Citizendium Blog

Message to me from Mashable.com:

Hello and congrats,

Just in case you didn’t see it yet, you are a finalist in The 2nd Annual Open Web Awards (openwebawards.com). Our announcement post went out already: http://mashable.com/2008/11/19/openwebawards-voting-1/

From here we will be covering each of the finalists in each of the 26 categories over the next week in which you will be showcased.

This is a popularity vote, so spread the word to ensure your place in the final voting round:

1. You can create a custom version of our voting widget above to post to your company blog or website? Just visit the Open Web Awards Widget Creator and check the box to preset a category or company. This means your fans only need to enter an email address to vote - simple!

2. Spread the word through our 100+ International Blog Partners and make sure to leave comments, so their readers know who to vote for

Congratulations again and let me know if you have any questions.

Vote for the Citizendium Here!

WatchKnow, our new project to collect and organize educational videos for kids, is now ready for “beta testing.” Check it out:

http://www.watchknow.org/

It works and it’s pretty nice, I think. Still, we haven’t officially launched. We are going to add a couple of essential tools, making it dead simple to contribute to, before we start announcing it widely and loudly. But you can feel free to pass this announcement around groups you’re in, and to friends and colleagues, if you like.

We’ve got a great way of organizing and displaying videos from all over the Internet as part of a single directory and interface. (Check out the “Browse Videos” tab and click the “Browse Videos” button.) It’s nonprofit, and open to everyone but moderated by educators.

By the way, in our “pre-contest,” the following video won a $500 prize: http://www.watchknow.org/Video.aspx?content=bf8c-93

Here’s a brand new video about WatchKnow from me: http://www.watchknow.org/Video.aspx?content=c2c6-142

–Larry (splitting my time between Citizendium and WatchKnow, working hard!)