FlashBlog

Tuesday, September 15

DuSu Flash Blog at the Burrito Union and the Thirsty Pagan

9:00pm - 11:00pm

Burrito Union - Duluth | Thirsty Pagan - Superior

A "flashblog" is a combination of flash mob and the activity of blogging.

For two hours, digitally active residents will be invited to show up with their laptop or other device at two local web-enabled establishments on either side of the high bridge, or log on from where ever they find themselves, become registered users, socialize and meet the "people behind the profiles".

Added on September 3, 2009

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How to Play and Partipate

Tuesday, September 15

DuSu Flash Blog at the Burrito Union and the Thirsty Pagan

9:00pm - 11:00pm

Burrito Union - Duluth | Thirsty Pagan - Superior

A "flashblog" is a combination of flash mob and the activity of blogging.

For two hours, digitally active residents are invited to show up with their laptop or other device at these two local web-enabled establishments on either side of the high bridge, or log on from where ever they find themselves, become registered users, socialize and meet the "people behind the profiles".

DuSu ambassadors will be there to welcome laptop wielding blogging aficionados, prompt them to join and participate in thedusu.com by going here.

Time line:

9:00pm Welcome!
9: 15pm Activity 1: Discover your DuSu -

Attendees will be asked to "travel" through the sections of thedusu.com. Create a profile, make observations about site features and functionality then use the feedback tool to share with thedusu.com staff.

9:45pm Contest 1: Quirkiest Local Website -

Attendees will be asked to, using search engines, find and post what they feel to be the "quirkiest" (clean) local website. Do a review describing it's quirky nature and post the link in the flashblog forum. Attendees will judge entries from the other locations.

10:15pm Activity 2: Civic Engagement Survey -

Attendees will be asked to utilize the "civic engagement" section (http://thedusu.com/live/civic-engagement/organizations), to select and comment in the forums on one local non-profit's website, selecting the one which they feel to be the most effective and describing why.

10:45 pm Contest 2: Name your Bunyon -

Attendees will be asked to make up headlines for articles, yet to be written, in the "Bunyon" blog. Attendees from one location will vote on the best headline from the other location. Results will be posted in the forums.

11:00pm Event Over

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