IP: Election 98 Internet Public Service Effort

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

From: "Steven Clift" <clift () publicus net>
Organization: Democracies Online




Dave,


Enclosed is a post I'd like you to consider for your interesting 
people list.  I think Web White & Blue represents the kind of 
positive action required to make the Internet a valued part of our 
democracy.  With freedom comes responsibility.  This online public 
service campaign may help educate those in political power about 
the important ways the Internet is contributing to political 
involvement as well as help Internet leaders find creative ways to 
address public goals.


Thanks,
Steven Clift
Web White & Blue Project Coordinator






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Web White & Blue              http://www.webwhiteblue.org
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Project Announcement               Sign up your web site!




Contents


     1. Announcing Web White & Blue - Join today!
     2. Future announcements via e-mail
     3. Spread the word - Make a difference this election


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*>  1. Announcing Web White & Blue - Join today!


Web White & Blue (WWB) is the online public service campaign for
easy access to 1998 election information.


Sign-up your web site today and join over 100 sites from across the 
United States in this public service effort. From the largest 
commercial online sites and non-profit election information sites to 
individual sites, Americans are linking up to promote the tremendous 
power of the Internet as a tool for building an active, participatory 
democracy.


On October 7, Web White & Blue Day will call attention to the 
thousands of web efforts providing important access to the 
election-related information and interaction.  Do your part by 
displaying the WWB icon on your site without delay.


Visit the WWB web site now, sign up as a Participating Site, and
place the WWB icon on your site:


     http://www.webwhiteblue.org


Please add the WWB icon to your site before the full citizen-oriented 
WWB site with content links to select election directories opens in 
early October. Consider using the optional banner ads that are 
available as well.


WWB is a non-profit, non-partisan Internet-wide public service effort 
coordinated by the Markle Foundation and Harvard's Shorenstein Center 
on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. An exciting list of Charter 
Participating Sites, including more than 40 of the top commercial and 
non-profit sites, is available 
<http://www.webwhiteblue.org/participating.html> along with extensive 
project details on the WWB web site.  Special thanks go to America 
Online for its donation of web hosting services.




*>  2. Future announcements via e-mail


To receive weekly project announcements and updates, please join
our one-way e-mail announcement list.


Send a message to:


     listserv () webwhiteblue org


Leave the subject line blank.  In the message body write:


     subscribe wwb-announce Your Name Here




*>  3. Spread the word


This unique Internet-style public service effort needs your help. It
will only be successful if we all roll up our sleeves and add the WWB
icon to our sites, encourage other sites to join, and help spread the
word across the United States.


Please forward this message appropriately to those you think should 
join the WWB public service effort.  Pass it through your company or 
organization to a decision-maker for quick permission to add the WWB 
icon today.  If you would like to help us spread the word to a 
specific community or audience, drop us an e-mail at:  
wwb () webwhiteblue org


Thank you.  And together, we will paint the Internet Web, White and 
Blue!


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   Steven Clift - E: clift () publicus net - ICQ: 13789183 
   3454 Fremont Ave S, Mpls, MN 55408 T:+1.612.822.8667 
  
Web White & Blue, Project Coordinator    -    Consulting 
http://www.webwhiteblue.org  -   http://www.publicus.net   


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