Sites Hosted by Birdhouse

This list of domains hosted by Birdhouse is not exhaustive, but is pretty close to complete (excludes sites that are still in the oven or that wish to remain private.)

  • 101films.net An informational site for an upcoming documentary film being made by a pair of J-School students. “This is the story of coming home from the war told through they eyes of veterans and their families – conveying the memories, flashbacks, and paranoia that
  • albanytoday.org Linjun Fan covers Albany related news stories and writes a series of feature stories about Albany’s diverse residents.
  • aliceinradioland.org The blog portfolio of Pauline Bartolone — multimedia storyteller, radio producer and investigative reporter.
  • angelajbass.com Angela highlights issues related to women, girls and people of color in the Bay Area and abroad, and groups that have been historically misrepresented by the media.
  • annasussman.com Anna Sussman writes, reports and produces print and radio news features. She has reported on a wide variety of issues from the US, Africa and Asia, with a focus on human rights.
  • annavictoriabloom.com Bloom began working in journalism as a newspaper reporter in Park City, Utah, covering everything from the Sundance Film Festival to skiing to town hall politics.
  • antoprinting.com Berkeley-based print shop, featuring top-notch offset and other printing services.
  • arabist.net The Arabist is dedicated to covering the politics and culture of the Arab world. It is published and maintained in Cairo, with contributions from journalists and researchers working in the region.
  • arcus-associates.com “Arcus is an independently owned technology company dedicated to building the best solutions for our clients’ technology needs. We specialize in information-rich application development, technology strategy and research.”
  • artefactdesignsalvage.com Amazing Sonoma garden ornamentation outlet.
  • articlejournal.net Article is an online journal based in the San Francisco Bay area that strives to provide a venue for heartfelt and engaging conversations about art. We believe in talking openly and assuredly about inspiration, imagination, and politics.
  • asecondopinionfilm.com A 25-minute documentary film that takes the viewer on a journey to the Occupied Territories with Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, a group of Israeli doctors, nurses and human rights activists who provide medical care for Palestinians.
  • awkward.org Home of Andrew Kimpton, former Be, Inc. engineer and Director of Development for BIAS, Inc. (makers of BIAS Peak and other cool tools).
  • backpackjournalist.org Backpackjournalist.org is a collaborative international professional reporting project by journalists, Anna Sussman and Jonathan Jones, intended to generate stories of global interest from countries in the African Great Lakes region and the Great Rift Val
  • backyardmedia.org As a writer and multimedia journalist, Wroth brings subjects to life with fresh and media-appropriate use of photography, audio, video and the written word.
  • betips.net The BeOS Tip Server is the largest, and longest-running repository of how-to information for users of the now-defunct Be Operating System (BeOS). Most of the tips are still applicable for users of BeOS’ descendant, Haiku.
  • birdhouse.org Antique (in web yrs) digital arts collective, plus Scot Hacker’s Foobar Blog.
  • birdhouse.org/blog Scot Hacker’s foobar blog
  • brianpollack.com Brian Pollack is a west coast filmmaker. His work has taken him from Sitka, Alaska to al Anbar, Iraq.
  • brianpollack.com Brian Pollack is a west coast filmmaker. His work has taken him from Sitka, Alaska to al Anbar, Iraq. He has directed, associate produced and worked as cameraman on productions for National Geographic, Triage Entertainment, and CBS 5 Investigates in San F
  • brookemaury.org The personal web site of Brooke Maury: “Masters student at the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at the University of California, Berkeley. My research and coursework have focused predominantly on multimedia metadata management, the inte
  • bucketlist.org 1,001 things to do before you die. Log and catalog your life’s ambitions, meet like-minded adventurers.
  • Canyon County Zephyr “Based in Moab, Utah – Editor and publisher Jim Stiles has loaded this irreverent newspaper with enough good reporting to put metro papers to shame… the Zephyr tells it like it is.”
  • chaunceybaileyproject.org Investigating the death of, and continuing the work of, journalist Chauncey Bailey, who was murdered in Oakland in the course of his reporting.
  • childboxer.com Child Boxer is an intimate documentary following a 12-year-old boxer who has spent half his life in boxing gyms slugging it out with other children.
  • chinasports.wokpopcorn.com A weblog on the Chinese sports world, written by J-school graduate and Sports Illustrated China contributing writer Mary Nicole Nazzaro.
  • chinfamous.com The weblog of J-School student Joshua Chin: “Josh Chin is a former apparatchik for the Chinese government. He also used to cook French food on a man-made floating island in San Francisco. He is from Utah and has spent a lot of time, probably too much, as
  • circa1973.com Photographs by Susannah Stromberg: Three | Surfaces | Something Beautiful | Offerings.
  • citmedia.org A Dan Gilmore initiative aimed at helping to enable and encourage grassroots media, especially citizen journalism, at every level.
  • cityvoices.org The San Francisco Community Journalism Project is a civic project operating under the Journalism Department of San Francisco State University. It is designed to engage San Francisco communities around issues that affect living and social conditions in var
  • compulsivedata.com From data visualization expert Len De Groot: “I see data in strange and sometimes amusing places (at least to me). I hope to share them on an irregular basis.”
  • coolwater.org Roger Moore’s oasis in the cultural divide. Musings and mini-essays from one of the Bay Area’s foremost environmental defense attorneys, and an old friend of Birdhouse.
  • cornycrow.com Ventriloquist Steve Cheney: “For 20 years Steve and his partner, “Corny Crow,” have presented their unique show for children and adults throughout Canada, from the east to west coast in the U.S. for fairs, festivals, schools and libraries. Either performi
  • cozmikdesign.com Web design shop: “I am working on a wide variety of projects at this time, including sites for a literacy project, a non-profit multimedia training institute, a healing organization and a magician’s site.”
  • craigwork.com Craig Hansen is a project-based artist and designer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He designs and makes actual objects and transforms spaces using physical materials.
  • crestmontschool.org Crestmont School – A family co-operative K-5 in Richmond, CA.
  • dabble.com Birdhouse provides mail-only services for popular video sharing website dabble.com
  • dangillmor.com Dan Gillmor is director of the Center for Citizen Media, a project affiliated with Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
  • dhuff.org The weblog of David Huff, who also maintains Via Media Dallas on Birdhouse. “The author is an regular, middle-aged guy from the N. Texas suburbs. Probably more liberal than most in this part of the world, but no fan of big gov’t either. This is where he w
  • dret.net Erik Wilde’s personal Web site – publications, speaking engagements, notes and more.
  • edgesofbounty.com A site representing an upcoming book collaboration between photographer Scott Squire and writer William Emery, covering California’s Central Valley. “Our project consists of a series of extended roadtrips around the valley, our notebooks and cameras in to
  • exactcenter.net As a science teacher, I have the special privelage of getting to know my students and enjoy every one of them for what they teach me as well as what I might teach them.
  • fairbrae.com We are a member owned neighborhood swim club located in Sunnyvale, California.
  • fromnicole.com Home of multimedia journalist Nicole Duarte, who also happens to be a shepherd.
  • genderindex.org The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a new composite measure of gender discrimination based on social institutions.
  • germancamera.com German Camera Productions, LLC is an award-winning production company that has been making documentaries about social and environmental issues since 1998, specializing in telling American and Asian stories to a world wide audience.
  • good4uproductions.com Raise The Roof is a free iPhone app with one simple goal in mind: to get you to dance with your iPhone and have a little fun. The app gives meaning to that infamous dance move “raise the roof.”
  • greentuliphandmade.com Green Tulip designs for textiles, T-shirts and the Web are truly handcrafted one by one. The look of each design is original because each design is made from scratch.
  • Hao Mama Raising Children in Mandarin and English
  • harvarddems.com Official web site of the Harvard Democrats. “From events with top Democratic Party officials, to campaign trips across the country, to weekly policy discussions, the Harvard Dems is the place to turn for political dialogue on campus.”
  • harvardrighttoserve.org A site promoting a student-developed program at Harvard University to put an end to the U.S. military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
  • hermenaut.org A blog aggregator for writers belonging to the “Hermeneutic Circle.”
  • hillsideswedenborg.org The mission of the Hillside Community Church is to provide a place of worship for the community and to facilitate spiritual growth.
  • hilltopharvest.com “Hilltop Harvest is a 4th generation farm owned by the Pless family and located in the fertile farmlands of southwestern Minnesota near Redwood Falls. During the summer, hundreds of people come to our farm, enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, and of course,
  • hilobrow.com “Middlebrow is not the solution.” A Josh Glenn project site.
  • hip4mel.net Raising funds for a replacement hip for Melanie Winter
  • http://peterbrantley.com/ This blog seeks to advance the use of network-based communications and media to develop new services and products that enable people to enrich their lives and transform our society through web and mobile technologies.
  • hunxue-er.com Li Zhaohua is an American journalist based in Oakland, California. He also spends time in Beijing. He finds I’m genetically predisposed to the crossing of cultural barriers — a useful phrase in fellowship and job applications, but would rather jam an ice
  • itags.net A wiki describing a draft specification for “i-Tags” : “The basic idea of an i-tag (identity tag, independent tag, intelligent tag — take your pick) is that a user could tag an object on their own site (photo, video, sound file, text or an entire blog po
  • jaimegross.com Jaime Gross is a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, California. She writes about culture, design, art, architecture and travel—and the places where they overlap.
  • jamesrstrickland.com Site promoting science fiction author James R. Strickland
  • josephhall.org All-purpose site of Berkeley SIMS PhD student Joseph Hall, including his very interesting ⌘ Not Quite a Blog.
  • journalists.org The Online News Association was founded in 1999 by several working members of the online press. ONA is open to journalists from around the world who produce news on the Internet and other digital platforms.
  • kabircarter.com Home of found sound artist + inventor Kabir Carter.
  • Kaplan for Oakland A site promoting candidate Rebecca Kaplan for Oakland City Council
  • karaandrade.com Kara Andrade is a veteran of multimedia journalism, both for print and online. She builds communities both online and off-line and has reported and organized events in virtual worlds such as Second Life.
  • katovichlaw.com Katovich Law Group assists clients in integrating sustainable, socially and environmentally responsible practices into their businesses at every level.
  • kimbennett.net Kim Bennett is an artist and writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.
  • kimbennett.net Kim Bennett is an artist and writer based in the San Francisco Bay area.
  • kissthisguy.com The web’s largest collection of misheard song lyrics. Accept no imitations — this is the original archive.
  • kralums.com “A blog for the soon-to-be thousands of former Knight Ridder employees.”
  • ktgkids.com Kid-friendly version of the classic Archive of Misheard Lyrics
  • kubes.net The photography of Amy Kubes
  • landwater.com A San Francisco-based environmental defense law firm.
  • livingwiththememory.com “Living with the Memory” is a multimedia documentary project that combines photographs, sound and text to tell the story of the impact of homicide in the African-American community in Oakland. Like a stone dropping into a pond, each death ripples througho
  • Lorne Matalon Lorne Matalon has reported from Mexico and Latin America for “The World”–co-produced by the BBC World Service, WGBH, Boston and Public Radio Int’l–since November 2007.
  • manwifeanddog.com A journalist and a writer candidly documents her journey into married life.
  • marilynberlinsnell.com Portfolio site for San Francisco-based journalist and editor Marilyn Snell. “I’ve utilized my predilection for nosiness, most recently, on political and investigative stories related to the environment and profiles of unlikely environmentalists.
  • matthewsperry.org Dedicated to the memory of bassist / father / husband Matthew Sperry, who touched so many with his love, honesty, humor, and music.
  • mclight.com The photography of Mimi Chakarova.
  • mediactive.com Journalist Dan Gillmor’s goal is to help people become active and informed users of media, as consumers and as creators.
  • megcox.com Veteran journalist Meg Cox offers fresh insights and resources on the topics of her most recent books: today’s high-tech quilt world and contemporary family traditions.
  • michaelpollan.com The website of environmental journalist and professor Michael Pollan. “A contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, Pollan is the recipient of numerous journalistic awards, including the James Beard Award for best magazine series in 2003 and the
  • minimediaguy.org Observations on the media by SF Chronicle journalist Tom Abate. “I started this blog in January to learn more about the new publishing technologies. I have a strong background in print publishing, and some experience in radio and television. I have owned
  • moabfolkfestival.com A site promoting, what else? The annual Moab Folk Festival.
  • mundusjournalism.com An international consortium of universities and media outlets work closely together to run the Mundus Journalism programme.
  • napsterization.org Napsterization, centered around an integrated weblog, is a resource to understand the napsterization by digital media of analog, old economy institutions, frameworks and media. It is … an opportunity to understand how many people use digital media, a me
  • newdocediting.com Video and documentary editing services by Karen Everett.
  • noahbuhayar.com Buhayar is a candidate for a master’s in journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.
  • nonfictionphoto.com Absolutely stunning images by J-School graduate Scott Squire. His photographs of street kids in Bucharest, Romanian orphanages, Cairo cafe culture, and portraits of life along the Nile river nail the gap between fine art and hard photojournalism. Squire a
  • orvilleschell.com Orville Schell is the Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley. He is also the author of 14 books — nine about China, including “Virtual Tibet,” “Mandate of Heaven,” and “Discos and Democracy” – Dean Schell has also written widely about A
  • pamitha.net The personal website of journalist / technologist Pamela Reynolds.
  • Poor Babies Life is Tough for the Rich and Powerful. Another Dan Gillmor project.
  • priceofsex.org Mimi Chakarova’s series of interviews with young women sold into prostitution against their will, multimedia video pieces, reporting notes, previous work that launched on PBS’ Frontline/World.
  • pubfrontier.com A raucous public discussion of the publishing revolution with an all-star list of contributors. “The goal of our site is to conduct provocative public discussion of the revolution that is happening in publishing and how it effects readers, society, econom
  • rebkaplan.org Rebecca Kaplan, serving as At-Large Board member for Bay Area AC Transit.
  • reelblue.net reelblue, llc, is a media production company that specializes in stories about global health and the environment. See also: reelgreen.net.
  • robertaklugman.com Klugman and Associates
  • rockngo.org Named for its author’s love of both rock climbing and the game of Go, rockngo is written by Xiao Qiang, the Tang Teaching Fellow and the Director of Berkeley China Internet Project at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
  • santokiproductions.com Santoki Productions is a national Emmy award winning boutique digital TV production and media strategies firm which offers a full range of services – including tv and documentary production, PR & Web campaigns and digital strategies.
  • sethrf.com “My undergraduate thesis, which began with a summer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was on connections between the Unique Games Conjecture and semidefinite programming-based approximation algorithms.”
  • significantobjects.com A talented, creative writer invents a story about an object. Invested with new significance by this fiction, the object should — according to our hypothesis — acquire not merely subjective but objective value. How to test our theory? Via eBay!
  • simpledreamsdolls.com “Fine Fashions and Better Casual Wear by commission for your Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls. Also a doll gallery.”
  • sms411.net How to use SMS to stay in touch with your friends and family, have fun, save money, get information, and maybe even communicate during an emergency.
  • sotrue.com … the truth is written in milk …
  • stuckbetweenstations.org Writing about music, as if music matters.
  • swisswatching.com Seth & Jackie in Geneva and Lausanne
  • thesharingsolution.com From cars and tools to housing and childcare, many people would like to share resources but don’t know how–or where–to start. The Sharing Solution is a timely practical and legal guide that explains how to create and maintain successful sharing arrangemen
  • thesharingsolution.com From cars and tools to housing and childcare, many people would like to share resources but don’t know how–or where–to start. The Sharing Solution is a timely practical and legal guide.
  • thornography.net Mr. M. Thorn’s private path, petal-littered, meandersome and pungent, in the World Wide Wonder. Words (with occasional illustration), so many words, mostly pertaining to things shiny, absurd, and new: ideas, events of currentness, technology, culture. Occ
  • timothydocumentary.com Timothy Documentary clients are production companies, organizations, and publications interested in documenting pressing social issues and underrepresented communities around the world. The work is inspired by the strength and wisdom that people gain from
  • tinywords.com Have an SMS-capable cell phone? Have haiku beamed into it daily!
  • tomabate.com Tom Abate is a former small-press publisher turned newspaper reporter who lives in Castro Valley.
  • tweney.com Weblog of technology writer and Mobile PC Magazine executive editor Dylan Tweney. Tweney is also the founder of tinywords.com.
  • viamedia-dallas.org “Via Media Dallas is a group of moderate lay and clergy Episcopalians in the Diocese of Dallas that advocates openness, balanced and accurate information, and clarity of thought about issues facing the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.”
  • visonforum.org The VISION FORUM, a ministry of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, was founded in 2008 to increase awareness of the reality of the human condition.
  • westberkeleyfoundation.com Helping Berkeley’s most underserved children, elders and families.
  • westcountyreads.org West County Reads! is a volunteer community collaborative of individuals, businesses and organizations working in collaboration with parents, schools, libraries, and community groups in West Contra Costa County to improve literacy outcomes for young child
  • whatiffoundation.org Our Mission is to feed and educate impoverished children in Haiti, providing hope and opportunity for a brighter future.
  • whenwhiteisblack.com A book site for “When White is Black (A History of Race in One American Family)”, by author John A. Martin, Jr.