Salsa Scoop
Sample DIA's New User Interface While It's Caliente
We've been talking about our new user interface, dubbed Salsa, for a while now, and last week's post with the grainy video preview has been one of the most frequently-read entries in this here blog.
Well, we're into the New Year and it's just about time to break out the chips. Yesterday, we sent our campaign managers an update on Salsa's progress, an overview of its feature set, and most importantly, a deployment timetable.
DIA Salsa is slated to go into public beta shortly, and we need beta testers. If you're a DIA user or consultant of same and want to help us test-drive, drop a note to info at democracyinaction dot org. Read more...
01:11 PM Jan 10, 2007 -
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Register for D.C. Nonprofit Tech Conference This Week
Just a reminder: Through Monday, you can register for N-TEN's 2007 Nonprofit Technology Conference at a $200 early-bird discount. (Be a pal and pick "DIA" from the "How did you hear?" menu, eh?) The sticker price is an absolute bargain, especially since it'll be a while before Beltway denizens can once again do this without airfare or per diems.
We're quite excited to have this event taking place in our own backyard and not only because it gives us an excuse to throw a bash of our own. (Details pending.)
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06:42 AM Jan 10, 2007 -
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The Dark Side of Interactive Commercials
Here’s a thought provoking "what if" video that connects user generated content and interactive commercials with the massive consolidation of power in only seven years. "In the year 2014, The New York Times has gone offline. The Forth Estates fortunes have waned. What happened to the news? And What is EPIC?" Sound like futuristic fiction? The advertising industry and corporations such as Tivo are already developing technologies (digital TV) that will give broadcasters similar capabilities as the web. This will allow them to gain detailed consumer information through interactive commercials and purchases. Read more...
01:36 PM Jan 09, 2007 -
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CREW Unearths Bush-Abramoff Photo
DIAniacs Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington made news yesterday evening by posting a photo of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff with the Great Decider, to the widespread delight of Pwog Blogs.
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09:58 AM Jan 09, 2007 -
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News as Lifestyle Choice
Eschaton thinks news organizations that won't publish [politically inconvenient] "graphic" images are engaging in an act of absurdity/futility because of the existence of the Internet. I'm just thinking out loud here, but playing with the idea that on the contrary, now that such images are certain to be available to anyone who cares to find them, traditional news outlets' publication decisions are increasingly public declarations of the sort that would be termed "lifestyle" were they made by an individual: the voluntary association or disassociation of the publishing entity with those memes embodied by the story. Read more...
05:17 PM Jan 08, 2007 -
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