While this first message is primarily a test to see if the aggregated
feeds connected to this this Google Group and at Livejournal are
working correctly, I might as well take this opportunity to give an
explanation and introduction to the radio show Supplemental.

Supplemental is an experiment in self produced radio and an avenue for
applied practice for future projects which explores the emerging
technologies present in grassroots media via the internet.

Featuring a by-the-seat-of-the-pants style of live production by small
groups of people telling autobiographical recollections from their
past interspersed between music. This show is aired via the University
of Cincinnati's internet radio station Bearcast
(http:/bearcast.uc.edu), and podcasted / aggregated via feed sites
using RSS/Atom syndication technology.

Supplemental is basically taking the best selected tellings of the all
those funny stories and commentary we hear from our friends and
publish them online as a streaming/on demand radio show. This project
was inspired by the self publishing movement in the form of web comics
like HomestarRunner (www.homestarrunner.com), Penny Arcade
(www.penny-arcade.com), Something Positive
(www.somethingpositive.net), Sluggy Freelance (www.sluggy.com),
Megatokyo (www.megatokyo.com), and Red vs. Blue (www.redvsblue.com).

Content created for Supplemental partakes in movements in the area of
intellectual property. Thus, Supplemental's content to will use
Creative Commons licensing to allow non-commercial sampling of its
content. (http://www.creativecommons.org)

The Google Group, Supplemental is primarily a public avenue for
listeners and people interested in the project to get information and
to talk to others about the show.

Outside of the Google Group site
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Supplemental), you can also
email: Supplemental@googlegroups.com in order to post a topic. The
RSS/Atom feed for this Group's topics are
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Supplemental/feed/topics.xml) and
if you want all the minutiae, you can get the topic including all its
messages at
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/Supplemental/feed/msgs.xml).

You can visit the Supplemental site at Livejournal:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/supplemental/

The feed links for Supplemental are:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/supplemental/data/rss
http://www.livejournal.com/community/supplemental/data/atom

Enjoy.

-lieumorrison