A collection of websites, gadgets and ideas for presentation to the Knight Foundation. Comments welcome. While I am contracted by the Knight Foundation, the views presented herein are my own, and in no way represents the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, nor any other members or affiliates of the same. While I am a lawyer and a member of the Florida Bar, none of the following contains legal advice or counsel. None of the following is intended to constitute the practice of law in any jurisdiction. -matthew bohrer Special Consultant, Knight FoundationTumblr (3.0; @ideasforknight)http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/<a href="http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/yes-we-plan-how.html">Yes, We Plan: How Altruism and Advertising Could Change the World | Epicenter from Wired.com</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/83516414http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/83516414Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:52:20 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/02/comprehensive-excori.html">Comprehensive excoriation of ebook stupidity - Boing Boing</a>: <p>Croy’s explanation of the Ars article is dead-on:</p> <p>“<i>Ars Technica’s John Siracusa, a veteran of early ebook startup Peanut Press, does a fabulous job of cutting through the fuzzy thinking, excuse-making, bad history and missed opportunities of the past decade’s worth of ebook ventures. This is a must-read essay for anyone thinking about the future of books and reading.</i> “</p>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/75314348http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/75314348Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:27:14 -0500<a href="http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/01/games-for-change-creates-social-issue-games-toolkit.ars">Create your own social issue game with nonprofit's toolkit - Ars Technica</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/73498003http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/73498003Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:39:03 -0500<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgets/wireless/magazine/17-02/lp_10coolapps">Inside the GPS Revolution: 10 Applications That Make the Most of Location</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/72056535http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/72056535Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:14:06 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/16/what-will-you-miss-a.html">What will you miss about newspapers? - Boing Boing</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70908901http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70908901Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:23:41 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/13/diy-city.html">DIYcity - Boing Boing</a>: <p>This is basically Age of Participation.</p>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70422787http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70422787Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:43:39 -0500<a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090112-hands-on-storytlr-lifestreaming-tells-your-story-online.html">Hands on: Storytlr lifestreaming tells your story online</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70198095http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/70198095Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:19:41 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/books/12reading.html?_r=1">National Endowment for the Arts Report Finds Fiction Reading on the Rise - NYTimes.com</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69959332http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69959332Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:19:07 -0500<a href="http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/five-things-goo.html">Five Things Google Could Do For Newspapers | Epicenter from Wired.com</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69377782http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69377782Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:42:46 -0500<a href="http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090109/total-immersion%E2%80%99s-augment-reality-at-ces-coolest-gadget-ever/">Total Immersion’s Augment Reality at CES: Coolest Gadget Ever? » Coolest Gadgets</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69368063http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/69368063Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:39:58 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/06/citizen-videos-sprea.html">"Citizen videos" spread online showing BART police officer shooting unarmed man to death - Boing Boing</a>: <p>It’s hard to beat the summary presented on BoingBoing, but in short: a BART officer apparently executed a man on New Year’s, and was videoed doing so from multiple angles by onlookers (along with photographs as well).  When officers attempted to confiscate at least one of the recordings, they failed.  As a result, all of these videos are now online, circulating.</p> <p>The news isn’t the horrific execution of a person by a police officer: it’s that the ubiquity of recording devices changes the nature of a public display.  It goes from being an intimate affair to a global one.</p>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68932828http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68932828Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:19:55 -0500<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/05/understanding-islam.html">Understanding Islam Through Virtual Worlds launch in NYC, Jan 29 - Boing Boing</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68706851http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68706851Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:25:54 -0500<a href="http://gawker.com/5123285/times-finally-runs-display-advertising-on-front-page">Dead Trees: Times Finally Runs Display Advertising on Front Page</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68489643http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/68489643Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:31:52 -0500<a href="http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=brain-smarter-than-we-are-08-12-30">Brain Smarter Than We Are: Scientific American Podcast</a>: <p>Along the lines of Blink, this talks about the advances in understanding how humans make ‘educated’ decisions.</p>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/67491945http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/67491945Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:28:22 -0500<a href="http://www.appscout.com/2008/12/inaugural_video_game_puts_play_1.php">"Inaugural" Video Game Puts Players in Obama's Shoes - AppScout</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/64156478http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/64156478Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:42:35 -0500<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/15/081215fa_fact_gladwell?currentPage=all">Annals of Education: Most Likely to Succeed: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker</a>: <p>Clearly connected to his new book, “Outliers”, Gladwell’s article talks about how to identify someone who is likely to succeed, and how that isn’t as intuitive (ironically) as we might think.</p>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/63755723http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/63755723Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:52:04 -0500<a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081124-drop-io-file-sharing-service-redesigns-gets-more-intuitive.html">Drop.io file sharing service redesigns, gets more intuitive</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/61312227http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/61312227Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:50:30 -0500<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-11-20-messy-neighborhoods_N.htm">Study shows messiness leads to behavior decline - USATODAY.com</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60885977http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60885977Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:50:59 -0500<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-11-19-civics_N.htm?csp=34">Americans don't know civics - USATODAY.com</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60690417http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60690417Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:36:51 -0500<a href="http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/muni-wifi-second-wind.ars">Second wind for muni WiFi? Mesh-networking startup hopes so: Page 1</a>http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60294111http://ideasforknight.tumblr.com/post/60294111Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:13:50 -0500