Creative Connector

what it is:

a filtered stream of

creative community data

news

events

announcements

a filtered stream of

creative community data

news

events

announcements

a filtered stream of

creative community data

documented in future-compatible web-standard formats

and shared easily

across multiple channels

websites PDAs cellphones print

increasing the quality and quantity of

connections in the community

inputs:

manual

submission

+

automated gathering

manual

submission

outputs:

Custom news feeds

Job listings

Event details

You name it…

Custom news feeds

Job listings

Event details

You name it…

Custom tools

Delivery

Communication

what it’s made of (generally):

Onboard:

• User interface for new

content submission

• User interface for content

sorting, tagging, sharing,

editing

Offsite:

• “share this” add-on for

content creators

• Bookmarking/tagging

add-on for web browsers

Input tools Processing & storage Output tools

Onboard:

• Parse/format collected

content

• Data storage

• Data analysis, taxonomy,

filters

Offsite:

• External files (images,

media)

• Publicly available data

• 3rd-party tech (Google,

Amazon, EveryBlock,

etc…)

Onboard:

• Traditional website

delivery

• Personalized home

• Group pages

• Listings/directories

Offsite:

• RSS feeds

• Device notifications

• Website widgets

• Open API for 3rd-party

app development

Example Use Cases • Community arts group

– Has their own website, but no events calendar. They submit their event listings to the site, so they can be distributed across the network. They grab a calendar widget for

their site and configure it to display their events and those of groups they support. • Local artist

– Has no website. Submits info about an art show he is featured in, so it gets

distributed to the network. Searches the site for current grants and artist opportunities.

• PR Professional – Submits press releases to site. Monitors RSS feed of local industry news, notices a

mention of a client and sends them a link. Checks calendar for local networking events.

Thank you.