Big news in the world on online advocacy. The Roll Call Group has purchase Capitol Advantage and its suite of products for online advocacy including Capwiz and Knowlegis. The deal cost Roll Call, which is owned by the Economist, $43 million. WOW!
Nevertheless, something came to my attention recently I had to share. Apparently, if you want to create a Microsoft Passport, Hotmail, Messenger, or MSN account there are some words you are not allowed to use. But aside from the usual expletives and other names like “Hitler” and “Nazi,” Microsoft has designated “Tibet” as a “word or phrase that is not allowed.”
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