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« Iran blog launch | Main | Who's blogging the NY Times? » Tele-activismHere's a bit more techie-optimism for you. Actually, I think some might call it cyberterrorism. It's a new technology that enables thousands of people to ring the US Senate from their cell phones at the same time. Forget the steady trickle of email and phone calls. Sometimes you need to act fast. People for the American Way are asking supporters to give them their cell phone numbers... At an important tactical moment, minutes before Senators are to vote, the switchboards will begin to implode with calls. I don't think this has ever been done before. The campaign is about saving the filibuster, a legal tactic which enables a minority to stall legislation indefinitely. The Right are keen to get rid of it, because it could prevent "their people" from getting seats in federal and supreme courts. That's the short version of the story. Read more. May 12, 2005 in Media & the Net | Permalink TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Tele-activism:
» Going Nuclear: Broadcast Text Messaging from Politics and Technology Tracked on 16 May 2005 07:53:23 This is being used on the right, too. http://www.RightMarch.com/sms.htm Posted by: profg | 5 Jul 2005 23:18:10 Anyone bought from www.belrion.com before ? heard they are a paypal world seller and are macfee secured. Appreciate some feedback from anyone ^^ Posted by: lavan | 5 Aug 2008 19:17:52 Post a comment |
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