Mozilla Voices

What is Mozilla Voices?

Mozilla Voices is going to be a world class news and content platform showcasing the ideas, organizations, communities, movements and individuals who best exemplify how open systems empower people to reach their fullest potential.

Mozilla Voices is not about Mozilla. Though if (and when) we make news, Voices will cover it, with all the appropriate disclosures.

Mozilla Voices is not a mirror, it's the window we use to view the world.

We advocate that Open Systems create healthier communities and more successful societies overall. We will cover everything from open source to open government and the need for transparency; privacy and security, the "Internet of Things" vs. "pervasive computing", to education and if it's keeping up with the technological changes.

The bottom line? Open is better.

What are the goals?

• To create a deeper relationship with the Mozilla community of users and the audience beyond

• To enable communities to become involved at multiple levels

• Three things are necessary to achieve these objectives:
  • Create compelling, original content
  • Do smart content aggregation and curation
  • Be proactive in our audience development

Why are we doing this?

• We want to offer new avenues for people to become more involved with Mozilla and its overall mission

• We are creating another sustainability opportunity with the new platform

• We want to elevate the profile, personality and perspectives of Mozilla and its partners as experts in all things "Open Systems"

Who is involved?

Mozilla Voices is part of the Engagement team under Mary Ellen Muckerman, VP Brand Strategy & Services.

Anthony Duignan-Cabrera is the Editor in Chief. His name is as difficult to spell as it is to say, he prefers the acronym ADC.

The team helping build the platform includes:

• Benjamin Sternthal, Web Development Manager
• Jennifer Bertsch, Product Manager
• Holly Habstritt, UX Lead
• John Slater, Director of Creative
• Craig Cook, Front-end Web Developer
• Josh Mize, Senior Web Developer

How do you get involved?

Mozilla Voices will need, well, voices. Yours, actually.

ADC will be setting up an IRC channel as well as an email group. He's already begun working with the Peiying Mo, Chris Hofmann and Pascal Chevrel about how we will handle our international coverage and blog contributors.

If you can't wait, just email Anthony at adc@mozilla.com. Operators are standing by!!!

What's coming up?

The launch. It's scheduled for Fall, '14.

• Follow our progress on building the site: Mozilla Voices 1.0 Website

• For additional information, please check out the Mozilla Voices presentation.

• If you want to see examples of the kind of stuff we will be covering, follow our Twitter feed.