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A Big Thanks to Brad and Launch Memphis

Lots of people have ideas, but translating them into reality takes a mix of luck,  work and fertile ground. And MyRepresentatives.com would never exist if it hadn’t have been for few things: Launch Memphis: They provided the forum and infrastructure for people from different backgrounds and talents to meet, share ideas and work together on [...]

The Future of Political Coverage and Civic Engagement

Some thoughts on how news organizations can comprehensively leverage technology to bring simplicity, transparency and engagement to local politics and in the process tap into the $4.2 billion political ad spending predicted for 2010.

The first step into the new world is to take off your “story” glasses and try on your “etail,” “social networking,” “fantasy-sports” and other glasses as you think about moving from just covering politics to becoming a platform for civic engagement. This means providing an editorial and technology platform designed to enable participation.

MyRepresentatives: Find, Compare, Engage

Do you know who your representatives are? Wondering who to vote for in the upcoming elections? Want to actively participate, but don’t have time or know how? If so, then join MyRepresentatives as we lead the participation revolution. We’re just like you. Busy people with families who want to do the right thing – and [...]