Having spent all day two Saturdays ago at the Orpheum Theatre in Buena Vista attending the Sustainability Showcase and Celebration event, it really drove home once again to me the importance of community involvement and idea interchange. In that spirit, I’d like to point the attention of our CBV readers today over to the Salida [...]

Alex T writes: Finally! Scientific validation is at hand!! Scientific American just published this delightful article talking about the direct psychological and physiological benefits that blogging has in store for you when you *hint hint wink nudge* start blogging! From the article:
“Research shows that it (blogging) improves memory and sleep, boosts [...]

As part of our Participatory Culture series of articles and events, and in hopes of shedding more light on what we are trying to do here at ChannelBV, we are hosting an event for Chaffee county Businesses and Non-Profits. On Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00, ChannelBV invites you and your organization to a free [...]

Throughout history, tools have enabled us to leapfrog forward; to increase our productive capacity and to advance as a people. In the same way that the plow allowed fewer people to produce more food in less time, the Internet enables us to produce, communicate and collect more knowledge, more quickly than ever before. [...]

For those of you who are new to Channel BV, welcome, we’re glad you have stopped in for a visit. For those of you who are also new to the concept of blogging, we first recommend that you check out this link to read a bit about what blogging is all about. Then, you may [...]

In the first of many events to come, ChannelBV will host a talk and Q&A session about the joys of sharing your ideas with your community. With freely available and easy to use tools, publishing ideas has never been easier. This Thursday, March 13th at 7pm, ChannelBV invites the public to come out to the [...]

Ready to start Blogging? Alright, ready, set go!
1. Open a Blogging account. All of these services are excellent and free. A number of people who blog @ ChannelBV use Wordpress as their platform of choice. Since tens of millions of people use each of the services listed here, you really [...]

I am willing to bet that the first time you heard the word ‘Blog’, you said, ‘Excuse me, What did you just say?’ That is certainly what I said. I thought the person had sneezed! The word blog is so completely inelegant as to [...]