Comments on: Online Tactics: Spreading the Word/Building an Audience http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/03/online-tactics-spreading-the-word/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Fri, 16 May 2008 02:39:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Mike http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/03/online-tactics-spreading-the-word/#comment-76931 Sat, 26 May 2007 19:23:02 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/03/online-tactics-spreading-the-word/#comment-76931 I have noticed a suspicious trend in some community blogs and my space with people claiming to have "come across" an article or to have "recently been hearing about" some candidtae or issue and "not sure what to think about it" and wondering what other people's thoughts are on this". Without my paranoid quotes it would seem a perfectly reasonable posting, but when people respond they spend their time debunking arguments and deleting contradictory responses and recruiting like-minded people to visit a site or join an offline conversation. Is this a new commonly used, albeit creepy, tactic or am I just reading too much into this? I have noticed a suspicious trend in some community blogs and my space with people claiming to have “come across” an article or to have “recently been hearing about” some candidtae or issue and “not sure what to think about it” and wondering what other people’s thoughts are on this”. Without my paranoid quotes it would seem a perfectly reasonable posting, but when people respond they spend their time debunking arguments and deleting contradictory responses and recruiting like-minded people to visit a site or join an offline conversation. Is this a new commonly used, albeit creepy, tactic or am I just reading too much into this?

]]> by: Sally Sinclair http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/03/online-tactics-spreading-the-word/#comment-26944 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:00:14 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/2006/07/03/online-tactics-spreading-the-word/#comment-26944 I have been searching for reviews/comparisons of online software applications for local grassroots political organizations of all in one suite website CMS, membership/donor management, and advocacy, etc. I have found lots of bits of info here and there but no comprehensive source. Any ideas? Thanks! I have been searching for reviews/comparisons of online software applications for local grassroots political organizations of all in one suite website CMS, membership/donor management, and advocacy, etc. I have found lots of bits of info here and there but no comprehensive source. Any ideas?

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