Cybercitizen: How to Use Your Computer to Fight for ALL the Issues You Care About - Softcover

Kush, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312263058 ISBN 13: 9780312263058

Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

The Internet's ability to break down barriers, connect people, and amass information is unparalleled and unprecedented. Perhaps the Internet's most important promise lies in its ability to re-connect American citizens with their government. Using the World Wide Web, anyone can now research issues, track legislation, and lobby the halls of Congress. It is easier than ever before to reach out to others who share your views and create a unified voice that legislators cannot ignore.

Cybercitizen is a practical, nonpartisan guide that cuts through the glut of useless information on the Internet and connects you with the people, the organizations, and the information that power America's government. Get online and become a force for change!

Cybercitizen includes:
* Insightful explanations of the new and powerful ways that online Americans can influence their lawmakers.
* Comprehensive listings of the best political, government, and news sites on the World Wide Web.
* How to find the funding, the voting records, and the issue positions of your local candidates before you vote.
* A sourcebook of the issues you care about and where to find them on the Internet.
* Strategy tips from professionals who know how elected officials think, work, and react.
* Information on how to use the Internet to identify, research, and counteract your political opponents.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Christopher Kush is President of Soapbox, LLC, a Washington, DC-based grassroots consulting firm which trains individuals and associations to effectively lobby their elected officials, both online and off.

Rezensionen

This is a book of exhortation, and the subtitle tells it all. Kush, who runs Soapbox Consulting in Washington, D.C., presents a handbook on how to get things done in a democracy by using the tools of cyberspace: Web sites, e-mail, and so on. He gives good soundbites of advice on how to make a difference in both local and federal governments by studying, surfing, downloading, writing, and e-mailing. Much of the book comprises annotated lists of Web sites, and these are balanced in their coverage, from Al to George W., from coalitions to flash campaigns. Best of all is the chapter called "Your Own Private Idaho," where Kush outlines just how to proceed after you've stopped screaming and decided to do something. It's written on a basic level, and there's some repetition, but what he says is sound--and it works. The quotations that head each chapter, from de Tocqueville to Margaret Mead, are catchy and apt. The Web site that would be the perfect accompaniment does not seem to be operational as yet, alas. GraceAnne DeCandido
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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0312263058
• ISBN 13: 9780312263058
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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