Drumbeat

Drumbeat project management page. Work in progress. Changes frequently.

Mozilla Drumbeat is a global community of people making the internet better. More open. More participatory. More decentralized. More generative. This is the web we want. It's the web we're building. Learn more.

Overview

• Drumbeat status: 'turning a corner' post from oct 31, 2009
• Watch me first: Drumbeat overview slidecast

• Big picture: Drumbeat Framework
  • Vision: make sure the internet is still open, participatory, decentralized and public 100 years from now.
  • Mission: explain, protect and improve the internet as a public resource.
  • Goals: drive awareness, ideas and action that create a better internet.
  • Approach: website and local events gather people actively involved in creating a better internet. Annual Drumbeat Festival as major convening point.

• Starting points: Year One overview
  • Goals: compelling better internet vision, new ideas that reflect this vision on table and gaining traction.
  • Drumbeat Festival: gathering people shaping the future of the open internet, June 2010.
  • Drumbeat website: helps people develop and promote 'better internet' ideas, also identifies people for Drumbeat Festival.
    • Front page wireframes | about Drumbeat page | user stories.
  • Drumbeat Local: local self organized events, promote better internet idea and identifies people for Drumbeat Festival.
  • Draft timeline: coming first week of November

• Other helpful notes
  • What do you mean by 'better internet'?
  • What topics will you focus on in year one?

Project management

• Weekly Updates

• Discussion Forum - get it as email, news or over the web. Join this if you want to get involved.
  • Old Google Group Please use the new group! This is just a historical record.

• People helping make Drumbeat happen. Add your name to the list to get involved.

Background reading

• Inspiration and related blog posts
• Campaign brainstorming page
• Blog posts by Mark Surman related to the Drumbeat planning process
• Raw notes from August and September conversations about Drumbeat
• List of people involved in the discussion so far
• Pre-Drumbeat experiments: Internet Health, One Web Day poster and Service Week