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FEBRUARY
7, 2002
LEADING
INDEPENDENT FILM AND NEW MEDIA MINDS COLLABORATE AT CROSSOVER TO UNITE
POWERFUL CONTENT WITH INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Web Lab
selects 42 participants for intensive retreat designed to create "next-generation"
projects that merge media, technology,
storytelling and interactivity...
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DECEMBER
4, 2001
WEB
LAB AND MSNBC.COM CREATE INTIMATE, IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS OF THE POST-SEPTEMBER
11 WORLD USING NEW ONLINE DIALOGUE TECHNIQUE
Web
Lab and MSNBC.com, the number one news and information site on the Web,
announce the launch of a nation-wide initiative to address the myriad
questions facing Americans living in a post-September 11 world. The
event will bring MSNBC.com users together in small groups to discuss
recent and emerging events in the most safe,
constructive, community environment available on the Web.
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NOVEMBER
15, 1999
'TIS THE SEASON FOR GIVING?
SEE HOW AMERICA REALLY FEELS ABOUT PANHANDLERS ON GROUNDBREAKING MARKET
RESEARCH SITE
NeedCom
is the perfect Web experience for this charity-saturated season.
While creator Cathy Davies ironically calls it "market research for
panhandlers," a Boston Globe editorial has described it as innovative,
and one reviewer called it "unique and brilliant." NeedCom
provides visitors with a provocative, complex and engaging experience
that leads them to explore the personal strategies they unconsciously
employ in dealing with panhandlers....
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September
10 , 1999
AMBITIOUS
NEW SITE HIGHLIGHTS HOW AMERICAN COUPLES BRIDGE DIFFERENCES
An ambitious new site on PBS ONLINE explores how Americans bridge differences
in relationships -- and in our polyglot society -- by combining a "quilt"
of moving first person stories contributed by visitors to the site with
online discussions of unusual intimacy and
depth...
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May 7, 1999
AN END TO POLITICS AS USUAL
VAGUEpolitix, a Web Lab project, hits the net June 14 on PBS Online. For Americans tired of partisan bickering, media hype and dull debates, here's an antidote - VAGUEpolitix, a first-of-its kind guide to politics on the Web...
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November 18, 1998
WEB LAB LAUNCHES REALITY CHECK
Reality Check is not a place to rehash partisan politics or obsess over the details of another media explosion that has overwhelmed us all. Instead, it's a place to sort out what we think about an event (or a set of events) that is so heavily covered by the media that we've lost track of what's important...
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August 11, 1998
WEB LAB ANNOUNCES ROUND 2 OF WEB DEVELOPMENT FUND; SEEKS NEW PROPOSALS FOR INNOVATION ON THE WEB
After providing more than $150,000 to 8 projects in its first round of funding, Web Lab announced today it is seeking new proposals for its Web Development Fund (WDF). WDF2 aims to be a catalyst for projects that make imaginative use of the Web -- especially its capabilities as an interactive, participatory medium -- to explore both personal and public issues in original ways...
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June 23,1998
WEB LAB LAUNCHES "LIVING WITH SUICIDE," A COMMUNITY BUILDING WEB SITE FOR PEOPLE "LEFT BEHIND"
Suicide is an uncomfortable subject. Those touched by the self-destruction of a loved one typically live in guilt,shame... and silence. Living With Suicide: Shared Experiences and Voices of Loss, a new Web site launching June 23, is intended to break the silenceand encourage "survivors" not only to find a voice, but to build acommunity. Rather than a solemn memorial, the site is a dynamic, participatory forum -- a wellspring of passionate voices and shared experiences about self and society, love and loss, hope and growth...
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June 15, 1998
WEB LAB LAUNCHES "WORKING STIFF," A SCRAPPY WEB SITE BY, FOR AND ABOUT WORKING PEOPLE
Factory closings, sexual harassment, downsizing, cameras in the breakroom. We generally hear from corporate chiefs and "experts" about what's happening in the workplace. But do working people have anything to say? A new Web site, launching June 15 under the auspices of Web Lab's Web Development Fund in association with PBS ONLINE, answers that question with a resounding and spirited "yes"...
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May 4th, 1998
WEB LAB ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND FUNDING FOR PROJECTS EXPLORING POTENTIAL OF THE WEB
Launching eight unique experiments in Web content, Web Lab has announced more than $150,000 in financial support for projects selected for the first round of its Web Development Fund...
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