Two minutes with Pres. Obama on Wilson's Map; a nationwide town hall takes the web
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In a sea of proverbial dot.com's and infant (as well as infantile) ideas, prospects of the convential being conceptualized in an original way has become increasingly rare. Come in Wilson's Map.
Wilson's Map is plain and simple, and a reminder of the Craigslist early days. Serving as a virtual town hall for America, the site is twofold. First, a docu-style page focused on the lives of Americans. Participants receive a FlipVideo from W.M. and film their lives, giving viewers a firsthand look and listen into their world of triumphs and struggles, from the mundane to the provocative. The greater question the videos as a collective answer is, what does it mean to be an American in 2010? As more participants become involved, the greater the "American Quilt," you could say, becomes accurate. Docs ranging from a female truck driver in Cleveland to a Texas college student help bridge the technological void that continues to further between each and every one of us.
The second part of the site is the town hall. A monthly political and/or social question is posed to citizens from all walks of life, and Wilson's Map recommends its readers' involvement.
This month's question is: If you had two minutes with President Obama, what would you ask/discuss?
While the blogosphere has allowed for anyone (and their grandmother) to have a voice, no matter how big or small, many get lost in the web's white noise. W.M. focuses its attention back on these voices in a method that gives each their ability to be heard.
From the mind of college graduate Wilson Schlamme, a contributor to "The Huffington Post," Wilson's Map has a conviction that no matter how obscure or even "normal" each and every one of us may feel as an individual, as a shared pool of thoughts, we are the representation of our country.
To check it out for yourself, log onto www.wilsonsmap.com.
And to learn more about the creator and the site, visit www.huffingtonpost.com.
Wilson's Map is plain and simple, and a reminder of the Craigslist early days. Serving as a virtual town hall for America, the site is twofold. First, a docu-style page focused on the lives of Americans. Participants receive a FlipVideo from W.M. and film their lives, giving viewers a firsthand look and listen into their world of triumphs and struggles, from the mundane to the provocative. The greater question the videos as a collective answer is, what does it mean to be an American in 2010? As more participants become involved, the greater the "American Quilt," you could say, becomes accurate. Docs ranging from a female truck driver in Cleveland to a Texas college student help bridge the technological void that continues to further between each and every one of us.
The second part of the site is the town hall. A monthly political and/or social question is posed to citizens from all walks of life, and Wilson's Map recommends its readers' involvement.
This month's question is: If you had two minutes with President Obama, what would you ask/discuss?
While the blogosphere has allowed for anyone (and their grandmother) to have a voice, no matter how big or small, many get lost in the web's white noise. W.M. focuses its attention back on these voices in a method that gives each their ability to be heard.
From the mind of college graduate Wilson Schlamme, a contributor to "The Huffington Post," Wilson's Map has a conviction that no matter how obscure or even "normal" each and every one of us may feel as an individual, as a shared pool of thoughts, we are the representation of our country.
To check it out for yourself, log onto www.wilsonsmap.com.
And to learn more about the creator and the site, visit www.huffingtonpost.com.
