Summary
The onAir POST is the key element of the onAir platform. Posts can have content about a topic, person, or organization. Posts are stored and displayed within a public or custom HUB aggregating the best content on a topic. Public hubs are overseen by the nonprofit onAir Networks and other nonprofits. Go to About onAir Networks, to learn more about current and planned onAir hubs.
- Posts are organized in categories and sub-categories in a Hub’s site header and can appear in multiple categories within a hub as well as shared with other hubs;
- Posts can have, in addition to having text and images, all types of media such as YouTube videos, Google Docs, PDFs, and Wikipedia entries;
- Posts can also have news items embedded within them such as videos, articles, livestreams, and press releases;
- Every post author can also have a Comment section for Q&A, feedback, and forum discussion.
- Posts can be shared via social media and email.
Viewing Posts
Posts are best viewed and curated on a computer (desktop, laptop, or tablet) with a display at least 1000 pixels wide. Smartphones are best for viewing the latest news of posts you follow. Hub membership is required for this My onAir feature.
Slideshows
Posts are initially viewed on a computer in a slideshow format by selecting the thumbnails to scroll through the posts.
Feature Video
Select the video button in feature image to play video.
Tab Interface
Selecting the tabs to browse its content and the up arrow to return to the main tabs. The “Tab Interface” on phones is similar to the tabs on a computer.
Discuss
Select the discuss icon to view a post’s comments: Q&A, Suggestions & Feedback, and Forum topics.
Table of Contents View
On a computer, select the feature image or a post’s title for a full-screen view of a post’s content with a persistent Table of Contents.
Quick link to onAir hubs
Select the logo next to a Hub’s title to view links to other related hubs.
Categories in Site Header
Select a top Category in the site header to see the top posts in the category.
About
Select the Question Mark “?” category to view posts on Tips for Using onAir and About the onAir Networks as well as forms for Becoming an intern, sponsor, donor, partner, and advocate.
Weblinks
Select the globe icon to get links to a Hub’s YouTube Channel and other websites.
Search
Currently you can search for posts. We are developing a number of AI agents to give you a more advanced search.
onAir Member Benefits
To become an onAir hub member, select the “Join Us ” button on a computer or the silhouette on a phone. Membership is free. Hub members can comment on any onAir post as well as contribute news items, follow their favorite posts, curating posts, and moderate discussions.
Hub members who also volunteer to curate and moderate posts will receive a free profile post.
Participating in Discussions
Select the comment icon to go to the DISCUSS section at the bottom of each post. You can ask the authors a question, give them your feedback/suggestions, and participate in a forum. Forum topics are determined by the post’s author in addition to the “Open Discussion” forum.
If you want to comment on a post that is shared from another hub, select the onAir post link at the bottom of the post’s summary to go to the hub where the post’s is shared from.
When you become a member of an onAir hub member, you will also be able to comment on any public or Advocate onAir post in any onAir hub as long as it the post’s author enables commenting.
Contributing News Items
Under the silhouette icon that appears when you are logged in is a menu selection titled “Add News Item“. When select it:
- Add a title for your news item
- Select the type of news item e.g. Article, Video
- Add a shorter title (optional)
- Add additional reference information (optional) such as author, date, source, and source link
- Add news item content in the field at the bottom.
You can also send your news item to the one of the hub’s curators (select “Contact” in the footer of each page) or to: onAircurators@onair.cc.
My onAir Favorites
To assemble your favorite posts that you want to follow, when you are in post select the favorite icon (star). To view all your favorite posts, select the silhouette icon then “Posts I follow”.
Curating Existing Posts
If you want to curate an existing post, ask one of the hub’s curators to make you an author of a post.
- Require no programming skills
- Can be displayed in multiple categories in a hub;
- Are ordinarily under the CC-NC (Creative Commons-Non Commercial) license and can be shared with any other onAir Hub and automatically updated from the original post
Moderating Post Discussions
As one of the authors of a post, you will be able to moderate the discussions and answer questions. You can also contact one of the hub’s curators or onAircurators@onair.cc to request a commenter be banned from commenting on your post.
Authoring a Profile Post
We recommend that you work with one of the hub’s curators (or onAircurators@onair.cc) to request and curate a profile post until such time we provide a FAQ and instructional video. Curating a post does NOT require any web or software programming experience.
Authoring an Advocate Post
Anyone can purchase an Advocate post and determine whether some or all of its content is under our Creative Commons Non Commercial or copyrighted.
People who volunteer to curate or moderate posts can receive a profile post for free.
Online Events
US onAir curators will be coordinating a variety of online events, recording the event, and inserting the video into one or more relevant posts.
- Sign up to participate as an audience member in a town hall, debate, or forum (max. 250 participants).
- You will receive a link to the event from the event coordinator
- Audience members can ask questions directly when prompted or through chat
Purchase a Custom Hub
Nonprofit organizations can ask the onAir Curators (onaircurators@onair.cc) to develop a custom hub. onAir is particularly interested in organizations that want to make or all of their available to be shared with onAir Networks’ public hubs.
