Comments on: OMGGOPWTF.com Turns Republican Weirdness into Cash for Progressive Organizations http://www.epolitics.com/2010/02/02/omggopwtfcom-turns-republican-weirdness-into-cash-for-progressive-organizations/ dissecting the craft of online politics and online advocacy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:25:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Madeline Stanionis http://www.epolitics.com/2010/02/02/omggopwtfcom-turns-republican-weirdness-into-cash-for-progressive-organizations/#comment-712219 Madeline Stanionis Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:26:35 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/?p=3106#comment-712219 Hi there - Before you can take your second question, you are asked for your email with the following text: "By taking the quiz, you'll periodically receive updates on offers and activism opportunities from CREDO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The first time you take the quiz, up to $0.50 will be donated to the organization of the week. Sorry, U.S. residents only." It is absolutely a name collection device for CREDO - and a win for the recipient orgs. Hi there –

Before you can take your second question, you are asked for your email with the following text:

“By taking the quiz, you’ll periodically receive updates on offers and activism opportunities from CREDO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The first time you take the quiz, up to $0.50 will be donated to the organization of the week. Sorry, U.S. residents only.”

It is absolutely a name collection device for CREDO – and a win for the recipient orgs.

]]> By: cpd http://www.epolitics.com/2010/02/02/omggopwtfcom-turns-republican-weirdness-into-cash-for-progressive-organizations/#comment-712135 cpd Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:10:22 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/?p=3106#comment-712135 Good points, John! Madeline, what's up with the name collection? Any disclosure at the signup? Good points, John! Madeline, what’s up with the name collection? Any disclosure at the signup?

]]> By: johne http://www.epolitics.com/2010/02/02/omggopwtfcom-turns-republican-weirdness-into-cash-for-progressive-organizations/#comment-712117 johne Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:55:42 +0000 http://www.epolitics.com/?p=3106#comment-712117 OK, but... the gop question I got was about chuck norris saying the president didn't mention jesus enough in christmas speech before he spoke. I guess wacky but it isn't that wacky is it? Then they ask for your email and name. So it is a name collecting gimick. I felt a little bait-and-switch, and the question wasn't so good. But maybe that is the trick, a bad question to get to put your name in cause you want a better question about GOP wackyness. :) OK, but… the gop question I got was about chuck norris saying the president didn’t mention jesus enough in christmas speech before he spoke. I guess wacky but it isn’t that wacky is it? Then they ask for your email and name.

So it is a name collecting gimick. I felt a little bait-and-switch, and the question wasn’t so good. But maybe that is the trick, a bad question to get to put your name in cause you want a better question about GOP wackyness. :)

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