Today at CES, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Daryll Issa will discuss their SOPA alternative, S. 2029, the OPEN Act (the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act).
Weigh in on this legislation with POPVOX: https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/s2029
Note: POPVOX is neutral. Highlighting a bill does not constitute endorsement.
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Every four years, as Iowa readies to be the first state in the nation to vote in the presidential primary, discussions arise: How well does Iowa represent the nation? In honor of the upcoming Iowa Caucuses, POPVOX gives you a peek of the bills that moved Iowans to contact Congress in 2011. At least comparing responses from Iowans on POPVOX to nation-wide totals, it appears that throughout 2011, the messages going into Congress from Iowa were very similar to those of the nation as a whole.
‘Tis the season for families, big dinners and political discussions! Finally, a chance to discuss all of those forwarded emails in person — over egg nog or latkes or football.
We at POPVOX send our best wishes for your celebrations. Here’s a little present from our team: breaking down the “most asked about” forwarded email of the year, the “Congressional Reform Amendment.” We hope it spices up your holiday discussions… and please, if your relatives start discussing something pending in Congress — tell them about POPVOX!
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The Defense Authorization Bill, S. 1867, generated a lot of buzz last week. The bill passed the Senate and now heads to conference with the House (merging with H.R. 1540). The resulting conferenced bill will go back to both the House and Senate for a vote.
You can weigh in and send a message to Congress with the links below.
S. 1867: https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/s1867
HR. 1540: https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr1540
**Note: POPVOX is neutral. Sharing a bill does not indicate endorsement.
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Headed for a vote this week in the House:
Legislation that would allow Facebook and Netflix to integrate features … and Hulu & Google & Amazon etc. .. any company that could possibly fall under the “video tape service provider” definition. (And YES, that is ACTUALLY the term the law uses.)
See more and weigh in on POPVOX: https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr2471
For background, see FastCompany and TechCrunch articles below:
Facebook “Don’t Share This” Button Makes Brief Appearance In Netflix iOS App
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/03/facebook-dont-share-this-button-makes-brief-appearance-in-netflix-ios-app/
Facebook, Netflix Push Congress on Social Integration, Video Privacy
http://www.fastcompany.com/1782164/facebook-netflix-push-congress-on-social-integration-video-privacy
As always - POPVOX is neutral, sharing a bill is for informational purpose only, not an endorsement.
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Here’s today’s POPVOX Sentiment map for H.R. 3261: The STOP Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Add your voice here: https://www.popvox.com/bills/us/112/hr3261
We think we are getting kinks worked out on the visual. Please keep sending the feedback.
As always, POPVOX just presents the info and lets you choose to support or oppose. Highlighting a bill is not an endorsement.
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SENTIMENT ON PIPA (S.968 PROTECT IP Act)
We’re experimenting with sharing visuals from POPVOX. Please let me know what you think about sharing maps like this on Tumblr. What else would you like to see?
To add your voice and send a message to Congress about this bill, follow this link:
BTW - we chose this bill because it was trending. Posting a bill is not an endorsement.
I am again taking advantage of the great Tumblr interface to test out POPVOX widgets and provide an example of how to leverage free tools for an advocacy campaign.
Yesterday, Judiciary Chairman, Lamar Smith, introduced the House version (H.R. 3261) of the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act. (As of this morning, official language was not available from GPO, but is here on the Judiciary Committee website.)
With POPVOX, you can embed widgets onto your blog to help people contact Congress about the bill — whether you support or oppose or just want to help people weigh in.
A button to send people to the POPVOX page for the bill:
(Find code on any bill page under the tab “add POPVOX to your site.”)
A form to help people send a message to Congress without leaving your site (you can choose to display supporting, opposing, or all):
(Find code on the POPVOX widget page/p.)
And, when comments start to come in, a live stream (you can choose to display supporting, opposing, or all)
(Find code on the POPVOX widget page.)
