Brasil was the right place to get this drumbeat started. It’s a place where the remixable culture that is the internet runs deep. It’s also a place where getting people other than developers doing things to improve and protect freedom on the web seems to come naturally. Which is the idea behind Drumbeat. More The drumbeat starts in brasil→

After reading Glyn Moody’s post yesterday, I realized I haven’t done a good enough job of explaining our Drumbeat roll out strategy. The basic idea: build up Drumbeat projects and events in the open and with a small community for a few months, and then make alot of noise once we’ve got great content in place. As Glyn said: fine strategy, but you need to tell people about it. So that’s what I am doing with this post. More Drumbeat Roadmap: Build Projects, Make Noise→

I’m happy to say: the developer version of Mozilla’s drumbeat.org is now live! If you’ve got in idea that will make the open web better, we’re ready to hear it. And if you just want to learn about Drumbeat or help out for a couple of hours, we’re ready for that too. More Help start the #drumbeat! Web site now live.→

One of the first questions that people ask about Drumbeat is: how do projects work? And then: What do I have to do to propose a project? What kind of support does Mozilla offer? Can I get funding? More How do Drumbeat projects work?→

The other day, I posted a draft slide deck designed for people who want to give presentations about Drumbeat. I received a bunch of excellent feedback including: More Take two – remixable Drumbeat slides→

We we’re hoping to release the ‘developer version’ of drumbeat.org last week. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen. Last minute fixes combined with delays getting the production server up got in the way. Which is how things go sometimes. More Drumbeat site live — almost→

Last month, I posted the first ‘drumbeat update’. Since then we’ve made significant progress — getting the web site ready to go, getting projects rolling and locking down plans for our first community events. Here is February’s update. More February Mozilla Drumbeat update→

With Drumbeat gathering steam, a number people have asked for generic slides that they can use to spread the word. Which is amazing. I’ve taken a first shot at generic Drumbeat slides plus a voice over here: More Need feedback: generic Drumbeat slides→

At it’s simplest, Mozilla Drumbeat is about everyday internet users using technology to make and do things that will keep the web open for the long haul. Diversity will be a critical to this. Drumbeat needs to engage the huge diversity of people who use the web in their work and play. Teachers. Artists. Lawyers. Filmmakers. Children. Everyone. It also needs to reflect — and be shaped by — the diversity of cultures that make up the web. Drumbeat needs to be truly global right from the start. More A truly global drumbeat→