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Line 1: The '''Participatory Culture Foundation''' (PCF) is a [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit organization]] whose mission is to ~~"enable~~“enable and support independent, non-[[corporation\|corporate]] creativity and [[political]] engagement." ” Its primary project is a [[free software\|free]] and [[open-source software\|open-source]] [[Internet television]] platform called [[Miro (software)\|Miro]] (previously known as Democracy Player).<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2007/07/announing-miro/ \| title=Democracy Internet TV Blog: Announcing Miro \|accessdate=August 1, 2007 }}</ref> == History == It was founded in February 2005 and is based in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]. The [[Downhill Battle]] project precedes PCF. <ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.getmiro.com/about/ \| title=About Page, Participatory Culture Foundation website \|accessdate=August 1, 2007}}</ref> PCF has received financial support from the [[Rappaport Family Foundation]], [[Mitch Kapor]]'s [[Open Source Applications Foundation]], the Surdna Foundation, Knight Foundation, and other private donors. On May 29, 2007, the [[Mozilla Foundation]] announced that it had awarded PCF a grant to continue their work on its open-source video projects.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/05/29/mozilla-grant-to-pcf/ \| title=Seth's Mozilla Blog \| year = 2007 \| accessdate=2007-06-28}}</ref> == Projects == ; ~~'''~~Miro~~''' -~~: a free/open-source broadcatching software application which allows for subscription to [[web feed]]s of downloadable audio and video. :; ~~'''~~Miro Guide~~''' -~~: a web-based directory of audio and video web feeds, integrated by default into the application. :; ~~'''~~Miro Community~~''' -~~: free web hosting service for user-submitted video. Hosts mostly [[Theora]]-formatted video in HTML5-compatible web browsers. ; ~~'''~~The Channel Channel~~''' -~~: A project which provides one-minute previews of internet channels. Last updated in January 2007. ; ~~'''~~Video Bomb~~''' -~~: [[folksonomy]]-driven video directory. ; ~~'''~~Broadcast Machine~~''' -~~: Desktop application allowing producers to easily publish video files and updated internet television channels. last updated Feb 21, 2006. ; ~~'''~~Miro Video Converter~~''' -~~: an application for converting any video to [[MP4]], [[Theora]] or formats compatible with [[Android (operating system)\|Android]], iPod, [[iPhone OS]] and [[PSP]]-based devices. == External links ==▼ ==References==▼ [http://~~www.~~participatoryculture.org/ ~~Participatory Culture~~official ~~Foundation~~website]▼ * [http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=202630593 PCF at National Center for Charitable Statistics]▼ * projects: : [http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro Media Player]▼ : [http://www.getmiro.com/create/broadcast/ Broadcast Machine]▼ : [http://www.videobomb.com/ VideoBomb]▼ : [https://www.miroguide.com/ Miro Guide]▼ ▲== References == {{reflist\|2}} ▲==External links== ▲* [http://www.participatoryculture.org/ Participatory Culture Foundation] ▲* [http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/showVals.php?ft=bmf&ein=202630593 PCF at National Center for Charitable Statistics] * Participatory Culture Foundation projects▼ ▲:* [http://www.getmiro.com/ Miro Media Player] ▲:* [http://www.getmiro.com/create/broadcast/ Broadcast Machine] ▲:* [http://www.videobomb.com/ VideoBomb] ▲:* [https://www.miroguide.com/ Miro Guide] {{nonprofit-org-stub}} [[Category:Charities based in the United States]] [[Category:Organizations established in 2005]] ▲* [[de:Participatory Culture Foundation ~~projects~~]] [[it:Participatory Culture Foundation]] [[pt:Participatory Culture Foundation]]

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