January 2012
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Washington Post: A cocktail party where Tech... →
Wedged right in the middle of the policy battles — literally — is Popvox. The local start-up serves as a digital intermediary between members of Congress and their constituents with a Web site and iPad app where each can read proposed legislation and voice their opinion.
“Regardless of whether you are a supporter or opposer, it was interesting to see that level of constituent activism,”...
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Human Trafficking Bills in Congress
ISSUE SPOTLIGHT: HUMAN TRAFFICKING
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Human trafficking involves the illegal transportation of women, children, and others across borders for illicit purposes. (Learn more about human trafficking.) We pulled together a list of bills relating to the issue.
We hope you’ll weigh in on these bills on POPVOX and share with your friends and...
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Roll Call: Tech Firms Target Lawmakers With New... →
Also in attendance was POPVOX, a company that helps Members connect digitally with their constituents. The product on display at the exhibition was the firm’s new iPad app, MarkUp, which allows Members and staff to view and take notes on any piece of legislation.
“It’s the first iPad app of its kind developed with the Congressional staffer and lobbyist in mind,” POPVOX co-founder and Chief...
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What Congress heard from Florida
As we enter the week of the Florida Primary, we decided to take a look at what people in Florida have been telling Congress through the POPVOX system. Many of the bills that make the Florida list are similar the Top 50 bills overall, though some interesting things stand out:
Greater support in Florida for H.R. 2 “Repealing the Job-Killing Health Reform Law,” with 69% support in...
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Input to Congress Turns from SOPA to Exotic...
For those wondering what would follow the record-breaking week of internet advocacy around SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act):
The issue that brought the most activity in messages to Congress this week on POPVOX was the “Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act.” H.R. 3359, pitting animal rights advocates against those who work with animals in traveling shows. While H.R. 3359 moved fewer...
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InTheCapital: In Toxic Political Atmosphere,... →
inthecapital:
By Charlie Warzel / @cwarzel
Marci Harris and PopVox couldn’t have chosen a better time to get involved with Congress. Seriously.
In case you haven’t been watching the bizarre kabuki going on between lawmakers and the rest of the world, we’ll fill you in real quick: According to the…
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We love when people post their responses!
damegreywulf:
Welp I just got confirmation that POPVOX works. Senator Durbin sent me an email reply to one of the Acts I weighed in on.
So, you know. Have fun on POPVOX.
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Jan 18: "Better Activism Day" →
Looking forward to participating in “Better Activism Day” on January 18 hosted by Clay Johnson .
From the announcement:
[I]n honor of the blackouts on the 18th, I’m holding a “Better Activism Day” with my friends at O’Reilly and PopVox — a livestream of experts, most of the day, who will talk about how to improve your power in Washington from people...
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Issa Press Release: SOPA Not Headed to House...
We just received the following press release issued by Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Darrell Issa. We can’t find the link up yet online, so given the interest in this bill by POPVOX users, we are posting here. See links below to weigh in on the bills mentioned in the release.
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 01:16 AM
Subject: Press Release —...
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Committee Spotlight: House Judiciary Committee and...
Given that H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, was the most active bill on POPVOX this week, we decided to crunch some numbers related to the committee of jurisdiction on the bill. The House Judiciary Committee is currently considering the bill in a “mark-up”, which began in December and is set to resume next week when Congress returns.
Below is a chart of the input that Judiciary...
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Opponents of SOPA most active in contacting...
FRIDAY UPDATE: The Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), better known as “SOPA” provoked the most messages to Congress in the second week of 2012 on POPVOX.
From January 7 to January 13, over 850 people sent a message to their Congressperson regarding SOPA, bringing the total on POPVOX to just over 6,000 with 98% opposing the bill. Messages came from users in every Congressional district.
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Venture Beat: Stop "Raising Awareness" and Do... →
Raising awareness on the Internet is all good and fine, but nothing tells our nation’s leaders we mean business like sending a letter to Congress or placing a phone call.
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PopVox is one service that will help you contact Congress free of charge. From PopVox’s SOPA and PIPA pages, you can see lists of organizations supporting and opposing the bills, you can read the full text of the...
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Protesting SOPA? Turn your blog into an action...
If you plan to join the Anti-SOPA Blackout on January 18, you can turn your website or blog into an online action center by using free widgets from POPVOX. The POPVOX Write Congress widget lets your visitors send a message to their member of Congress without leaving your site. A POPVOX Comment stream widget streams comments directly on your site so you can see what others are saying. Or just...
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PERSONALIZED REPORT CARD FOR YOUR CONGRESSMAN WITH... →
“With the start of the 2012 election year,” says the POPVOX’s CEO, Marci Harris, “POPVOX Congress Match gives you even more reasons to tell your legislators what you think about pending legislation — and a way to see how well they listened when Election Day rolls around.”
