Author - Colin Delany

More on GetActive/Convio Merger

Online advocacy professionals have been burning up the discussion groups this afternoon with questions and observations about the just-announced merger, with some folks concerned about the loss of competition in the field, others worried about...

News Flash: Convio Acquires GetActive

Big news in the online advocacy world! As a GetActive customer (at NET), I just received this email from GA CEO Sheeraz Haji: I’m writing to share the exciting news that GetActive is to be acquired by Convio, Inc. This is a significant...

Good Use of Google Maps by an Advocacy Campaign

Mike Connery of The Opportunity Agenda writes in to talk about an excellent use of mapping and data by an advocacy campaign he’s involved in: It’s a Google Maps Mashup displaying hospital closures in NYC in 1985, 1995, and 2005 layered...

A Brief Reminder of Why We Bother

In the political world, it’s easy to demonize the other side. Those bastards want to abolish the social safety net! Those freaks want to let men marry men! We often forget that, in most cases, the freaks and bastards aren’t being evil...

Quick Hits — January 12, 2007

’08 race: the first (screen) shots. Henry Copeland looks at early blog advertising by presidential candidates. MarketingSherpa’s 2007 Wisdom Report. According to the site, it covers: “email campaign segmentation tests and results...

Viral Video Case Studies

The New Politics Institute and film producer Julie Bergman Sender have put together a detailed look at the stories behind several successful viral political videos. What do you need to get your labor of love to spread around the world and shake the...

I Know What You’re Doing Next Friday

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Friday, January 19th! Burning Sensation, DC’s Most Startling Sonic Entity, takes the stage at Solly’s on U Street, ready to ram some serious Rock and Roll deep into your Soul! Yes, Burning Sensation returns to DC after a...

Survey of Nonprofit Communicators

Nancy Schwartz at Getting Attention writes in to pitch a survey that you might be interested in helping her with: I’m starting off the year by surveying nonprofit communicators on key goals and challenges. Here are a few of the questions:...

Time Revamps Site with Web 2.0 in Mind

Hot on the heels of naming “you” as the Person of the Year, Time Magazine has unveiled a new site architecture and layout that focuses more on blogs and content aggregation than before. For instance, a new politics blog called Swampland...