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  • Bonnie Bogle
    Jun 30, 2008
    Week in DC Tech: Independence Day Edition
    Come Out for a Tech Meetup Before the Long Weekend
    Fourth of July is fast approaching, but before you kick off the long weekend by heading out to your favorite firework viewing spot, come on out to a tech meetup or two. Here are a few events we're hoping to make it to, and as usual, you can check...
  • Apr 21, 2006
    I pledge to...
    Have you ever wanted to do something and wished you knew people to join you so you could make a bigger impact? Or maybe thought it would be easier to follow through on something if you weren’t doing it alone? Well now there’s a way to...
  • Apr 17, 2006
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    These ringtones have legs
    Development Seed is making the news again, and surprisingly it’s for the political ringtones that Eric cooked up back in October. Reporter Mariecar Mendoza from Knight Ridder Newspapers wrote a story on the business of selling personalized ringtones...
  • Mar 29, 2006
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    Culture jamming for our environment
    Melting ice caps. Heat-trapping gases. Global warming. Help Chevy out and make an ad for the new Tahoe so they can show Americans they care about the environment. Thanks Marty  Here is my add: 
  • Mar 21, 2006
    MobileActive making it big!
    Political ringtones are back in the news, this time in the UK. This article discusses the origins of the political ringtone, pinpointing it back to the "Hello Garci?" ringtone from the Phillipines, which was featured on TXTPower.org. Then...
  • Eric Gundersen
    Dec 16, 2005
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    Finding the roots for your organization online: A new social thermometer
    CitizenSpeak, a new, free email advocacy service for grassroots causes, is using online outreach tools that have the potential to be a major factor in unearthing issues in the 2006 political races. Other organizations should take note of the...
  • Eric Gundersen
    Dec 7, 2005
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    Target Photo Petition Launched!
    We just launched a 'photo petition' for Planed Parenthood's campaign against Target on their SaveROE.com site. Check out the pictures telling Target to stop denying medication to women. You can add your own picture telling Target to stop messing up...
  • Bonnie Bogle
    Jun 12, 2005
    Blog for Bolivia
    I found The Democracy Center's Blog From Bolivia on Blogdex yesterday. Given what's going on in the country, I can understand how it made the list - who wouldn't like to read how street protests caused the president to resign from someone living in...