Kathy Bisbee

Digital equity, community media & XR; Foodie, adventurer, aurora-hunter, human. Unreasonably-curious. @bisbeefilms.bsky.social

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

Congratulations to the #NorthernHilltownConsortium who surveyed & reported on the experiences/importance of connecting older adults to the digital world! Thanks @SabadosaMA Rep Sabadosa & Senator Paul Mark for supporting digital equity in #westernmass #AllianceForDigitalEquity

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

The Affordable Connectivity Program is set to expire in April. I’m live in Lynn with the Massachusetts Digital Equity Coalition to call for an extension of this essential funding. We need internet access for all. https://t.co/wVkFllzhsI

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

@WCVB 13-14” in Holyoke

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

@growingwisdom #holyoke #snowtotals

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

12” solid in Holyoke at 2pm, and still snowing at 3:30pm. Drifts up to two ft.

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

Are you passionate about #digitalequity? Do you have experience managing grants and data, reporting on programs & working closely w/ community partners? Join our team! #AllianceforDigitalEquity #WesternMass #jobs #InternetforAll https://t.co/wRWThyR9LL

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

First month @ my new gig: I’m so excited to be partnering w/ @MassBroadband as we organize #community & resources to provide boots-on-the-ground fieldwork & insights on MA’s #statedigitalequity plan @NDIA #westernmass #digitalequity #inclusion #Berkshirecounty #pittsfield #ACC

[Mass. Broadband Institute (MBI) @MassBroadband]

Yesterday, the Digital Equity Working Group and guests met at @MassBayCommCol. We would like to extend our appreciation to this group of leaders for their commitment to this important work in #MAdigitalequity. Thanks to our host @MassBayPrez. Stay updated: https://t.co/1EzwRv1yZ7

[Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) @brkInteractive]

Congratulations to our former executive director @KathyBisbee continuing the work of #publicaccess #communitymedia #publicinteresttech #techequity in an adjacent field of #digitalequity in #westernmass @brookline_news #brookline @TownofBrookline @TommyVitolo @JohnVanScoyoc

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

After 16 yrs in #communitymedia I learned a LOT this first happy week as the director @ the Alliance of Digital Equity, a coalition of 40 community-care orgs in 4 counties throughout Western Mass, housed @Baystate_Health #digitalequity @brooklinenews https://t.co/5VrTGNUfaZ

[Ben Lang @benz145]

Of the 15 people closest people to me in my life (in my own generation) 7 out of 15 own a Quest 2.

Not a single one still uses their headset on a regular basis, not even every 6 months.

Meta either doesn't know why people like them quit, or doesn't seem to be doing much about it.

From my observations of these people, the reason they don't use their headset anymore is because the friction for jumping into VR is too high for the payoff. Getting to the fun is far too cumbersome.

Two ways to fix this: less clunk, and/or higher payoff.

Has Meta moved the bar on either of those axes in the last 24 months?

[Kavya Pearlman @KavyaPearlman]

No surprises - Meta”s “Threads” is going to collect all your data and tie it to your identity, essentially profiling you for the rest of your life.

I say “No thank you”.. I am not signing up for yet another surveillance tool by the worst violator of privacy in the human history.

[Kavya Pearlman @KavyaPearlman]

🎆🗽This #IndependenceDay!
Let's celebrate freedom – not just in our world, but in every realm of innovation. Through #AI #XR & beyond, we champion the liberty to explore, dream, and create.

Here's to a safe, secure digital future where freedom thrives! Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸🎆

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

#slowstorytelling

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

Loved being in this conversation this morning in #Brooklyn about being vulnerable, sharing and listening to stories & building community-informed multimedia & #civicnews programs in #communitymedia @bricbrooklyn! Thank you, Team BIG! @brooklineinteractive @cortico @alliancecm

[Nettrice @nettieb]

I'm reflecting on yesterday's ACM plenary/keynote. A young woman approached me afterward and told me that seeing a Black woman playing in the AI art making space had her in tears.

Representation matters. REALLY.

[Kathy Bisbee @KathyBisbee]

@DaniellKrawczyk @municipalcaptioning said he was “irresponsibly excited” about @nettieb #NettriceGaskins talk. 100% Thinking re our evolution & how to move our STEAM/XR to more coding, sampling, pattern making & “cultural practices as generative & algorithmic” #Bteansformed4good

[Mass Humanities @MassHumanities]

Join us on 6/14 at 7 p.m. at @AtholLibrary for "Working Toward Justice on the Land: A North Quabbin Conversation." This discussion about the past, present, and possible futures of land stewardship in rural area is part of @smithsonian @MuseumOnMainSt.
https://t.co/poahx0oYVC

[Town of Brookline @TownofBrookline]

Celebrate Juneteenth with the Town of Brookline on Monday, June 19th starting with the freedom march at 10 AM followed by the 11 AM celebration at the Brookline Avenue Playground.

❤️💛💚

https://t.co/oJoHilctbm

[XRSI @XRSIdotorg]

Learn about #Metaverse standards and harness XR for public safety. Optimize your #EmergingTech safety skills with our CEO, @KavyaPearlman at #AWE2023.

🗓️Join her at @ARealityEvent, on June 1st & 2nd

👉More talk details: https://t.co/SXLYNJlThr
& https://t.co/mrzsesTXMU

#XRSI

[Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) @brkInteractive]

Less than an hour until Town Meeting! Are you ready?

Visit https://t.co/N0tiPDM3nc for live coverage of Town Meeting, as well as all the resources you'll need to follow along.

#brookline #townmeeting #MAPoli #brooklineinteractive