Monthly Archives: March, 2006
New Barriers to Reaching Your Activists at Work
One of the staples of activist mobilization by email, being able to reach them at work, is being undermined by many companies across the country. In an attempt to reduce the risks of contracting viruses, many US companies, like GE and Global Crossing, are joining many government employers by restricting access to outside email services …
Podcasts and Hammers
Podcasts and Hammers (The is piece was originally posted to Morph, where there are several interesting comments.) Ever hear of the hammer theory? Give a child a hammer and suddenly everything else looks like a nail. Enter Podcasting, another hammer in the belt of political consultants advising candidates on how to use the Internet during …
Largest Demonstrations in History of US Organized in a Flash
What took Moctesuma Esparza and his fellow students 3 years to organize in the late 1960′s has taken students in Los Angeles and major cities across the US only a couple weeks to organize in 2006. Using text messages, email, MySpace, and cell phones, hispanic students across the country have organized school walk-outs and massive …
SLOP, CRAP, and the NewsMax Condi Poll
I just clicked through an ad on a Washington Post e-newsletter to participate in a NewsMax online poll about the 2008 Presidential election and a possible bid by Condi Rice. There are two serious problems with this poll: it is a self-selected sample and to participate in the poll, you must provide an email address …
The Virtual Pressroom (or How to Get Your Press Secretary a Full Night’s Sleep)
There is another CNN effect besides forcing the President to answer questions about international crises before he gets his full intelligence briefing. It is the bags under your press secretaries’ eyes. Reporters calling all night for information crucial to the article they are writing. If only you could pre-empt most of those calls. Well you …
Nuclear Nonproliferation Noncompliance
Quiz of the day: Q. Which country is planning to violate the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)? a. Iran b. Iraq c. USA d. none of the above A. USA. That’s right. The USA is planning a new program to upgrade its nuclear weapons. The RRW warheads (reliable replacement warhead) will be a new generation of …
