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NYC_SKP

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26. Ha! So, I like thunderclap...
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 10:10 AM
Apr 2013

And it would, to be successful, need to use algorithms and thus "run itself", and be tied to facebook and twitter, etal.

I guess thunderclap manages to sort out less popular movements, what I envisioned would present (for example) the four or five petitions competing for the same purpose and allow viewers to vote up the most legitimate one and concentrate efforts there.

They could, of course, sign all the petitions but the objective would be to force the best to rise to the top and, hopefully, the other competitors might somehow follow suit and put their strength behind the top one.

And the clearinghouse, at first, might do this with just the top five or ten causes.

But what I'm describing is pretty linear and old-school and the truth is that today things are far more sophisticated with the Internet so somebody out there will be able to do a "thunderclap" type thing that would be really powerful.

I'd love to see something come of this and I'll bet you'll help make it happen.

If I can help, let me know!


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Yep, I think it's become really fragmented! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2013 #1
Nope. I ignore all of them. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #2
I think I'm going to ignore them all also.....yikes, was getting way to many e-mails from them too. a kennedy Apr 2013 #6
After watching the most popular petitions be the subject of jokes by politicians I stopped caring Fumesucker Apr 2013 #3
Some politicians pay attention, but I see petitions as most effective re: companies... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #5
The ones sent to you via email frazzled Apr 2013 #4
Boy, do I hear you about that. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #7
Yep, I get a ton of those. I used to respond, but now I just trash them ... becasue they are always RKP5637 Apr 2013 #13
I think they're an easy way to make people think they did something useful The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #8
If there were less of them, I think they'd be more effective. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #11
Too often they are merely a way of getting your email address The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #16
Yeah, I agreed with that in a comment below... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #18
There are too many of them. HappyMe Apr 2013 #9
They aren't petitions. They are mailing lists for donations NightWatcher Apr 2013 #10
You're right. A lot of these petition sites are monetizing it... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #14
A clearinghouse, of sorts, might help. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #12
What you said... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #17
Ha! So, I like thunderclap... NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #26
Others have brought home the point that... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #27
Excellent point, and one of those things, like pop-ups, that should lower a score NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #33
Most of the online petition sites are nothing more than MineralMan Apr 2013 #15
I agree. Sooooo........ OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #22
I'm not a big believer in petitions in general. MineralMan Apr 2013 #24
Understood. Thanks. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #25
I'll be seeing my Coingressman later tonite and will try to ask him... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #19
Thanks, TB. :) n/t OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #23
Well, I asked him... TreasonousBastard Apr 2013 #37
It definitely sucks a lot of the time. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #38
better than doing nothing or being gejohnston Apr 2013 #20
I think their usefulness has peaked. In the Laurian Apr 2013 #21
Stopped signing them. MadrasT Apr 2013 #28
Have you ever looked at the White House petitions? undeterred Apr 2013 #29
Yeah, for political petitions, I definitely prefer their site. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #30
Anyone familiar with Avaaz? OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #31
I like that they seem to partner well with other orgs. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #35
I'm liking them the most right now. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #36
Are you SURE it is a "Plethora"? stevenleser Apr 2013 #32
hahahaha..... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #34
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