Harvard Gazette: When graphic design saves lives. “Harvard Library has digitized more than 3,000 posters related to a single major public health crisis: the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The posters come from numerous countries around the world and span roughly 1990 to 2004. The collection tells a story, said [Amanda] Yarnell, of what the public health establishment has learned about what messages work, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/13/harvard-gazette-when-graphic-design-saves-lives/

New Voice of Ukraine: Ukraine turns to TikTok to pierce Russian control behind enemy lines. “TikTok became an effective alternative channel of delivering information to residents of the Russian-occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine after YouTube was blocked, Radio Donbas Realities editor Tetyana Yakubovych said on May 9 at the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum (KSF) titled UA: Unite Again to […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/13/new-voice-of-ukraine-ukraine-turns-to-tiktok-to-pierce-russian-control-behind-enemy-lines/

Region of Waterloo: Culture in Motion: Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives Roll Out New Museum Bike . “Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives is excited to announce the launch of its interactive Museum Bike, a community-focused initiative designed to bring the Region’s history and culture out into the community. This mobile museum experience aims to increase inclusive, accessible […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/culture-in-motion-region-of-waterloo-museums-and-archives-roll-out-new-museum-bike-region-of-waterloo/

#museums #GLAM #Canada #bike #CommunityOutreach

'Region of Waterloo Museums and Archives is excited to announce the launch of its interactive Museum Bike, a community-focused initiative designed to bring the Region’s history and culture out into the community. This mobile museum experience aims to increase inclusive, accessible programming, making it easier than ever for residents of all ages to engage with the Region’s museums and archives.'

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/Modules/News/index.aspx?feedId=ab159244-c732-45c7-b4c9-67b38b43eed5/1000&newsId=ef21bf0f-b97b-43bc-b3aa-82501c375473

ScanGov: Government digital experience map. “Project ScanGov now has a map that visualizes how U.S. states fare on government digital experience. Each state on the map is clickable to a full government digital experience report card. The grades are based on scans of state government website homepages and how each fares on key indicators.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/scangov-government-digital-experience-map/

Michigan Daily: UMich study shows how generative AI could use personality to combat vaccine myths . “In an interview with The Michigan Daily, [Professor Hang] Lu said he found the results were surprising. The extraversion-targeting messages performed just as well, and sometimes even better, than professionally developed generic corrections. But messages tailored to address pseudoscientific […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/16/michigan-daily-umich-study-shows-how-generative-ai-could-use-personality-to-combat-vaccine-myths/

Wyoming Public Radio: ‘We have to have our voices heard’: A Casper group is building a queer history archive. “Locals brought photos, letters, journals and artwork from queer Casperites of the distant past and the present. Then, Amber and Mallory Pollock, the executive director of Casper Pride, catalogued and uploaded digital copies of the memorabilia to the nascent website. The idea was […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/15/we-have-to-have-our-voices-heard-a-casper-group-is-building-a-queer-history-archive-wyoming-public-radio/

Engadget: The Social Security Administration is reportedly moving all official communication to X. “The Social Security Administration is planning to stop issuing press releases and move all of its official communications to X, according to Wired. The change is happening amidst cuts at the department directed by DOGE, the organization created by Elon Musk, the CEO of X.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/engadget-the-social-security-administration-is-reportedly-moving-all-official-communication-to-x/

VietNamNet Global: Vietnam goes digital to preserve and promote cultural heritage. “On March 28, 2025, the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Conservation Support Fund, the Department of Ethnic Culture, the Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and TikTok signed a cooperation agreement to digitally preserve and promote Vietnam’s cultural heritage. As part of the program titled […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/vietnamnet-global-vietnam-goes-digital-to-preserve-and-promote-cultural-heritage/

Kingston University London: Affordable AI-powered air pollution sensors can revolutionise monitoring of air quality, research by Kingston University finds. “A new generation of roaming air pollution sensors, powered by artificial intelligence, can improve the accuracy of air quality measurements and better inform people about pollution levels in their area, a new Kingston University research […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/kingston-university-london-affordable-ai-powered-air-pollution-sensors-can-revolutionise-monitoring-of-air-quality-research-by-kingston-university-finds/

Public Technology (UK): Government sets up Reddit account for public comms. “The government has set up a Reddit account as part of an effort to use more modern and diverse forms of media. The new Reddit account ‘UKGovNews’ is the latest in a raft of changes implemented by the government’s evolving communications operation, which includes the New Media Unit created by No10 in November.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/03/public-technology-uk-government-sets-up-reddit-account-for-public-comms/

The supplies we have been given are SO incredible. I have no words .

But we do need funds.

Why? We fund low-income babes with attending, travel, food and more.

We are finally expanding to a two-day, local, community non-burner event this Fall.

So much more!

I always invest a ton of my own funds to get us there.

It's *really* tight right now.

Assist us? Options in

https://www.gofundme.com/f/there-u-glow-radical-educational-electronics-camp-fundraiser

University of Pennsylvania: How #ChristianTikTok Users Understand and Utilize the Platform’s Algorithm. “Are you reading this article right now? Maybe you found it on our website, stumbled upon it in a newsletter, or — who knows — perhaps it was delivered to you by divine intervention. [Editor’s note: heh.] That’s one of the reasons you might see a video from “Christian TikTok,” […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/23/university-of-pennsylvania-how-christiantiktok-users-understand-and-utilize-the-platforms-algorithm/

University of Missouri: Can online games be an effective intervention to help adolescents reduce substance abuse?. “For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher at the University of Missouri is thinking outside the box, aiming to help game […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/22/university-of-missouri-can-online-games-be-an-effective-intervention-to-help-adolescents-reduce-substance-abuse/

Engadget: TikTok is adding Amber Alerts to the For You feed. “TikTok is bringing Amber Alerts to the For You feed, the platform just announced via blog post. It has teamed up with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to bring these alerts to users and to ‘leverage the power of the US TikTok community’ to help reunite kids with their families.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/22/engadget-tiktok-is-adding-amber-alerts-to-the-for-you-feed/

Tubefilter: India’s government is giving a $1 billion boost to the local creator economy. “India is making a ten-digit investment in its homegrown creator community. As the world’s most populous nation continues to outpace all other countries in terms of YouTube traffic, its central government is committing $1 billion to help local video producers reach fans around the world.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/tubefilter-indias-government-is-giving-a-1-billion-boost-to-the-local-creator-economy/

Tubefilter: Formula 1’s fastest-growing fan demographic is Gen Z girls. Female content creators are helping drive their interest.. “If you’ve been in digital fandom spaces at all, you’ll know Formula 1–the international, ultra high speed, single-seater motor car races–experienced a massive resurgence during COVID, with much of that fresh traffic generated by hit Netflix documentary […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/tubefilter-formula-1s-fastest-growing-fan-demographic-is-gen-z-girls-female-content-creators-are-helping-drive-their-interest/

University of North Carolina: Crowdsourcing transforms public health messaging. “The bouncy tune sounds like it’s meant for the dance floor or your Spotify favorites. Then you hear the lyrics. ‘If you feel it in your chest, you need to take some rest. Hypertension. . . Take the pressure, know your levels. Exercise, eat right.’ It’s a public health intervention, embedded in a song and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/14/university-of-north-carolina-crowdsourcing-transforms-public-health-messaging/

Media Play News: NTSB No Longer Emailing Press Aviation Accident Updates, Using X Social Media Platform. “The National Transportation Safety Board, the federal agency tasked with investigating civil aviation accidents in the U.S…. will no longer send out email updates to members of the media. In a Feb. 1 social media post, the NTSB announced that all future media updates on the accident, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/03/media-play-news-ntsb-no-longer-emailing-press-aviation-accident-updates-using-x-social-media-platform/

Capital B News: HillmanTok Is Bringing Black Academia to the Masses on TikTok. “Call it a Freedom School for the social media age. Hundreds of Black professors are making their classes available to the public for free on TikTok. Just as their analog predecessors sought to teach African American children through an informal network of Black-led classrooms beginning in the 1960s, this digital […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/capital-b-news-hillmantok-is-bringing-black-academia-to-the-masses-on-tiktok/