Host: Justin Perkins
Series: NetSquared
Ryan Ozimek, CEO and Founder of PICnet, joined us to discuss his vision for a new generation of constituent-to-representative communication tools. In the wake of the logic puzzle controversy, many non-profits and issue advocacy organizations are struggling to adapt to Congressional attempts to filter out messages from constituents generated through "Take Action" sites.
Ryan uses his experience working with non-profits as well as elected officials to propose an alternative to "Take Action" tools that flood representative's inboxes with constituent-submitted messages. His idea generated a lively back-and-forth discussion which touched on the deeper issues of using technology to promote democratic accountability. Check out Dillan M.'s post about the event for his analysis.
For those of you interested in learning more about Joomla, the free and open
source content management system that Ryan mentions, PICnet is providing a free introduction every week called Joomla Tuesday. Every Tuesday from 12pm-1pm you can learn about how your organization can use this Web tool to keep your Web site manageable.
Contact Ryan to RSVP for Joomla Tuesday.
Special thanks to the Meetup's organizers, Justin Perkins and Michael Silberman, as well as Sandy Hoar for providing this audio recording.
MP3:Net2July.mp3 (21.8MB)
