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NN11: Netroots Nation Redux

Hello out there in Salsa Commons Land!  Lacey, Tyler, John, and I -- Salsa's Netroots Nation team -- made it back to DC last night after an eventful, fun-filled weekend at Netroots Nation in Minneapolis, MN.  We're all a little wiped out today, but having the opportunity to connect and learn from new friends, old friends, and fellow progressive organizers from across the country made it well-worth the bleary eyes. 

Below is a slideshow of images from Netroots Nation's official Flickr account (attributions on each picture):

Click here to check out Netroots Nation's official YouTube page, which contains video footage of the conference's sessions and speakers (...many of whom are Salsa clients!).

Finally, I leave you with the man, the myth, the karaoke legend, Salsa Labs' own John Brougher, the blurriest of the blurry in this high-quality, smartphone camera action shot:

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05:45 PM Jun 20, 2011 - 2 comments permalink

Friday Fiesta: animated GIFs, pesticides, and Salsa Dads

SalsaDadHappy Friday!

Commons Comments

This month's Third Thursday will be on the fourth Thursday, June 23. Yes, we can do that. Check out this post for all the details.

A couple of my coworkers are in Minnesota, enjoying Netroots Nation.

Embedding YouTube videos won't work on blasts, but Brett recommends trying out an animated GIF.

Thanks to Scott for some tips on Event attendee updates.

Salsa Spotlight

Wealth for Common Good and The Agenda Project have an awesome campaign around increasing millionaires' tax rates.

Ayn Rand vs. The Bible? The title alone caught our eye on this action from Faithful America.

The Environmental Working Group's new dirty dozen list is out.

Pesticide Action Network wants Congress to stop listening to the pesticide industry.

Salsa Team Trivia

What is your favorite thing about being a dad?

This week's question was of course inspired by Father's Day weekend. Pictured above, Dave and his daughter. I asked some of our Salsa Dads for their thoughts:

  • Allen, Salsa Support Specialist: The best thing about being a Dad is finding out, after your kids are adults, that you really didn't do that badly after all. We're all afraid that we may have messed up somewhere, or did something wrong, or failed to do something right. Then we find out that what we did was exactly right, and our kids are great folks to be around.
  • Dave, VP of Services and Support: When my two-year-old says legitimately hilarious things, knowing she's being funny, and makes me laugh.
  • J5, Software Developer: Teaching my four-year-old daughter to do multiplication on her fingers or with Legos.
  • Sam, Director of Development: Having someone who is always happy to see you (Except at bathtime).
  • Taylor, CFO: Walking into her room first thing in the morning and seeing her bright smile. No better way to start the day.
  • Yonathan, Application Developer: Kids keeping me on my toes.

Have a happy weekend! I'll be enjoying a dairy festival, a renewable energy fair, and celebrating fathers!

 

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01:55 PM Jun 17, 2011 - 2 comments permalink

Hello from Minneapolis!

Behold John and Lacey, Account Executives Extraordinaire, holding down Fort Salsa here at Netroots Nation in lovely Minneapolis, MN.  (If you're a Netroots Nation veteran, you probably remember John by his mad karaoke skills.)  Stop by tomorrow and visit us if you're here at the conference.  We're easy to find -- just listen for the salsa music!  (Hint #2: we're just a stone's throw from the refreshments stand.)  Or you can follow us on Twitter at @salsalabs.  See y'all soon!

 

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06:14 PM Jun 16, 2011 - 8 comments permalink

Organizing 2.0's "Mobile-ize Training" videos are up!

The awesome folks at Mobile Commons, Organizing 2.0, and the Metro New York Labor Communications Council filmed their training sessions so that everyone could get in on the mobile goodness.

 

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10:41 AM Jun 15, 2011 - 0 comments permalink

Signed, sealed, delivered ... and clicked!


If you can't make it in person, you can catch our June Third Thursday presentation streaming online here!

Madeleine the Monkey is ready to brush up on her email skills!

Hey, folks!  The gang here at Salsa Labs cordially invites you to join us for our monthly "Third Thursday" training and subsequent happy hour, which (confusingly enough!) will occur on the FOURTH Thursday this month -- next Thursday, June 23rd here at Salsa Labs.  The training will take place from 4-6 PM, followed by DC's most happenin' happy hour.

Our training session will be kicked off by special guest Chris Bowers, campaign director at DailyKos and one of the progressive community's most esteemed online organizers.  Come by and learn about everything from creating copy and content to designing and delivering your messages -- how to ... 

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01:38 PM Jun 14, 2011 - 0 comments permalink

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