Award Winning Blog - Agitator

TV Or Internet Video?

How you like your “moving pictures” served up is mostly a matter of generation. For example, according to Forrester Research, GenXers (age 13-26) spend 12.2 hours a week on the internet and 10.6 hours watching TV. At the other end of the spectrum, Seniors (age 62+) spend 3.8 hours a week on the internet and […]

Learn More September 30, 2006

Your Most Important Hire

If you’re serious about raising money and selling your agenda today, the most important individual on your marketing team is your webmaster. And if you’re serious about raising money and selling your agenda five or more years out (and hopefully that’s not too far beyond your planning horizon), make sure this individual has their own […]

Learn More September 29, 2006

Political + Video Junkie = The People Choose

Thanks to Joshua Levy at Personal Democracy Forum for this introduction to The People Choose. Think of TPC as a YouTube dedicated strictly to political campaign videos and ads. The site is organized by state and race, and is formatted so that you can view videos and ads for competing candidates side-by-side. And, of course, […]

Learn More September 28, 2006

Green, Greed, Greenwashing … Or Good?

A robust debate is occurring within the enviro community regarding the green epiphany of Wal-Mart, the second-largest corporation (after ExxonMobil) in the world in terms of revenue. David Roberts at environmental hub Grist, wonderfully refers to Wal-Mart as “every green's favorite source of cognitive dissonance.” He has editorialized very thoughtfully on Wal-Mart's apparent conversion and […]

Learn More September 27, 2006

Struggle Over ACLU’s Soul Escalates to Call for Ouster of Leadership

Today's edition of The New York Times reports that a long-seething battle within the American Civil Liberties Union has finally erupted in a very public way. Veteran Times staffer, Stephanie Strom, who has reported on controversies involving ACLU leadership policies and decisions over the past two years, this morning covers the launch of a movement […]

Learn More September 26, 2006

Change From The Inside … Impossible?

As usual, Seth Godin, revolutionary that he is, offers a provocative insight when he argues that serious change to the status quo, in any institutional setting, needs to come from the outside. Provocative? Yes. True? I'm not convinced. Here in part is what he says: Inside most fields, we see pitched battles between a few […]

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