One of my obsessions has been telling the Mozilla story better. The most important elements of this story centre around topics like: ‘why we exist’ and ‘what we’re building’. Yet, we sometimes get caught up in ‘how we’re structured’ — which tends to confuse more than clarify. More One Mozilla story, we’ve come a long way
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What is the open web? Two things, at least.
There have been bunch of Mozilla people asking the question ‘what is the open web?‘ of late. Atul, Jono and Mitchell all blogged about it a few weeks back. People at MozaCamp Europe drew pictures and wrote tag lines about it. Blizzard surveyed about it. Over 160+ people responded (snapshot in this wordle). More What is the open web? Two things, at least.
NMM example #2: freedom in the cloud
Recently, I’ve found myself in more and more discussions about identity, data and freedom in the cloud. Zittrain did a great op-ed a few weeks back that suggests why: the cloud brings us wonderful social connections and new applications, but it also has its dangers. Personal dangers like data and identity lock in. And web-wide dangers such as limitations on the freedom to innovate. A few people have been talking about this for a while. But, for most people who use the web, this issue is just coming on radar or isn’t there at all. More NMM example #2: freedom in the cloud
Doodle: Next Million Mozillians framework
Earlier this week, I posted some updated thoughts about ‘the next million Mozillians’. My argument: Mozilla is in a better position than ever to invite millions more people to actively love, protect and steward the open web. Great sentiment, but how do you do it? More Doodle: Next Million Mozillians framework
More thinking on the next million Mozillians
For a while now, I have had this feeling: we need to get millions more people to actively love, protect and steward the open web to keep it vibrant over the long haul. Mozilla is in a good position to make this happen. More More thinking on the next million Mozillians
Which Mozilla blurb works best?
The response was great when I asked people ‘how would you describe Mozilla in one sentence?‘. Over 30 people responded, and other people also contacted me directly with feedback and interest. This was all really helpful. More Which Mozilla blurb works best?
A word for hack-remix-opportunity-ness?
As I blogged last week, I see huge potential in Mitchell’s list of characteristics that make a ‘better internet’. If we can nail this list, we will have simple, telegraphic way to explain why both Mozilla and the open web matter. We’ll also have a tool to test ‘is this or that innovation making the web better?’ These are both things we need. More A word for hack-remix-opportunity-ness?
What makes the web better?
When we describe Mozilla, we often talk about the open web and ‘making the internet better‘. Phrases like these are critical to explaining our mission. However, they are also pretty fuzzy. They could mean many different things. More What makes the web better?
Wordle-ized Mozilla sentence
Creative and great feedback so far on the question of ‘how would you describe Mozilla in one sentence?‘ For fun, I threw all the ideas so far into Wordle. It looks like this: More Wordle-ized Mozilla sentence
Mozilla in one sentence
Over the last few months, I’ve been suprised by the number of people I meet who don’t know that Mozilla is a) a public benefit organization that b) exists to promote and protect the open web. This has got me thinking more and more about the importance of messaging our mission. For Mozilla to succeed in the long run, we need everyone we touch to understand that we’re on very important (and cool) a mission, and that they’re invited to join in. More Mozilla in one sentence