Howard Rheingold Widget

<!doctype html>

<head>

<title>Howard Rheingold — Compendium & Knowledge Uploads</title>

<style>

:root{

--bg:#0f1115; --panel:#151924; --ink:#e9eef6; --muted:#a9b4c1; --call:#7bd3ff; --accent:#5cffb7; --line:#23293a;

--link:#8ecaff; --link-visited:#b8a7ff; --warn:#ffd166; --good:#5cffb7; --bad:#ff7b7b;

}

html,body{margin:0;padding:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Inter,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.55}

a{color:var(--link);text-decoration:underline}

a:visited{color:var(--link-visited)}

.wrap{max-width:1100px;margin:auto;padding:2rem 1rem 4rem}

header{background:linear-gradient(120deg,#101525 0%,#0f192f 60%,#0c1c2d 100%);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}

header .inner{max-width:1100px;margin:auto;padding:2.5rem 1rem}

h1{margin:0 0 .5rem;font-size:2rem;letter-spacing:.2px}

.sub{color:var(--muted);max-width:75ch}

nav#toc{position:sticky;top:0;background:rgba(21,25,36,.85);backdrop-filter:saturate(160%) blur(6px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);z-index:5}

nav#toc .inner{max-width:1100px;margin:auto;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem;padding:.6rem 1rem}

nav#toc a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:.35rem .7rem;font-size:.9rem}

main section{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:1.25rem;margin:1rem 0 1.25rem}

h2{margin:.2rem 0 1rem 0;font-size:1.4rem}

h3{margin:1.2rem 0 .5rem;font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--accent)}

ul{margin:.25rem 0 .75rem 1.25rem}

li{margin:.25rem 0}

.meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:.95rem}

.status{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;padding:.1rem .4rem;margin-left:.4rem;color:var(--muted);font-size:.85rem}

.status.ready{color:var(--good);border-color:var(--good)}

.status.todo{color:var(--warn);border-color:var(--warn)}

.status.no{color:var(--bad);border-color:var(--bad)}

.pill{display:inline-block;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:.15rem .5rem;margin-left:.35rem;color:var(--muted);font-size:.8rem}

.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:.8rem}

@media (min-width:900px){ .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)} }

table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse}

th,td{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:.5rem .4rem;vertical-align:top}

th{color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;text-align:left}

code{font-family:ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace}

footer{color:var(--muted);border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1rem}

.tiny{font-size:.85rem}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<h1>Howard Rheingold — Compendium & Knowledge Uploads</h1>

<p class="sub">A complete index of works <strong>by</strong> and <strong>about</strong> Howard Rheingold, plus downloadable files to upload as “Knowledge” to a custom GPT. Items marked <span class="status ready">Ready</span> have files below; items marked <span class="status todo">To export</span> should be saved as TXT or chunked CSV before upload.</p>

</div>

</header>

<a href="#knowledge">Knowledge Upload (files)</a>

<a href="#books">Books</a>

<a href="#essays">Major Essays & Articles</a>

<a href="#thefeature">TheFeature Series</a>

<a href="#talks">Talks & Videos</a>

<a href="#wired-bylines">Wired Bylines</a>

<a href="#press">Works About Howard</a>

<a href="#podcasts">Podcasts & Interviews</a>

<a href="#hubs">Resource Hubs</a>

</div>

</nav>

<h2>Knowledge Upload — Files for Your Custom GPT</h2>

<h3>Core knowledge files — Ready now (download & upload)</h3>

<thead><tr><th>Work</th><th>Format</th><th>Download</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead>

<tbody>

<tr>

<td><strong>Smart Mobs</strong> (prototype chunked)</td>

<td>CSV (chunks)</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/smart_mobs_chunked_prototype.csv">smart_mobs_chunked_prototype.csv</a></td>

<td>Prototype (5 chunks). Recommended to expand to full‑book chunking.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><strong>Douglas Engelbart’s Unfinished Revolution</strong> (MIT Tech Review, 2013)</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/Engelbart_Unfinished_Revolution_2013.txt">Engelbart_Unfinished_Revolution_2013.txt</a></td>

<td>Full text provided by you; good to upload as knowledge.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td><strong>Tsunami Relief and the Rise of Smartmobbing</strong> (TheFeature, Jan 2005)</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/TheFeature_Tsunami_Relief_Smartmobbing_2005.txt">TheFeature_Tsunami_Relief_Smartmobbing_2005.txt</a></td>

<td>Full text provided by you; good to upload as knowledge.</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<h3>Optional knowledge (helpful structured references)</h3>

<thead><tr><th>Work</th><th>Format</th><th>Download</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead>

<tbody>

<tr>

<td>Smart Mobs — Canonical Snippets</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/smart_mobs_snippets.csv">smart_mobs_snippets.csv</a></td>

<td>Short authoritative bites; safe to upload as knowledge.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Engelbart 2013 — Snippets</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/engelbart2013_snippets.csv">engelbart2013_snippets.csv</a></td>

<td>Pairs well with the full TXT for retrieval.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Tsunami Relief — Snippets</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/tsunami_relief_snippets.csv">tsunami_relief_snippets.csv</a></td>

<td>Optional; complements the TXT.</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<h3>Do <em>not</em> upload to Knowledge (keep for testing)</h3>

<thead><tr><th>Purpose</th><th>Format</th><th>Download</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead>

<tbody>

<tr>

<td>Smart Mobs — Eval Q&A</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/smart_mobs_eval_qa.csv">smart_mobs_eval_qa.csv</a></td>

<td>Use to test the bot (not as knowledge).</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Smart Mobs — Regression Set</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/smart_mobs_regression_set.csv">smart_mobs_regression_set.csv</a></td>

<td>Run pre‑deployment checks; do not upload to knowledge.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Smart Mobs — Correction Log (seed)</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/smart_mobs_correction_log.csv">smart_mobs_correction_log.csv</a></td>

<td>For improving future versions; not knowledge.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Engelbart 2013 — Eval Q&A</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/engelbart2013_eval_qa.csv">engelbart2013_eval_qa.csv</a></td>

<td>Testing only.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Engelbart 2013 — Regression Items</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/engelbart2013_regression.csv">engelbart2013_regression.csv</a></td>

<td>Testing only.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Tsunami Relief — Eval Q&A</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/tsunami_relief_eval_qa.csv">tsunami_relief_eval_qa.csv</a></td>

<td>Testing only.</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<h3>Catalogs (metadata; optional)</h3>

<thead><tr><th>Catalog version</th><th>Download</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead>

<tbody>

<tr>

<td>Master Catalog v7</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/howard_master_catalog_v7.csv">howard_master_catalog_v7.csv</a></td>

<td>Metadata index; not required in GPT knowledge.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Master Catalog v8</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/howard_master_catalog_v8.csv">howard_master_catalog_v8.csv</a></td>

<td>Includes training-asset references.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Master Catalog v9</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/howard_master_catalog_v9.csv">howard_master_catalog_v9.csv</a></td>

<td>Includes TheFeature Tsunami Relief entry.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>Master Catalog v11</td>

<td><a href="sandbox:/mnt/data/howard_master_catalog_v11.csv">howard_master_catalog_v11.csv</a></td>

<td>Includes Engelbart 2013 entry.</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<h3>Core knowledge — To export next (save as TXT or chunked CSV before upload)</h3>

<ul>

<li><strong>Mobile and Social</strong> (TheFeature, Nov 2003) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Mobile Internet Manifesto</strong> (TheFeature, Jan 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Camera Phones as Personal Storytelling Media</strong> (TheFeature, Jan 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Mobile Phones, Ritual Interaction, and Social Capital</strong> (TheFeature, Apr 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Community Computation</strong> (Draft, 2000) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Future Highs</strong> (1978/1988) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Art Futura 2004: My Life as a Technosocial Participant‑Observer</strong> <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Smart Mobs (full‑book)</strong> <span class="status todo">Expand to full chunked CSV</span> (prototype exists)</li>

<li><strong>SmartMobs.pdf (source)</strong> <span class="status todo">Optional upload</span> — large; prefer chunked CSV.</li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Books (by Howard Rheingold)</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>Tools for Thought</strong> (1985; rev. 2000) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>The Virtual Community</strong> (1993; rev. 2000) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Virtual Reality</strong> (1991) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Smart Mobs</strong> (2002) — PDF uploaded <span class="status">Source available</span></li>

<li><strong>Mind Amplifier</strong> (2011, TED Books) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Net Smart</strong> (2012) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind</strong> (1988) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Major Essays & Articles (by Howard Rheingold)</h2>

<h3>Community Computation</h3>

<p class="meta">2000 — 4,475 words</p>

<ul><li>Status: <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li></ul>

</article>

<h3>Future Highs</h3>

<p class="meta">1978; reprinted 1988</p>

<ul><li>Status: <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li></ul>

</article>

<h3>Douglas Engelbart’s Unfinished Revolution</h3>

<p class="meta">MIT Technology Review (2013)</p>

<ul><li>Status: <span class="status ready">TXT ready</span></li></ul>

</article>

<article><h3>The Art of Hosting Good Conversations Online</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Crap Detection 101</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Attention & Other 21st‑Century Literacies</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Participative Pedagogy (Freesouls, 2008)</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Using Social Media to Teach Social Media (ERIC, 2009)</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Using Participatory Media & Public Voice (IssueLab, 2008)</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Mindful Disconnection (w/ Kluitenberg, 2006)</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

<article><h3>Politics & Social Change: Smart Mobs</h3><ul><li>Status: <span class="status">To link/add</span></li></ul></article>

</div>

</section>

<h2>TheFeature.com Essays (2003–2005)</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>Mobile and Social</strong> (Nov 2003) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Mobile Internet Manifesto</strong> (Jan 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Tsunami Relief and the Rise of Smartmobbing</strong> (Jan 2005) <span class="status ready">TXT ready</span></li>

<li><strong>Camera Phones as Personal Storytelling Media</strong> (Jan 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Mobile Phones, Ritual Interaction, and Social Capital</strong> (Apr 2005) <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

<li><strong>Archived TheFeature link:</strong> <a href="http://www.thefeature.com/article?articleid=101299" target="_blank" rel="noopener">articleid=101299</a></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Talks & Videos</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>UC Berkeley Regents’ Lecture (2012)</strong> — <a href="https://vimeo.com/35685124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Vimeo 35685124</a> <span class="pill">Transcript: add</span></li>

<li><strong>Net Smart — Keynote</strong> — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKvtG4H1y5I" target="_blank" rel="noopener">YouTube (eKvtG4H1y5I)</a></li>

<li><strong>Talks at Google: Net Smart</strong> <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>MIT Media Lab Conversation / Seminar</strong> <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Art Futura (2004): My Life as a Technosocial Participant‑Observer</strong> <span class="status todo">To export TXT</span></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Wired Articles (by Howard)</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>“Look Who’s Talking?”</strong> (Wired) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Other Wired bylines</strong> (see writing index) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Works About Howard (Press, Coverage)</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>Wired coverage of Electric Minds</strong> (1997) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Wired page / coverage of <em>The Virtual Community</em></strong> <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Wikipedia / TED / Edge profiles</strong> <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Podcasts & Interviews Featuring Howard</h2>

<ul>

<li><strong>The Informed Life</strong> (Tools for Thought) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Community Signal</strong> (The Howard Rheingold Episode) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Stayin’ Alive in Tech</strong> (2019–2020) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Modern Learners</strong> (Ep. 70) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Social Media Clarity</strong> (Ep. 13) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

<li><strong>Imagine the Possible</strong> (Spotify) <span class="status">To link/add</span></li>

</ul>

</section>

<h2>Resource Hubs & Indices</h2>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://rheingold.com/texts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rheingold.com/texts</a> — Writing index</li>

<li><a href="https://people.well.com/user/hlr/vircom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The WELL — Virtual Community linklist</a></li>

<li><a href="https://bra.in/6vGby9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mind map (TheBrain)</a></li>

</ul>

</section>

Knowledge upload tips: prefer <strong>TXT</strong> for essays and <strong>chunked CSV</strong> for books/long texts; keep <em>eval/regression</em> files out of the bot.

</p>

</footer>

</main>

</body>

</html>