> mobcasting tools could be very useful, both in the south, where mobile
> phones are available and literacy is patchy, but also in places like the uk
> where such software could be used as an aid to learning and social connections
>
> Open source telephone projects such as asterix are definitely a good way to
> go to having a realisible mobcasting tool (although like Andy I'm unsure of
> the telephony jargon). Also, it might be worth examining more "lo tech"
> solutions, even if only for some experiments. Hence, I flag a possible
> combination, I worked on recently.
>
> Initially all I wanted was to post to a blogger blog from a phone (without
> having to call the expensive US audioblog number!!). This is possible using
> the skypeIn service, some free skype answering software (called Jabbernut)
> and some glue code. With the skypeIn you can call a computer from any
> phone, and the answering software will save voicemail messages as wav
> files on the pc. It is then just a matter of detecting, converting and
> uploading those files to the relevant blog........But you can go further
> than that. When you call skypeIn from your phone, it can be answered by the
> answering software using a personalised greeting from your computer. It is
> possible to change this file automatically using a previous voice messages.
> Hence, a primitive mobcasting app. I hope to be able to adapt this in the
> future to allow art students to share critiques of public artworks within
> my job.
>
> I have to say that this type of approach has problems at the moment. The
> skypeIn quality is often so poor you cannot hear it and the answering
> software/my code is only just up to the task. Saying that I think that
> building this does highlight a number of issues, particularly the
> importance of a level of voice quality, and how exactly the interactions
> would work. Anyone interested in trying it out is welcome to email
> me for the code i wrote, its not too complicated, written in python.
>
> It seems like the technology is nearly good enough to build some really
> useful telephone/pc hybrid applications and I look forward to working with
> the list to help develop them.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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>
>
>
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>
>

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http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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Right now there are services that allow you to record MMS and have them
posted to websites. But I'd like to focus on making recordings by
placing a phone call to a voicemail server, since it guarantees that any
phone would be able to do the job, not just phones with recording
capability.

ac

Steven Livingstone wrote:
> I actually emailed the AudioBlog folks last night about this – the
> message bounced.
>
>
>
> I was thinking (in itself an improvement) that it should be possible to
> simply record a message on your mobile and email it.
>
> Indeed my mobile (like most I suspect) does allow this – the result is a
> .amr file type which is supported by quicktime and realplayer.
>
>
>
> I have server based email parser (C#) which I want to incorporate into
> Vidyo to auto blog messages in this way.
>
>
>
> However, would also be nice to be able to just call it too!!
>
>
>
> Sounds interesting!
>
>
>
> steven :: http://stevenR2.com
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* mobcasting@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mobcasting@yahoogroups.com]
> *On Behalf Of *Chris Foster
> *Sent:* 31 August 2005 10:46
> *To:* mobcasting@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [mobcasting] Introduction
>
>
>
> A belated hello to the mobcasting list from London. My name is Chris
> Foster, and I work in the University of Arts, London in e-learning.
>
> I'm interested in all types of mobile technology, and I'm positive
> mobcasting tools could be very useful, both in the south, where mobile
> phones are available and literacy is patchy, but also in places like the uk
> where such software could be used as an aid to learning and social
> connections
>
> Open source telephone projects such as asterix are definitely a good way to
> go to having a realisible mobcasting tool (although like Andy I'm unsure of
> the telephony jargon). Also, it might be worth examining more "lo tech"
> solutions, even if only for some experiments. Hence, I flag a possible
> combination, I worked on recently.
>
> Initially all I wanted was to post to a blogger blog from a phone (without
> having to call the expensive US audioblog number!!). This is possible using
> the skypeIn service, some free skype answering software (called Jabbernut)
> and some glue code. With the skypeIn you can call a computer from any
> phone, and the answering software will save voicemail messages as wav
> files on the pc. It is then just a matter of detecting, converting and
> uploading those files to the relevant blog........But you can go further
> than that. When you call skypeIn from your phone, it can be answered by the
> answering software using a personalised greeting from your computer. It is
> possible to change this file automatically using a previous voice messages.
> Hence, a primitive mobcasting app. I hope to be able to adapt this in the
> future to allow art students to share critiques of public artworks within
> my job.
>
> I have to say that this type of approach has problems at the moment. The
> skypeIn quality is often so poor you cannot hear it and the answering
> software/my code is only just up to the task. Saying that I think that
> building this does highlight a number of issues, particularly the
> importance of a level of voice quality, and how exactly the interactions
> would work. Anyone interested in trying it out is welcome to email
> me for the code i wrote, its not too complicated, written in python.
>
> It seems like the technology is nearly good enough to build some really
> useful telephone/pc hybrid applications and I look forward to working with
> the list to help develop them.
>
> Cheers
> Chris
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http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------

A belated hello to the mobcasting list from London. My name is Chris
Foster, and I work in the University of Arts, London in e-learning.

I'm interested in all types of mobile technology, and I'm positive
mobcasting tools could be very useful, both in the south, where mobile
phones are available and literacy is patchy, but also in places like the uk
where such software could be used as an aid to learning and social connections

Open source telephone projects such as asterix are definitely a good way to
go to having a realisible mobcasting tool (although like Andy I'm unsure of
the telephony jargon). Also, it might be worth examining more "lo tech"
solutions, even if only for some experiments. Hence, I flag a possible
combination, I worked on recently.

Initially all I wanted was to post to a blogger blog from a phone (without
having to call the expensive US audioblog number!!). This is possible using
the skypeIn service, some free skype answering software (called Jabbernut)
and some glue code. With the skypeIn you can call a computer from any
phone, and the answering software will save voicemail messages as wav
files on the pc. It is then just a matter of detecting, converting and
uploading those files to the relevant blog........But you can go further
than that. When you call skypeIn from your phone, it can be answered by the
answering software using a personalised greeting from your computer. It is
possible to change this file automatically using a previous voice messages.
Hence, a primitive mobcasting app. I hope to be able to adapt this in the
future to allow art students to share critiques of public artworks within
my job.

I have to say that this type of approach has problems at the moment. The
skypeIn quality is often so poor you cannot hear it and the answering
software/my code is only just up to the task. Saying that I think that
building this does highlight a number of issues, particularly the
importance of a level of voice quality, and how exactly the interactions
would work. Anyone interested in trying it out is welcome to email
me for the code i wrote, its not too complicated, written in python.

It seems like the technology is nearly good enough to build some really
useful telephone/pc hybrid applications and I look forward to working with
the list to help develop them.

Cheers
Chris

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Well, from the looks of those who have already signed up, I may have
the least amount of experience.  This is shaping up to be a very
experienced group of folks and I look forward to interacting with you all.

I am retired after working for almost thirty years in the healthcare
industry.  Five years ago, I formed an Eldercoaching business for
working with those baby boomers who were looking to "re-tread" their
lives and find new avenues of satisfactory work different from the
first  part of their lives.  That led me to get re-involve myself in
my own personal education.

Since that time, I have been busy doing a variety of things, some of
which had to do with international communication and especially
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utilize the internet in education.  I am currently involved in the
production of online workshops through Knowplace http://knowplace.ca,
a learning group from Canada.

I am also an amateur videographer and have done a bit of podcasting in
the past.  I am really exciting about the potential of this
exploration and looking forward to learning from all of you.

elderbob

Wish I could attend; I'll be in Scotland that week. Leo, maybe you'll want to
check it out since it's in town?

ac

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EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------




-----Original Message-----
From: mobcasting@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Aldon Hynes
Sent: Tue 8/16/2005 12:31 PM
To: civicspace-community@...; mobcasting@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [mobcasting] FW: Fall 2005 VON Conference and Expo

FYI, in case anyone is interested.  I'm hoping to make it up there.

Aldon

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Kargman [mailto:scottk@...]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:05 PM
To: Aldon Hynes
Subject: Fall 2005 VON Conference and Expo


Hi Aldon,

Fall VON 2005 is just 5 weeks away and the momentum is growing. We've
expanded both the Conference and the Expo components of VON this year, to
enhance the experience for all members of the fast growing VON community.

Importantly, our room blocks at Boston hotels have been completely
exhausted, well ahead of schedule, so if you are coming from out of town and
have not yet made a reservation please act now! We have just released 100
more rooms but they are going quickly! http://www.von.com/hotel.html

*************The VON Expo - Keynotes and Theater presentations*************

The VON Expo floor is now officially sold out with over 300 companies, who
will be showcasing a variety of IP communications products and services.
Also on the show floor, and accessible with your Expo pass, are the VON
Keynotes, and 12 + theater presentations from leading vendors.

Be sure to plan your trip to the Expo around the keynote and theater
sessions most relevant for you - you can see the Expo schedule here:
http://www.von.com/exhibit

*************The VON Conference - Key Themes for 2005*************

The VON Conference is also growing - we've added a Conference track
dedicated to wireless IP communications, and another that explores the
business and marketing issues as VoIP becomes more mainstream.

Plus there are three full day summits and two full day pre-conference
workshops to choose from:

       The Open Source Communications Summit
       The WiFi VoIP Summit
       The Communications Policy Summit
       SIP Tutorial
       Architecting the VoIP Network

That's alongside the hand-picked line-up of Industry Perspectives delivered
by those truly leading the way in IP communications worldwide.

Plus, executives attending the Conference will have exclusive access to the
Conference networking areas and lunches, as well as invitations to the
Welcome Reception and Expo preview, and Jeff's All Conference party!

You can find full information about the VON Conference here:
http://www.von.com/schedule.html

************************ Your registration information*********************

You are registered for an Expo-Only pass, which can be collected any time
after 8am on September 20th. The Exhibits hall opens Tuesday September 20th
at 10am.

If you wish to upgrade to a Full Conference & Expo pass, contact Lisa Kopcho
at lisa@...  using priority code EO3 before September 15 and save
$150 on any multi-day Conference package pricing.

*********************************************************************

Please remember, your Expo-only pass includes:
. Full Access to the VON Expo on Tuesday, September 20th and Wednesday,
September 21st from 10am-5pm, as well as on Thursday, September 22nd from
10am-2pm.
. Full Access to all VON Expo Keynote Sessions on Tuesday, September 20th -
Thursday, September 22nd . Complimentary copy of Fall VON Show Guide and VON
Magazine.
. Please note that Exhibits Only badges will not be distributed until
Tuesday morning, September 20th beginning 8am (hall opens on Tuesday,
September 20th at 10am).
Regular attendees should note we are no longer at the Hyatt, but at the BCEC
(Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

See you in Boston in September!

Best Regards,

Scott Kargman
COO, pulvermedia Inc.





Yahoo! Groups Links

FYI, in case anyone is interested.  I'm hoping to make it up there.

Aldon

-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Kargman [mailto:scottk@...]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:05 PM
To: Aldon Hynes
Subject: Fall 2005 VON Conference and Expo


Hi Aldon,

Fall VON 2005 is just 5 weeks away and the momentum is growing. We've
expanded both the Conference and the Expo components of VON this year, to
enhance the experience for all members of the fast growing VON community.

Importantly, our room blocks at Boston hotels have been completely
exhausted, well ahead of schedule, so if you are coming from out of town and
have not yet made a reservation please act now! We have just released 100
more rooms but they are going quickly! http://www.von.com/hotel.html

*************The VON Expo - Keynotes and Theater presentations*************

The VON Expo floor is now officially sold out with over 300 companies, who
will be showcasing a variety of IP communications products and services.
Also on the show floor, and accessible with your Expo pass, are the VON
Keynotes, and 12 + theater presentations from leading vendors.

Be sure to plan your trip to the Expo around the keynote and theater
sessions most relevant for you - you can see the Expo schedule here:
http://www.von.com/exhibit

*************The VON Conference - Key Themes for 2005*************

The VON Conference is also growing - we've added a Conference track
dedicated to wireless IP communications, and another that explores the
business and marketing issues as VoIP becomes more mainstream.

Plus there are three full day summits and two full day pre-conference
workshops to choose from:

       The Open Source Communications Summit
       The WiFi VoIP Summit
       The Communications Policy Summit
       SIP Tutorial
       Architecting the VoIP Network

That's alongside the hand-picked line-up of Industry Perspectives delivered
by those truly leading the way in IP communications worldwide.

Plus, executives attending the Conference will have exclusive access to the
Conference networking areas and lunches, as well as invitations to the
Welcome Reception and Expo preview, and Jeff's All Conference party!

You can find full information about the VON Conference here:
http://www.von.com/schedule.html

************************ Your registration information*********************

You are registered for an Expo-Only pass, which can be collected any time
after 8am on September 20th. The Exhibits hall opens Tuesday September 20th
at 10am.

If you wish to upgrade to a Full Conference & Expo pass, contact Lisa Kopcho
at lisa@...  using priority code EO3 before September 15 and save
$150 on any multi-day Conference package pricing.

*********************************************************************

Please remember, your Expo-only pass includes:
. Full Access to the VON Expo on Tuesday, September 20th and Wednesday,
September 21st from 10am-5pm, as well as on Thursday, September 22nd from
10am-2pm.
. Full Access to all VON Expo Keynote Sessions on Tuesday, September 20th -
Thursday, September 22nd . Complimentary copy of Fall VON Show Guide and VON
Magazine.
. Please note that Exhibits Only badges will not be distributed until
Tuesday morning, September 20th beginning 8am (hall opens on Tuesday,
September 20th at 10am).
Regular attendees should note we are no longer at the Hyatt, but at the BCEC
(Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

See you in Boston in September!

Best Regards,

Scott Kargman
COO, pulvermedia Inc.

I think I read about the community voicemail project on omidyar.net a few months
ago. Are they doing a podcasting component as well, or is it traditional
voicemail?

ac

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acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------




-----Original Message-----
From: mobcasting@yahoogroups.com on behalf of uberzacker2
Sent: Mon 8/15/2005 5:16 PM
To: mobcasting@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [mobcasting] Re: Introducing Leo Burd

Have you seen this Leo?

http://www.cvm.org/

-Zack

--- In mobcasting@yahoogroups.com, Leo Burd <leob@m...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Leo Burd and I'm a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab.  I'm
> extremely interested in the design of tools to help youth from
> low-income areas become active participants in the development of the
> places where they live.  In particular, I'm very interested in the uses
> of telephones as a means for kids to record stories/interviews, and
> exchange information about what is going on.
>
> I've recently started implementing "What's Up", a voicemail system for
> kids using a combination of Asterisk and CivicSpace/Drupal.  I
> personally think that it would be great if we could give a voicemail
box
> to each single kid in the city and help them create voicemail groups,
> publish/subscribe to audio feeds, and reach out to each other.  What's
> Up is still in its very early steps towards that vision.  It would be
> great if I could get more people to share ideas with and participate in
> this project.  What do you think?
>
> About me: I was born and raised in Brazil and have been involved in the
> area of technology and education for community development since 1995.
> I joined the Media Lab in June 2001 and have been working with Prof.
> Mitchel Resnick since then.  I would love to explore how kids use
What's
> Up as part of my thesis and graduate around summer 2006.
>
> Best,
>
> Leo






Yahoo! Groups Links

Have you seen this Leo?

http://www.cvm.org/

-Zack

--- In mobcasting@yahoogroups.com, Leo Burd <leob@m...> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Leo Burd and I'm a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab.  I'm
> extremely interested in the design of tools to help youth from
> low-income areas become active participants in the development of the
> places where they live.  In particular, I'm very interested in the uses
> of telephones as a means for kids to record stories/interviews, and
> exchange information about what is going on.
>
> I've recently started implementing "What's Up", a voicemail system for
> kids using a combination of Asterisk and CivicSpace/Drupal.  I
> personally think that it would be great if we could give a voicemail
box
> to each single kid in the city and help them create voicemail groups,
> publish/subscribe to audio feeds, and reach out to each other.  What's
> Up is still in its very early steps towards that vision.  It would be
> great if I could get more people to share ideas with and participate in
> this project.  What do you think?
>
> About me: I was born and raised in Brazil and have been involved in the
> area of technology and education for community development since 1995.
> I joined the Media Lab in June 2001 and have been working with Prof.
> Mitchel Resnick since then.  I would love to explore how kids use
What's
> Up as part of my thesis and graduate around summer 2006.
>
> Best,
>
> Leo

Hello All,

My name is Brian Russell. I'm a experienced multimedia/web developer whose
worked in corporate, university, and nonprofit settings. I'm also a Linux
geek with a good amount of System Administration experience. Right now I'm
a AmeriCorp VISTA who service is done in about three weeks.

Also I've been podcasting for about a year now at www.audioactivism.org.
My blog and podcast focuses on media activism and finding ways for people
to make their own media. I volunteer on my local town technology committee
and work regularly to bridge the digital divide. I've met so many cool
people thru the Digital Divide website and email list. THANKS ANDY!

Right now I have a Asterisk set up at my house and I'm working on
configuring it when I have time. I have a Digum TDM400p PCI card installed
on this Debian linux box.

I'm very interested in this mobcasting project to find methods for anyone
to make their own media by using a telephone/cell phone in ANY country
regardless of class or economic status.

Looking forward to the conversation here.
-Brian R.

-----Original Message-----
From: mobcasting@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mobcasting@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 11:04 AM
To: mobcasting@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [mobcasting] Welcome to the mobcasting developers forum

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to post a quick intro message and thank all of you for joining the mobcasting developers forum. I'm Andy Carvin of the Digital Divide Network, and I'll be working to facilitate this list as we explore ways to create an open source strategy for posting and receiving podcasts from a mobile phone.


At the moment we're a small group - around 15 people - but from looking at the list of subscribers, it looks like a really dynamic and talented group of people. So perhaps we could start by introducing yourself, explaining your interest in mobcasting and what skills you bring to the table.

thanks,
andy

--
-----------------------------------
Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
-----------------------------------

Hello everyone, and especially to Leo for sending his first introduction.

Let me introduce myself.  My name is Aldon Hynes.  I started programming in
the late 60s, first got on the internet in the early 80's when I was
consulting at Bell Labs.  Worked on Wall Street for years, and am now moving
over to do as much work for progressive political causes and not for profits
as possible.

I worked with CivicSpace back before it was called DeanSpace and before we
selected Drupal as our core.  I host a lot of CivicSpace sites and a lot of
my focus is around making CivicSpace installations particularly cheap to set
up and easy to maintain.  A key target audience for me is people running for
State Rep who might have simple websites, but could have much better ones.

After I got Andy's email, I created a CivicSpace site,
http://www.smartcampaigns.com/getlive where I could write down some of my
thoughts in a semi-orderly manner as well as test out things there.  Any of
you that want to play with that site, let me know.

I'm eager to help with any other projects and Leo's sounds especially
interesting.  I look forward to connecting with all of you and sharing
expertise all around.

Aldon

Hello everyone,

My name is Leo Burd and I'm a PhD student at the MIT Media Lab.  I'm
extremely interested in the design of tools to help youth from
low-income areas become active participants in the development of the
places where they live.  In particular, I'm very interested in the uses
of telephones as a means for kids to record stories/interviews, and
exchange information about what is going on.

I've recently started implementing "What's Up", a voicemail system for
kids using a combination of Asterisk and CivicSpace/Drupal.  I
personally think that it would be great if we could give a voicemail box
to each single kid in the city and help them create voicemail groups,
publish/subscribe to audio feeds, and reach out to each other.  What's
Up is still in its very early steps towards that vision.  It would be
great if I could get more people to share ideas with and participate in
this project.  What do you think?

About me: I was born and raised in Brazil and have been involved in the
area of technology and education for community development since 1995.
I joined the Media Lab in June 2001 and have been working with Prof.
Mitchel Resnick since then.  I would love to explore how kids use What's
Up as part of my thesis and graduate around summer 2006.

Best,

Leo

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to post a quick intro message and thank all of you for joining the mobcasting developers forum. I'm Andy Carvin of the Digital Divide Network, and I'll be working to facilitate this list as we explore ways to create an open source strategy for posting and receiving podcasts from a mobile phone.


At the moment we're a small group - around 15 people - but from looking at the list of subscribers, it looks like a really dynamic and talented group of people. So perhaps we could start by introducing yourself, explaining your interest in mobcasting and what skills you bring to the table.

thanks,
andy

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Andy Carvin
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EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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Hi everyone,

Glad to see people are starting to sign up to the list. We're still pretty small, and some key folks haven't joined yet, so I think we should just wait until early next week before kicking off the list in any substantial way.

thanks,
ac

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Andy Carvin
Program Director
EDC Center for Media & Community
acarvin @ edc . org
http://www.digitaldivide.net
http://www.tsunami-info.org
Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com
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