Indymedia
I think this software is very useful for Indymedia sites. You can install it in a directory of your site, add a link to it from your navigational structure, choose what geographical area best fits your needs - and that's it!
IMC Alternatives
I'm currently working with the IMC Alternatives group to create a more interactive and more feature-filled version of the IMC software. IMC Alternatives might encourage people to use the Activism Network software as a component of the new system. We might create a demo site for this by using the Philly IMC.
National IMC Sites
Choose your country in the installation process and you will get a site featuring events, people, and groups that are from your country -- as well as a small number of international events and groups. With a little more work you can translate the software into your language.
State/Regional IMC Sites
If your site is for a state, then you can easily just choose a state. If your area covers multiple states or only a part of a state (like the western half of a state) then you can approximate it by picking a center point and a radius. So you are picking a circle that best matches your area.
Then you get people, groups, events from that area - and any people/groups/events from the nation that your state is in, and a small number of international groups and events.
City IMC Sites
Pick a city and state in the installation process, or a zip code and radius.
Then you get the people, groups, events from that area - plus any state-level groups and events, plus any national groups and events, plus any international groups and events.
One of the main advantages of doing a local or state installation is that Local Events will appear in your calendar. Otherwise local event events don't show up in the national calendar, because it would be too overwhelming.
Feedback Wanted
These are just my ideas on how it might work. You could do more complex things like use our web services and pull the data into your site's software. If you'd like to suggest what I could do to make your implementation and use of this software fit better with your IMC site, I'd be glad to listen and act upon your suggestions!
IMC Alternatives
I'm currently working with the IMC Alternatives group to create a more interactive and more feature-filled version of the IMC software. IMC Alternatives might encourage people to use the Activism Network software as a component of the new system. We might create a demo site for this by using the Philly IMC.
National IMC Sites
Choose your country in the installation process and you will get a site featuring events, people, and groups that are from your country -- as well as a small number of international events and groups. With a little more work you can translate the software into your language.
State/Regional IMC Sites
If your site is for a state, then you can easily just choose a state. If your area covers multiple states or only a part of a state (like the western half of a state) then you can approximate it by picking a center point and a radius. So you are picking a circle that best matches your area.
Then you get people, groups, events from that area - and any people/groups/events from the nation that your state is in, and a small number of international groups and events.
City IMC Sites
Pick a city and state in the installation process, or a zip code and radius.
Then you get the people, groups, events from that area - plus any state-level groups and events, plus any national groups and events, plus any international groups and events.
One of the main advantages of doing a local or state installation is that Local Events will appear in your calendar. Otherwise local event events don't show up in the national calendar, because it would be too overwhelming.
Feedback Wanted
These are just my ideas on how it might work. You could do more complex things like use our web services and pull the data into your site's software. If you'd like to suggest what I could do to make your implementation and use of this software fit better with your IMC site, I'd be glad to listen and act upon your suggestions!