Re: ibelieveinopen: 51 candidates signed up

Posted by Hugh McGuire-2 on Sep 25, 2008; 9:39pm
URL: http://civicaccess.416.s1.nabble.com/ibelieveinopen-51-candidates-signed-up-tp1279p1285.html

geist has already picked it up (i think i might have emailed him,  
can't remember):
http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/3403/196/

I posted here:
http://datalibre.ca/2008/09/25/do-candidates-believe-in-open/

and here:
http://hughmcguire.net/2008/09/25/does-your-candidate-believe-in-open/

jen, you should set up google alerts for ibelieveinopen & monitor  
technorati ... to see who is talking about, linking to, writing about  
the project. then link to blogs linking to ibelieveinopen ... it helps  
the webby ecosystem, and keeps people engaged with the project when  
you link back to them.

h.



On Sep 25, 2008, at 5:29 PM, Jennifer Bell wrote:

> Ooh!  Facebook group collision.  We had the same thought -- I just  
> made a facebook group too.   I liked the way your groups looks  
> better, so I changed mine to look like it:
>
> http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37307018274
>
> I already had a few people sign up to my group, and I'd just linked  
> to the landing page when emails are confirmed.  Would you and Daniel  
> mind joining that one?
>
> Thank you for emailing Michael Geist!
>
> Jennifer
>
> --- On Thu, 9/25/08, weston triemstra <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> From: weston triemstra <[hidden email]>
>> Subject: Re: [CivicAccess-discuss] ibelieveinopen: 51 candidates  
>> signed up
>> To: [hidden email], "civicaccess discuss" <[hidden email]
>> >
>> Received: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 5:14 PM
>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 01:19:11PM -0700, Jennifer Bell
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As an update, over 50 MP candidates have signed up to
>> ibelieveinopen.ca, including one Liberal.  The current voter
>> to candidate signup ratio is
>>> nearly 2:1.  :-)
>>>
>>> I have to find a way to reach more voters!
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> One way I know is to use Facebook groups and Fan pages, and
>> to get bloggers to pick up the story.
>>
>> I've created a Facebook group, a Facebook Fan page, and
>> emailed Michael Geist, a prominent blogger about Canadian
>> technology issues.
>>
>> If people on the list who are Facebook members could join
>> the group and become a fan we could spread awareness of this
>> issue very quickly.
>>
>> To join the group, go here:
>> http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32397341985
>>
>> To become a fan, go here, login to Facebook, and click
>> "Become a fan":
>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/ibelieveinopenca/27284937139
>>
>> Jennifer, please friend me on Facebook and I'll add you
>> as admin to the group and Fan Page.
>>
>> I've only recently joined the list, but I'm
>> enjoying the energy and enthusiasm around these issues.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Weston
>>
>>>
>>> Jennifer
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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