We’re in line for a $10,000 grant at Ideablob:
Save an Active Grassroots Investigation Project
(that’s us). How can you help? Easy. Click the link, register (it doesn’t take a minute, and you can skip the address and other such info page), and vote for us.
Ideablob seems like a great way for deserving little guys like ourselves (and some of the other worthy proposals) to get some much-needed lucre. After we win 
maybe you can put together a proposal for your own organization or idea.
Wow. I’m still a little overwhelmed. For the last few weeks, I’ve been working with Barry Sussman of the Nieman Watchdog project in preparing an article about the military analysts expose. Yesterday it went live:
Showcase: The History Commons: an online tool for journalists
When I first proposed the article to Barry, I didn’t realize the caliber of people previously showcased. The entire section is here, see for yourself:
The History Commons Blog is up and running. Here’s where you can find the news of our transition to History Commons 2.0 (yes, we are excited!), information about new groups, how you can become part of the Commons, and more. See our Welcome page (link above) for more info on what’s going on with the Commons Blog.
We want to know what you think. Just click and comment away. We particularly want to know what you think of the site: how it works for you, how it can be made to work better, what capabilities and functions you’d like to see added, etc. Your opinions matter to us. Join the conversation. Better yet, join the community!
–Max
