(My Presentation) Post

I presented a week ago on the topic of Internet organizing, related to Clay Shirky's article. As I said in the presentation, Powerline Blog was an instrumental force in exposing fraudulent documents related to President Bush's National Guard service. The whole investigation took place about two months before the 2004 election. If you're interested in reading more about Powerline's role in the historic momoent of web organization, go to (www.powerlineblog.com). The important point about the incident is that it didn't involve two or three highly educated bloggers investigating media malpractice. Instead, everyday readers from across the country contributed their expertise in a variety of areas (military protocol etc.) in order to expose the documents for what they really were.
I was a little surprised that more people weren't familiar with the "Tweet Up" considering the wild popularity of Twitter today. I think it's great that Tweet Ups are organized for all different kinds of purposes: from political activism to casual social engagement. I was surprised to find out how organized "Tweets" were from my own hometown. I encourage you to look up "Tweet Ups" in your own area to see how people are organizing, and for what cause. If you're interested in learning more about Tweet Ups, and the Dos and Donts of organizing, read Stuart Foster's article on Mashable.
Lastly, as you know from the presentation, rival groups of students are organizing Facebook groups addressing the recent controversy surrounding Father O'Connell's decision to be this years commencement speaker. If you're interested in getting involved, voicing your opinion and joining the cause, go here.
And of course, for organizing events, you can always use the services of Eventbrite.