More than just political commentary...

Laurie — Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:09:41 -0500

When Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert challenged his viewers to "Make McCain Exciting" he opened up a new fora for political commentary.

Speed geeking: a great training tool

Karen — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:56:34 -0500

We've been pulling together some tips on "speed geeking" for a training Marty is doing in New Orleans this weekend. Speed geeking is a lot like speed dating, but the dates chew over technical or strategic challenges instead of life goals and turnon/offs.

Staying Power of a Network vs. an Institution

Marty — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:59:23 -0500

Clay has been doing great work tracking a few of those cases that many of us interested in network-centric advocacy like to watch. We watch them because many people worry about the "staying power" of a network vs an institution. Many people think the organization is the only mechanism for fighting the long drawn out fight.

One of my favorite tools

Laurie — Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:48:09 -0500

A few months ago I discovered Animoto.com and I've been hooked since!

Animoto is a web based application that creates a slideshow out of your images. But not just any slide show.

What animoto creates is a customized presentation of visuals and music. The images seem dance to the music!

Work for me? I am picking up entry level staff and interns.

Marty — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:01:40 -0500

If you tune in here often (the 86+ of you), you might find this job really fun and interesting.

Upcoming events on networks and using web tools for advocacy

Karen — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:19:54 -0500

Check out the American University Center for Social Media's June 17 "Beyond Broadcast" event, and ePhilanthropy Foundation's June 14 Nonprofit Social Networking Symposium. Details: