We’ve all seen the Facebook app asking us to join this cause or that. But do they really raise money? This Post article indicates that the app has not been as successful as other fundraising tools. The Facebook application Causes, hugely popular among nonprofit organizations seeking to raise money online, has been largely ineffective in […]
Day: April 22, 2009
Q1 Lobbying Reports of Bailed Out Firms
The Post examines the lobbying reports of some of the companies receiving bailout funds here. The biggest spenders among major firms in the group included General Motors, which spent nearly $1 million a month on lobbying, and Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase, which together spent more than $2.5 million in their efforts to sway lawmakers […]
Times: Nine Articles Mention Twitter
If I told you that the Times had nine articles today mentioning Twitter, would that sound right? It’s true, and it reflects the high level of interest I’ve seen. Two pieces caught my eye, Maureen Dowd’s editorial deeming Twitter “annoying” and a news article about a restaurant critic pursuing legal action against a user behind […]