Netroots Nation 2013

Posted by | April 8, 2013
Don’t Rock My Vote: How GOP Legislators are Stealing National Elections

From voter ID laws to gerrymandering, Republicans have used their power to change the outcome of national elections. This panel will shed light on this important story, provide best practices...

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How Successful Application of Data was Used to Win in 2012

Each cycle, campaigns use data in new and improved ways. In 2012 voter data was king for helping identify and persuade voters, as well as for online persuasion advertising, list...

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Big Ears Meets Big Data: How to Unleash Member Energy through Analytics

Listening to supporters is critical for good organizing. But listening at a scale of thousands or millions of people requires analytics. This panel will explore how analytics can be be...

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Mega-Millions 2012: Key Experiments and Discoveries in the World of Online Fundraising

Progressives in 2012 made incredible advances in the art and science of online fundraising. In this rapid-fire session, panelists will share the tactics and tests that helped them raise hundreds...

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Engaging New American Voters and Voters of Color

The 2012 general election clearly demonstrated the unleashed potential of new American voters and voters of color to win significant progressive policies and races at state and national levels. The...

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Carrying on Aaron Swartz’s Legacy

Aaron Swartz was a leader in so many ways. From revolutionizing the internet by co-authoring RSS 1.0 to leading the charge against SOPA and PIPA, Aaron continually pushed the bounds...

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The New Netroots: Getting the Web We Want

Recent success of the Internet rights activism shows that issues like copyright reform, universal access to open networks and online privacy resonate deeply with people in the U.S. and around...

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What Political Consultants Don’t Want Donors to Know: How to Win Elections with Data-driven Field Operations

While political consultants in Washington rake in hefty paychecks for multi-million dollar ad buys, many elections in 2012 were won not by way of expensive ad buys, but with sophisticated...

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Creative Extraction: How Wall Street Banks are Extracting Resources from Main Street

This panel will examine how Wall Street turned away from their historical role of making productive investments in the economy to creating sophisticated instruments that extract increasingly from the real...

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From Hand-Raiser to Leader: How Walmart Workers are Using Online Communities to Take on the World’s Largest Employer

On Black Friday 2012, Walmart workers went on strike in hundreds of stores across the country. Listen to first-hand accounts of how these courageous workers used their online networks to...

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