Crushing failure for lobbyists (The Hill)
Despite all the hard work of lobbyists in the past week to pass a bailout bill in Congress, yesterday’s vote that defeated the proposed legislation shows that politicians are actually listening to their constituents.
Commenting 2.0 (Community Guy)
New technology promises to create a global blog commenting system that will “revolutionize” the way that blog readers will provide feedback to engage in the conversation.
Media Bloggers Association Launches Liability Insurance, Legal Advisory for Bloggers (What’s Next)
Bloggers take a large risk in performing their task, but now protection is available to them. Taking into account the many lawsuits that have come about because of blog posts, the Media Bloggers Association (MBA) has started offering liability insurance.
The Future of Your Newspaper (Mental Floss)
Print media has been having a difficult time surviving with more and more people getting their news online. However, this new technology could provide newspapers a new portable outlet.
Advertising Without Radio or Television, Only Word of Mouth (Word of Mouth Marketing)
Don’t think advertising without TV, radio or print will work for you organization? Here is an example of how word of mouth marketing can be used to execute a successful campaign.
Financial Meltdown: Don’t Cry for K Street (National Journal)
With the financial system in ruins from this week’s fallout, the nation’s economic system will definitely be changing. The National Journal examines how lobbyists may have a lot of influence in the reshaping of economic regulations and policy.
Will Obama’s Transparent Gov’t Make Advocacy Org’s Obsolete?
Tweeting for Dollars: A New Way for Nonprofits to Raise Money Online?
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