Learning, Freedom and the Web – read all about it!

Hey, here’s an ebook! http://learningfreedomandtheweb.org
The Mozilla Foundation is going big on learning in 2012—learning through the web, learning like the web, learning about the web. Mozilla wants to create a web literate planet.
It’s a grand vision that’s expressed through things like the Mozilla Hive learning networks, Hackasaurus, web skills training, learning labs, badges and assessment, [...]

Posted at 8pm on 12/23/11 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Drumbeat, Learning, Maker, Mozilla, Software | read on

Mozilla and the Maker Spirit of Hypercard, ResEdit, and iMovie

Like everyone else, the death of Steve Jobs has me thinking. I’ve mainly been thinking about how much cooler Apple was before the iOS era.
Before Apple distilled personal computing into 114 pixel icons with rounded corners and turned it into a cycle of continuous consumption, it was a very different company. The Apple of 2011 [...]

Posted at 9pm on 10/25/11 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Drumbeat, Filmmaking, Fun, Maker, Mozilla, Software, WebMadeMovies | read on

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Hi, I’m Ben. I work for Mozilla and do lots of cool stuff on the side. I ran the Open Video Alliance and the Open Video Conference. I like to play Capcom fighting games and go skateboarding. My favorite thing in the world is new ideas. I wish I had more time to write.

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