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To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/19/interview-instagram-superstar-richard-koci-herandez-on-terms-of-service-controversy/#interview\">\u003cstrong>Interview with Richard Koci Hernandez\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559710-38/instagram-says-it-now-has-the-right-to-sell-your-photos/\">CNET\u003c/a> and the New York Times' \u003ca href=\"http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/what-instagrams-new-terms-of-service-mean-for-you/\">Bits blog\u003c/a>, among others, put up posts on the practical implications of that language, helping to galvanize the resulting hue and cry that forced Instagram to issue a \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://blog.instagram.com/post/38252135408/thank-you-and-were-listening\">blog post\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> backing away from the changes. Written by co-founder Kevin Systrom, the post was titled \"Thank you, and we're listening.\" Systrom said Instagram has no plans to utilize user photos in ads and does not claim ownership rights over them. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Extracts from the post:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003cem>Advertising on Instagram\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we’d like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear…\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The language we proposed also raised question about whether your photos can be part of an advertisement. We do not have plans for anything like this and because of that we’re going to remove the language that raised the question.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Ownership Rights\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instagram users own their content and Instagram does not claim any ownership rights over your photos. Nothing about this has changed. We respect that there are creative artists and hobbyists alike that pour their heart into creating beautiful photos, and we respect that your photos are your photos. Period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Privacy Settings\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nothing has changed about the control you have over who can see your photos. If you set your photos to private, Instagram only shares your photos with the people you’ve approved to follow you.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>One of the most prominent Instagram users to publicly rebel yesterday was \u003ca href=\"http://richardkocihernandez.com/\">Richard Koci Hernandez\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after Apple Inc. replaced Google Maps as the device's built-in navigation system and inserted its own map software into the latest version of its mobile operating system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apple's maps application proved to be far inferior to Google's, turning what was supposed to be a setback for Google into a vindication.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/09/24/what-san-francisco-looks-like-in-apple-maps/\">\u003cstrong>What Do You Think of Apple Maps?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> (News Fix)\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The product's shoddiness prompted Apple CEO Tim Cook to issue a rare public apology and recommend that iPhone owners consider using Google maps through a mobile Web browser or seek other alternatives until his company could fix the problems. Cook also replaced Scott Forstall, the executive in charge of Apple's mobile operating system, after the company's maps app became the subject of widespread ridicule.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among other things, Apple's maps misplaced landmarks, overlooked towns and sometimes got people horribly lost. In one example brought to light this week, Australian police derided Apple's maps as \"life-threatening\" because the system steered people looking for the city of Mildura into a sweltering, remote desert 44 miles from their desired destination. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Google Inc., in contrast, is hailing its new iPhone app as a major improvement from the one evicted by Apple.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We started from scratch,\" said Daniel Graf, mobile director of Google Maps. Google engineers started working on the new app before Apple's Sept. 19 ouster, Graf said, though he declined to be more specific.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Digital maps are key battleground in mobile computing because they get used frequently on smartphones and can pinpoint a user's whereabouts. That information is so prized by advertisers that they're willing to pay much higher rates for marketing messages aimed at a prospective customer in a particular location, said Greg Sterling, an analyst at Opus Research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Google's mapping app for the iPhone doesn't include ads, but that will likely change, based on the steady stream of marketing flowing through the Google maps app on Android phones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The additional tools in the free iPhone app include turn-by-turn directions. Google's previous refusal to include that popular feature on the iPhone app —while making it available for smartphones running on its own Android software— is believed to be one of the reasons Apple decided to develop its own technology. The increasing friction between Google and Apple as they jostle for leadership in the smartphone market also played a role in the mapping switch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Google's new iPhone mapping app also offers street-level photography of local neighborhoods, as well as three-dimensional views, public transit directions and listings for more than 80 million businesses around the world. The app still lacks some of the mapping features available on Android-powered phones, such as directions inside malls and other buildings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All those improvements are positives for Apple too, Sterling said, because the availability of a more comprehensive mapping option makes it less likely that iPhone owners will switch to Android devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The irony is that Apple ended up getting a better version of Google Maps on its system by booting it off,\" Sterling said. \"At the same time, you could argue that Google is making a triumphant return to cheering crowds. So, in a way, everyone wins in this situation.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Investors didn't see anything positive for Apple. The company's stock slid $9.31 to close at $529.84, while Google shares crept up $5.14 to finish at $702.70.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There still isn't a Google mapping app for Apple's top-selling tablet computer, the iPad, but the company plans to make one eventually. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 3:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/10/facebook-is-down-mobile-apps-still-working-second-big-tech-outage-of-the-day/\">TechCrunch\u003c/a> reported that the Facebook outage lasted about 15 minutes. \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57558347-93/facebook-suffers-major-outage-site-inaccessible/\">CNET\u003c/a> has promised updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 3:25 p.m.:\u003c/strong> It's been a tough day for tech giants. First Gmail went down this morning, then Facebook users began reporting outages on that site at about \u003ca href=\"http://mashable.com/2012/12/10/facebook-gone-down/\">2:45 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facebook's outage sparked its own flood of memorable Tweets.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>For the first 5 minutes Facebook was down, it was kind of funny. Minutes 6-10 were when I built the barricades and checked the fresh water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/brockwilbur/status/278280083658129408\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>FACEBOOK IS DOWN PLEASE EXIT THE INTERNET IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— John Merriman (@jmerriman) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jmerriman/status/278272786378670081\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook being down has prompted hundreds of parents to rush out and push photographs of their children through strangers' letterboxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Dave Jones (@welsh_gas_doc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/welsh_gas_doc/status/278278314756562949\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Tomorrow, I plan to pretend I didn't know Facebook was down and say self-righteous things like \"Oh was it? I was too busy living to notice\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— D. B. (@RevDaniel) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/RevDaniel/status/278278331961597952\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>If facebook is down how on earth am I going to save some abused puppies by liking a photo 🙁\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Ineedmorecharacters (@nononodrama) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/nononodrama/status/278276783906897921\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Yes...Facebook is down, which means you all now need to be productive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— 4Player Podcast (@4PlayerPodcast) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/4PlayerPodcast/status/278279054279454720\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook appears to be completely down.This was exactly privacy policy I voted for...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Dave Pell (@davepell) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/davepell/status/278277263252918273\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook is down! I'm frantically googling pictures of people I've never met holding babies I've never heard of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Seb Farrell (@sebfarrell) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sebfarrell/status/278281208721457152\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook went down. Gmail went down. I think we know what this means. They're going to have a baby. FACEMAIL G-BOOK, JR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/278282966873030657\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook is down which means my cows on Farmville are going to die :@@@@@@ lol\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— ▲ Jeevan Gill ▼ (@Jeevan_Gill) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Jeevan_Gill/status/278283114424438784\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATED 10:25 a.m.:\u003c/strong> From \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1355212799000&iid=4abb2f6c40f6bd39677195b9a60ad77d\">Google\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The problem with Google Mail should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest assured that system reliability is a top priority at Google, and we are making continuous improvements to make our systems better.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATED 10:09 a.m.:\u003c/strong> There have been some blog posts and Tweets about problems with other Google services today. Google \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1355212799000&iid=99ec5cc63bc26d71ba5c1291d5b92e5f\">reports\u003c/a> that an issue with Drive, its file-storage service, has been addressed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 9:54 a.m.:\u003c/strong> Google just emailed us this very brief statement: \"We are currently experiencing an issue with some Google services. For everyone who is affected, we apologize for any inconvenience you may be experiencing.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Original post: \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gmail - Google's popular email app - has been \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/10/gmail-experiences-a-widespread-outage-most-users-affected/\">experiencing outages\u003c/a> this morning. At 9:30 a.m. Google updated its \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1355212799000&iid=4abb2f6c40f6bd39677195b9a60ad77d\">dashboard\u003c/a> showing the performance of its services to note that it was \"investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It has served as inspiration for some funny Tweets...\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Somebody in Google's Gmail division is having a much, much worse Monday than yours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Emily St. J. Mandel (@EmilyMandel) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/EmilyMandel/status/278186038009135105\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Gmail is down. I can tell by the looting, and the fires in the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Ed Yong(@edyong209) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/278181944842387456\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Right now your mother is trying in vain to email you about Gmail being down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral/status/278182282341257216\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Sorry for the Gmail downtime today. I put my iCloud folder in my Dropbox, and put that Dropbox folder in my Google Drive. Whoops!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Lex Friedman (@lexfri) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/lexfri/status/278194380131667968\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>With all this Gmail outage, it's a good thing that I still keep pigeons in my backyard. But how do I Bcc with pigeons?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Evgeny Morozov (@evgenymorozov) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/evgenymorozov/status/278197208539611136\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>How will the Gmail outage affect Hillary Clinton's 2016 chances? \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search/%23punditry\">#punditry\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— daveweigel (@daveweigel) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/278184393258979330\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Gmail being down is the nearest to a collective public experience we get these days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Jonathan Haynes (@JonathanHaynes) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JonathanHaynes/status/278185221558517760\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Well, GMail is down. So this is either a warning shot from the Mayans or they were off a week on calculations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Dave Levy (@levydr) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/levydr/status/278180599376797697\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Karl Rove is still insisting GMail is not down in Ohio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Garrett Quinn (@GarrettQuinn) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GarrettQuinn/status/278185189530812416\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Our great national GMail nightmare is over.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Garrett Quinn (@GarrettQuinn) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GarrettQuinn/status/278186821723246593\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Gmail's down, Chrome is crashing. If Twitter crashes, I'm looting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— StuffJournalistsLike (@JournalistsLike) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/JournalistsLike/status/278184034721492993\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>Gmail goes down, people complain on Twitter within 30 seconds. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 3:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/10/facebook-is-down-mobile-apps-still-working-second-big-tech-outage-of-the-day/\">TechCrunch\u003c/a> reported that the Facebook outage lasted about 15 minutes. \u003ca href=\"http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57558347-93/facebook-suffers-major-outage-site-inaccessible/\">CNET\u003c/a> has promised updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATE 3:25 p.m.:\u003c/strong> It's been a tough day for tech giants. First Gmail went down this morning, then Facebook users began reporting outages on that site at about \u003ca href=\"http://mashable.com/2012/12/10/facebook-gone-down/\">2:45 p.m.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Facebook's outage sparked its own flood of memorable Tweets.\u003cbr>\n\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>For the first 5 minutes Facebook was down, it was kind of funny. Minutes 6-10 were when I built the barricades and checked the fresh water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/brockwilbur/status/278280083658129408\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>FACEBOOK IS DOWN PLEASE EXIT THE INTERNET IN A CALM AND ORDERLY FASHION\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— John Merriman (@jmerriman) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jmerriman/status/278272786378670081\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook being down has prompted hundreds of parents to rush out and push photographs of their children through strangers' letterboxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Dave Jones (@welsh_gas_doc) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/welsh_gas_doc/status/278278314756562949\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Tomorrow, I plan to pretend I didn't know Facebook was down and say self-righteous things like \"Oh was it? I was too busy living to notice\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— D. B. 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I'm frantically googling pictures of people I've never met holding babies I've never heard of.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Seb Farrell (@sebfarrell) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sebfarrell/status/278281208721457152\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook went down. Gmail went down. I think we know what this means. They're going to have a baby. FACEMAIL G-BOOK, JR.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/278282966873030657\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n\u003cp>Facebook is down which means my cows on Farmville are going to die :@@@@@@ lol\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— ▲ Jeevan Gill ▼ (@Jeevan_Gill) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Jeevan_Gill/status/278283114424438784\">December 10, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>UPDATED 10:25 a.m.:\u003c/strong> From \u003ca href=\"http://www.google.com/appsstatus#hl=en&v=issue&ts=1355212799000&iid=4abb2f6c40f6bd39677195b9a60ad77d\">Google\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The problem with Google Mail should be resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. 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"content": "\u003cp>Trees have fallen, cars have skidded into power poles, and at different times over the past few days, both Muni and BART have shorted out. But climate scientists say that’s just a taste of what we can expect in the Bay Area as the planet heats up. With seas both warming and rising and storms packing more water vapor, we may well see the kind of flooding that Hurricane Sandy delivered to the Northeast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_82168\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/oraclecampus.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-82168\" title=\"oraclecampus\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/12/oraclecampus-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oracle campus in Redwood City, from the air. (Photo: Molly Samuel; Aerial support from LightHawk)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Scientists at the meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco this week said that a strong \u003ca title=\"NOAA - ARs\" href=\"http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/atmrivers/\">“atmospheric river” storm\u003c/a> (the type we just had in Northern California) contains 10 times the water flow as at the mouth of the Mississippi River (though not all of that falls out as rain.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what are we doing to prepare?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That question came up recently on a KQED \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> broadcast when University of California, Davis geologist \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/06/sandy-type-storm-could-short-circuit-silicon-valley/\">Jeffrey F. 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Mount pointed out that Sandy knocked out backup generators in the basements of some hospitals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And what happens if employees can’t get to work because the roads are under water, they can’t telecommute because the power is out, or they can’t even use their offices because damage to sewage treatment plants have rendered the restrooms inoperable?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mount is calling on Silicon Valley companies to chip in for flood defense of the whole region. He envisions three essential projects:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Building seawalls and levees. The idea here is pretty simple: you build a physical barrier that keeps the water from sloshing into buildings and over roads – sort of like the famous Dutch dikes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Moving sewage treatment plants. A lot of the plants are located on low ground so that they could take advantage of gravity to pull water in. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_81583\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/coreyfordjohnboland-e1354314500107.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-81583\" title=\"coreyfordjohnboland\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/11/coreyfordjohnboland-e1354314500107-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matter Ventures CEO Corey Ford and KQED President John Boland\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Three media nonprofits -- \u003ca href=\"http://www.knightfoundation.org/\">Knight Foundation\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.prx.org/\">Public Radio Exchange\u003c/a> (PRX), and KQED (you're on it, bub, no link required) have announced they're creating a $2.5 million \u003ca href=\"http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/difference-between-startup-accelerator-and-incubator.html\" target=\"_blank\">accelerator\u003c/a> fund for selected media startups -- of the \u003cem>for\u003c/em>-profit variety -- to tap.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's called Matter Ventures, based in San Francisco's SoMa district. Prospective candidates will be able to apply at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.matter.vc/\" target=\"_blank\">web site\u003c/a>, which went live today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED and Knight Foundation are kicking in $1.25 million each to fund the initiative over two years, potentially taking an equity stake in businesses that develop within the program. PRX will help run the project. The media accelerator was \u003ca href=\"http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/08/public-media-gets-its-own-accelerator-led-by-corey-ford-from-eric-schmidts-innovation-endeavors/\" target=\"_blank\">previously announced last December by PRX and Knight under the name Public Media X\u003c/a>, and now KQED has come aboard. The CEO, as reported last year, will be Corey Ford, formerly of Runway, an incubator in ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt's venture capital fund, Innovation Endeavors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED is a San Francisco-based, member-supported public media organization best known for its radio and TV broadcasts. Knight Foundation funds various journalism and community projects. PRX is an online clearinghouse for public radio content.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's how it'll work, from the press release:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The intensive, four-month acceleration program is designed for media startups with multi-disciplinary teams who have early-stage prototypes, such as participatory platforms, mobile applications, B2B media services, and content production engines. Matter will invest in entrepreneurs who show high potential to create media ventures that make a meaningful, positive impact on society while pursuing a sustainable, scalable, profitable business model. Over the course of two years, the fund will run four class cycles, each consisting of five startups....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Startups selected to participate in Matter will receive a $50,000 investment and will work side by side in a creative space in the South Park area of San Francisco's SoMa district... The structured program will kick off with an intensive design thinking and entrepreneurship bootcamp followed by a regular series of design reviews, mentoring session and educational workshops ... At the end of the four-month program, teams will pitch at a demo day to the Matter community and potential investors.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The application deadline is Jan 6. The first round of participants will start the program in February, 2013.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->KQED's Joshua Johnson recently interviewed Corey Ford, because he's the Matter CEO, and KQED President and CEO John Boland, because Joshua knew where to find him on the third floor. And because he wanted to ask him, you know, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/02/matter-ventures-media-accelerato/#boland\">what's a nice org like you doing in a space like this\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don't want to get too self-involved here. For those of you interested in issues facing public media organizations like KQED, as well as the disruptive effect on business models and content delivery that digital technology has had on all media, have at these. For the rest of you, here are some \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/28/11-creative-images-of-the-bay-area-rain/\" target=\"_blank\">awesome images of the Bay Area rain\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://matter.vc/#apply\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sign up for application details\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>I will say this: Joshua's first question posits the idea that the cultures of Silicon Valley and public media are \"diametrically opposed.\" As someone who has worked within both now, I think that's an interesting starting point for a pair of good discussions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, CEO Corey Ford, who described the new Matter accelerator as a place \"where the values of public media meet the mindset of Silicon Valley.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of the following transcripts have been edited for length and readability...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: I think that, intuitively, people understand the ethos of Silicon Valley, and people who watch and listen to KQED or other public stations understand the ethos of public media – and those seem to be almost diametrically opposed. How do you get them to work together?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: I don't see them as diametrically opposed. I believe you can be mission-driven and you can pursue and use the best practices of sustainable, scalable, entrepreneurship all in one. What it really comes down to is having a culture of experimentation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: How did this project come about?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: It all started, I believe, with a conversation between \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2012/01/why-prx-knight-created-an-accelerator-for-public-media018.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jake Shapiro\u003c/a> of PRX and John Bracken from the Knight Foundation, saying if you look at what's going on in Silicon Valley and how much innovation these accelerator programs are producing, is there a way that we can leverage that type of model to support innovations in the areas we care about, in the future of media that matters?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And at the same time, I used to produce films for \u003ca href=\"http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/\" target=\"_blank\">Frontline\u003c/a> on Public Television. I loved what we did and I believed really deeply in what we did, but around 2005 it felt like the world was changing dramatically and it didn't feel like we were changing at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And so I stepped away from one of the best jobs in public television because I wanted to learn more about entrepreneurship, about innovation and leadership so I could apply them, potentially, back to public media, either in the current institutions or by helping build startups that would put that mission forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">It's not just owning how is content produced or delivered but what is the business model around that, one of the key problems to solve within the media-that-matters space.\n\u003cp>--Matter CEO Corey Ford\u003c/p>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: And the one biggest thing that you learned that you would like to see apply to public media is…?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: It's really about building a culture of experimentation, one that is audience-centered and designed for their emerging needs, and that's not about getting it perfect. It's about taking your idea and building it in a way where you can get feedback from your audience, and then iterating on that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Why doesn't that exist in Public Media today?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: Well, I am not saying that it doesn't exist in public media today...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Then more broadly...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: Right. I think it's challenging almost anywhere. You have to be really intentional about thinking about how to build a culture of experimentation, and I think any institution that's been around for a while, once they've had their successes, it's more risky to experiment with them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So part of what we are doing is creating this place where we can think about the world from a blank-slate perspective. We can ask ourselves, if we are going to build a meaningful media institution, how might we do that leveraging emerging technologies, seeking new business models, and I think most importantly designing explicitly for the needs and emerging behaviors of our audience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: What kind of startups are you looking for?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: The one constant in early-stage entrepreneurship is everything is going to change, so you really want to find the people and the teams who are driven by a similar mission that we're looking for. They have a vision for how their startups are going to impact society in a way that makes its citizens more informed, engaged or empowered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In terms of specific ideas, I think they can range from participatory platforms -- think Twitter -- business-to-business services, mobile-first applications. Maybe a Kickstarter business model, designed for mobile first, which appeals to millennials, for example.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And finally what I would call not content but content-production engines. We are looking for people who think of their startups as a venture. It's not just owning how is content produced or delivered but what is the business model around that, one of the key problems to solve within the media-that-matters space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: What is it about this geographic area that you think makes a good fit for innovating public media?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: There is a culture to Silicon Valley that is really hard to copy anywhere else. For me, and I think it is really misunderstood in some places, what it comes down to is what does failure look like in your organization? Is it something that is celebrated by the top leadership and reverberates so that it says I can experiment and I can learn and adjust based on that? And I think Silicon Valley has that nailed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"boland\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem>End interview. Here's the interview with KQED President and CEO John Boland...\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOSHUA JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: This sounds like new territory for a public media organization -- to be involved and, literally, invested in a venture like this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>KQED's JOHN BOLAND\u003c/strong>: It is something new and it also fits perfectly with our strategy for KQED, which is to develop and invent a new model for public media. The reason we are doing that is the needs of our audience are changing so drastically and things in the community are changing rapidly, largely because of digital technology. So we feel we need to innovate and reinvent at a fairly rapid clip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: I often deal with KQED audience members who want everything to stay exactly the way it is -- they don't want any kind of change and if you change it, I am taking my membership dollars back. But the reality is we really are in an era in which all the rules are being thrown out. So what is KQED experiencing, specifically?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BOLAND\u003c/strong>: We have to be all things to all people. Television and radio are still around and continuing, and we fully intend to continue those services in a very robust way. But we know that people are increasingly using laptops and smart phones and tablets, and they are not only accessing media in different ways, the media is being created in different ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, audiences are engaging in a kind of a two-way conversation in a way they never could with radio and television. We are definitely getting the signal from folks that you need to deliver KQED with this new digital content and services, and with the community that is convening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Explain what some of the challenges are in terms of innovation in public media, which seems to deal with some specific kinds of strictures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BOLAND\u003c/strong>: I think we have some specific strictures and some specific opportunities. I think the opportunity part is that public media, although it is a nonprofit and that's always a struggle financially, has a financial model in terms of community support that's still working, whereas the ad-supported model in commercial media has really fallen apart on the digital side.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the difficulty is we are so busy keeping up with the needs of the community as we see them now and delivering the services as we see them now that it's hard to find room and resources for trying new things. A lot of the ideas are coming from entrepreneurs and people with concepts that not only are designed to become the next Google and make lots of money, but really to change the world and media in positive ways. A lot of that is happening outside our ecosystem, and we feel like we need to make that connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: So why don't we see more independent producers now, walking into their local PBS station or NPR station, saying, \"I've got a great idea for this thing and it takes this much and it can be done this way and... ta-da!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BOLAND\u003c/strong>: What's interesting is that we get a lot of independent radio or TV producers coming in with great ideas, and we engage them, but we don't necessarily get people coming in saying, \"I have a new technology application that will really help you connect and serve your audience better.\" And the reason is they don't feel a public media organization is going to have the resources to invest in them, so they show up at a venture capital firm or an incubator or an accelerator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: Talk about where the dollars for this come from. This is a huge investment that KQED is making. I can imagine someone saying, \"I'd rather you just put that toward something you are already doing and keep me happy the way you're already doing it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BOLAND\u003c/strong>: The dollars won't come away from the services we provide now or even their growth. What people don't realize is that KQED makes investments like this every year. We invest in a new radio transmitter, a new television master control. So this is coming out of that, our capital reserve fund, from which every year we spend several million dollars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: For KQED members and audiences who think this is just an awesome idea but it seems hard to wrap their arms around, anything else they should know?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>BOLAND\u003c/strong>: I think it's legitimate for people to raise the question -- and people have raised it-- \"Is this a risky thing for KQED to do?\" And I would say not really, because we are not investing in this to get a big financial return. We're smart enough to know most startups do not become Google or Apple. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->KQED's Joshua Johnson recently interviewed Corey Ford, because he's the Matter CEO, and KQED President and CEO John Boland, because Joshua knew where to find him on the third floor. And because he wanted to ask him, you know, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/12/02/matter-ventures-media-accelerato/#boland\">what's a nice org like you doing in a space like this\u003c/a>?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don't want to get too self-involved here. For those of you interested in issues facing public media organizations like KQED, as well as the disruptive effect on business models and content delivery that digital technology has had on all media, have at these. For the rest of you, here are some \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/11/28/11-creative-images-of-the-bay-area-rain/\" target=\"_blank\">awesome images of the Bay Area rain\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\u003ca href=\"http://matter.vc/#apply\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Sign up for application details\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>I will say this: Joshua's first question posits the idea that the cultures of Silicon Valley and public media are \"diametrically opposed.\" As someone who has worked within both now, I think that's an interesting starting point for a pair of good discussions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First, CEO Corey Ford, who described the new Matter accelerator as a place \"where the values of public media meet the mindset of Silicon Valley.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of the following transcripts have been edited for length and readability...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>JOHNSON\u003c/strong>: I think that, intuitively, people understand the ethos of Silicon Valley, and people who watch and listen to KQED or other public stations understand the ethos of public media – and those seem to be almost diametrically opposed. How do you get them to work together?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>FORD\u003c/strong>: I don't see them as diametrically opposed. I believe you can be mission-driven and you can pursue and use the best practices of sustainable, scalable, entrepreneurship all in one. 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