Facebook Places has people all atwitter about the promise of location awareness. Commercial interests have already begun to take small steps toward turning existing services, like Foursquare and Gowalla, into money-making machines. Digital advocates will not be left on the side of the road, either. Chris Connelly offers up a good blog post with some [...]
The Petition as an Online Activism Tool
August 18, 2010 By
“The truth is, online petitions to Congress and others are pretty much a sham.” So says Clay Johnson in a recent blog post where he calls into question the merits not just of petitions specifically but of “calls to action” generally. Alas, he’s wrong. Petitions serve a number of valuable roles — both for the [...]
Your Cameraman is … a Robot?!
August 17, 2010 By
My colleague Ge Yu presents an interesting concept over on the DCI Group blog. Are robots the future of video technology? Our clients increasingly benefit from the power of web video — both recorded and live content. With multiple simultaneous events, however, manpower becomes an issue. Sure, we can outsource the overload, but that racks [...]
Digital Public Affairs and Thought Leadership
October 29, 2009 By
My good friend Mark Story has an excellent post titled “Top Ten Tips on How to Build a First-Rate Online Public Affairs Offering – Or At Least One that Doesn’t Suck.” In it, he offers up a number of great suggestions — many of which I’m keenly interested in as I build out a robust [...]
The Practical Challenges of Transparency and Disclosure
October 19, 2009 By
Most of us would agree that transparency and disclosure represent important pillars of the best practices of digital advocacy. Political and issue campaigns ought not to deceive readers, viewers and listeners as to the nature of advocacy-oriented communications. Historically, the Federal Election Commission and other government agencies have required “paid for by” disclaimers on advertising, [...]
Convio Study Examines Non-Profit Online Engagement
March 24, 2009 By
Convio, a provider of constituent relationship management software and services, released a report detailing the continued growth and success of online efforts in the face of the economic downturn. The Convio Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark Index Study seeks to measure the growth and success of technology based outreach undertaken by its non-profit clients.
RNC to Host Open Meeting on Tech Ideas
February 9, 2009 By
The Republican National Committee will be hosting a technology summit on Friday where activists and experts will be given 5 minute blocks of time to express their own ideas about how the GOP should take advantage of high-tech tools to move forward.
Update on Obama’s Pledged Legislative Transparency
February 9, 2009 By
Patrick Ruffini draws attention to President Obama’s election pledge to shed some light on the legislative process by posting legislation to the White House web site and permitting 5 days of public comment before signing.
