Griff Wigley

Video conference presentation on citizen journalism

 

I did a video tele-conference presentation on community/citizen journalism this morning for the Blandin Foundation’s Broadband Initiative program. Audience members were primarily coordinators in rural Minnesota whose communities had recently gotten broadband internet access with Blandin’s help.

A handful of people gathered at the Northern Dakota County Chambers of Commerce office in Eagan where I did [...]

Kent Nerburn adds an online store

I’ve been working with author and long-time blogger Kent Nerburn and family (Wolf nor Dog Enterprises) the past few weeks to help them put up web pages for some new products: “Heart of the North” gift boxes (Native American theme) and a  â€œQuiet Moments” gift basket. He blogged it last night: Holiday Gifts for [...]

Blandin brainstorming

 

I was invited to a Blandin Foundation brainstorming session today on the topic of rural communities and the development of broadband infrastructure, online content, and civic engagement. We met at the home of Bill Coleman in Mahtomedi, where his mailbox and backyard wildlife (click photos to enlarge) made for a unique setting.

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Russ Schoen joins the blogosphere

I met Russ Schoen at Heartland Circle’s Happy Hour back in May and we chatted informally about the work I’d been doing with leadership blogging and small business blogging. A couple months ago, he contracted with me to help him get set up with a blog and a website.

It’s now up: Russ Schoen: Deliberate creative [...]