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= '''WebMadeMovies''' =

'''End of 2011 ''' 

'''High-profile productions that showcase open video as the new standard in interactive.''' 

*5+ high-profile productions that demonstrate open video's potential. 
*Open video tools like pocorn.js exist in the wild. Other developers building on our work. 
*A vibrant, bustling studio / lab. Independent filmmakers, CSS hackers, cross-media scriptwriters, Javascript wizards, PHP developers, graphic designers -- all working as a team. 
*Buzz. WebMadeMovies productions at festivals and interactive events like Sundance, TIFF, IDFA and SXSW. 
*People referencing open video instead of Flash when pointing to best of breed interactive productions.

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'''End of 2010 ''' 

'''Reference implementations that demonstrate what's possible.''' 

*6+ compelling open video demos and reference implementations. 
*Filmmakers want to work with us. Bringing their productions and funding to the lab. 
*"Mozilla Movies" episodes released and providing compelling content for demos. 
*Filmmaker community also contributing content around "open web heroes" and themes. 
*Popcorn.js 0.9 released.

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'''September 2010 ''' 

'''Early demos and active development.''' 

*3 demos and episodes complete. 
*Active developer community in place. Building up a deeper pool of developer talent. 
*Building popcorn.js. Software sprints completed in Toronto, Brazil, Lebanon and New York. 
*Course devoted to WebMadeMovies underway at Seneca College. 
*Recruiting filmmakers.

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= School of Webcraft  =

'''End of 2011  '''

'''School of Webcraft recognized as leading-edge developer training and certification. People getting jobs. ''' 

*P2PU Webcraft brand recognized by learners &amp; employers 
*150 - 200 courses per semester 
*10,000+ community members 
*Credentials awarded for skills, attitudes and knowledge 
*First employment success stories emerge 
*Global. Courses in multiple languages. Participants around the world, esp. Brazil, South Africa and India

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'''End of 2010  '''

'''More courses, more languages. First badges teed up for Jan 2011.''' 

*500+ applicants for January semester 
*25+ courses 
*Courses mapped to open web developer competencies 
*First badges and accreditation 
* Improved intake for organisers and participants 
*Localisation underway
*Two courses in Portuguese 
*Drumbeat Brazil introducing mentors and learners Initial outreach to industry / employers complete

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'''September 2010'''

''' First full semester launches. Marketing push to build buzz. ''' 

*12+ courses 200+ participants 3 languages (English, Portuguese and German) 
*Initial developer "competency map" 
*Mix of beginner and advanced skills 
*Trial assessment of "hacker habits" 
*Buzz on tech, design and lifestyle blogs. Attracting interesting participants.

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= Universal Subtitles  =

'''End of 2011''' 

'''The definitive open toolset for subtitle and caption creation.''' 

*100,000+ videos captioned 
*Community site established as the "wikipedia for subtitles" 
*User communities around the world 
*100+ organizations using toolset 
*Open subtitle lookup adopted by major video players and hosts 
*Established web standard for sharing subtitles across sites

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'''End of 2010 ''' 

'''Stable toolset. Scaling up community.''' 

*1.0 subtitling widget released. Polished toolset stable and ready for broad use 
*Scaling up subtitling community. Translation teams established 
*Organizations with dedicated pages on community site 
*Summit meeting to explore collaboration with other open captioning projects 
*Collaborations with organizations on metadata and html5 accessibilty standards

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'''September 2010 ''' 

''' Refining the toolset. Building community.''' 

*Beta subtitling widget released 
*Users able to test subtitling and embedding videos 
*Organizations begin using the toolset for their videos 
*Community website launched 
*Firefox subtitling extension released