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 [...]
Social Networking Sites: Framing the Future of Grassroots Outreach
March 31, 2009 By
Internet advocates are expanding their activities beyond web-based outreach. Through the use of social networking sites, successful tech savvy advocates are linking up and starting new grassroots efforts.
The Right Embraces Internet Outreach
March 31, 2009 By
Internet advocacy and web based grassroots movements are continuing their ascent to the top of contemporary political action.
