[sudoroom] theportofoakland.com or port-of-oakland.com?

[Matthew Senate]

An article like this:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/12/BAJK1MBE5E.DTL

versus this: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/10/18698661.php

points out the importance of the port, as symbol, as physical, as economic
hub, as a place of labor, in this multi-facted and complex discussion.

it seems ripe for critical commentary no matter how you slice it.

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com>wrote:

> Do you have beef with the port and its management? In what areas of port
> administration do you feel they have been falling short?
>
> -Jehan
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Try http://domai.nr/
>>
>> Good show, happy to get involved, pinging people about content.
>>
>> // Matt
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  i ended up getting both. note that the official website of the Port of
>>> Oakland *is* portofoakland.com and is therefore not available.
>>>
>>> the idea would be to virtually siege the portofoakland.com page with a
>>> multitude of similar domains which could all mirror one
>>> "ThePortOfOakland.com" page. journalists and netizens interested in a
>>> multitude of perspectives should be confused enough to make it there, but a
>>> prominent disclosure about there being no affiliation with the Port of
>>> Oakland should be made clear once they arrive. additionally, changes in
>>> font and color that also walk this tightrope may best accomplish the intent
>>> of the project.
>>>
>>> which is, from my perspective: freedom of expression online must enable
>>> the virtual equivalent of picket signs and boycott rallies - making sure
>>> that the general public has an opportunity to learn about the hidden
>>> aspects of the things they take for granted to which they would otherwise
>>> not be exposed.
>>> DDoS attacks, in contrast, are the equivalent of trashing the place, as
>>> far as i'm concerned.
>>>
>>> if you are interested in contributing $9.49 to this effort, please
>>> considering registering a similar domain, and make sure you do it through
>>> http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net, utilizing the ProtectMyPrivacy
>>> service. [for some ideas, you can consult godaddy's useful automated
>>> suggestions (http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults.aspx?ci=54814
>>> )]
>>>
>>> -eddan
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/26/12 2:43 PM, Marc Juul wrote:
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> <juul at labitat.dk>
>>> Date: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 2:40 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [sudoroom] theportofoakland.com or port-of-oakland.com?
>>> To: Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> <eddan at oaklandlocal.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  i am planning on buying one of these two domain names for a critical parody
>>> website of portofoakland.com.theportofoakland.com or port-of-oakland.com?
>>>
>>>  portofoakland.com gets my vote! (though what about .org or .net ?)
>>>
>>>
>>>  along the lines of the yes men's hacktivist campaigns against the WTO
>>> (http://www.gatt.org/) & the US Chamber of Commerce
>>> (http://yeslab.org/article/will-real-chamber-commerce-please-stand), this
>>> type of online intervention relies on the fair use doctrine that is a
>>> defense to trademark infringement as an alternative to Anonymous DDoS
>>> attacks. given the mainstream media reporting on previous strikes in
>>> oakland, this site could also be a resource for journalists willing to go
>>> beyond copying the port of oakland press release.
>>>
>>>  Awesome! I'm in.
>>>
>>>
>>>  would anyone be interested in working on a project putting up a website that
>>> looks similar to, but clearly different than portofoakland.com and
>>> writing/soliciting articles from occupy/labor-related groups & initiatives?
>>>
>>>  Yes, I will assist. I can do the tech things related to this, but my
>>> design-foo is not that great and my knowledge of goings-on related
>>> to the port of Oakland are lacking.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Marc Juul
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