How to Add Time Zone Converter Link to Event Announcements

time zone converter - time difference calculator

When I published my post this week about EASI‘s (Equal Access to Software and Information) two free webinars on Zoom and Chromebooks, my friend Claire replied she was interested in attending.

But only if she could figure out when the webinars would be held in her time zone. Continue reading How to Add Time Zone Converter Link to Event Announcements

5 Ways to Fight Back Against Online Misinformation

danah boyd on stage next to screen that says, The Future of Information in a Polarized World.

How do you know if the information you see and hear reported online, on the radio, or elsewhere, is the truth?

Is what you’re being told, real?

That’s just one of the dozens of thought-provoking questions I heard danah boyd ask last week at her Future of Information talk at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. Continue reading 5 Ways to Fight Back Against Online Misinformation

Social Networking for Good: Eventbrite Updates their Merchant Agreement After Backlash

Eventbrite post for May 2018 West Metro Detroit WordPress event

The tweet caught me by surprise last Friday night.

Eventbrite, the popular online platform used by event organizers (including me) to create, promote and sell event tickets, had rights to attend the event I published on their platform.

In addition, Eventbrite could film and copyright my event.

And according to their Merchant Agreement, as the event organizer, I had to pay licenses, permissions, clearances, and cover Eventbrite expenses.

What? Continue reading Social Networking for Good: Eventbrite Updates their Merchant Agreement After Backlash