http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/politicians-and-social-news-sites/ The Bivings Report (TBR) is a source of news, insight, research and analysis on the web-based communications industry. TBR content is posted, created and managed by internet strategists, media/communications analysts, web developers, designers and programmers, all of whom are employees of The Bivings Group. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:22:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/politicians-and-social-news-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-5059 roots.lab Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:06:06 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/politicians-and-social-news-sites/#comment-5059 [...] Todd Ziegler at the Bivings Report writes, “there is an opportunity for candidates and advocacy groups on these social news sites. But … the opportunity can only be realized if you actually become a part of the community.” I’d shift that a little bit, just to make it crystal clear: the opportunity the social web provides can only be realized if your constituents become a part of the community, and evangelize for you wherever they lead their digital lives. I think the most effective online advocacy in the next few years will be done by orgs that do a great job of framing the social web to their constituents as an opportunity to be important, to really make a difference, and then provide their constituents with projects to work on and tools to get the work done. [...] [...] Todd Ziegler at the Bivings Report writes, “there is an opportunity for candidates and advocacy groups on these social news sites. But … the opportunity can only be realized if you actually become a part of the community.” I’d shift that a little bit, just to make it crystal clear: the opportunity the social web provides can only be realized if your constituents become a part of the community, and evangelize for you wherever they lead their digital lives. I think the most effective online advocacy in the next few years will be done by orgs that do a great job of framing the social web to their constituents as an opportunity to be important, to really make a difference, and then provide their constituents with projects to work on and tools to get the work done. [...]

]]> http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/politicians-and-social-news-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-4610 fgb Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:03:44 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/2006/politicians-and-social-news-sites/#comment-4610 There's an in-depth look at what ThinkProgress.org is up to -- and it names names -- at http://rikki-tikki-tavis-garden.blogspot.com/ There’s an in-depth look at what ThinkProgress.org is up to — and it names names — at http://rikki-tikki-tavis-garde.....gspot.com/

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