It's instructive to look at the proposed
2009 communications architecture in conjunction with efforts like Twitter Vote Report, Join the Impact, and the Voter Suppression Wiki -- and GFR's own July/August 2008 implementation). The architectural patterns are common; implementations vary.
| Website | blog
| Wiki
| Discussions
| Broadcast
| Private organizers' group
| Additional discussions
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Twitter Vote Report
| twittervotereport.com (Wordpress) | on website | votereport.pbwiki.com (pbwiki) | Google Group and IRC chatrooms; ~100 people | blog, Twitter | (none) | campfire chat room |
Join the Impact
| jointheimpact.com | on website | jointheimpact.wetpaint.com (Wetpaint) | on the wiki; ~10000 people | blog, Twitter, wiki, multiple FB groups | (none) | per-event FB groups, mailing lists, etc. |
Voter Suppression WIki
| votersuppression.net (Wetpaint) | multiple: JJP, PHB, RaiD | votersuppression.net (Wetpaint) | on the wiki; ~200 people | multiple blogs, Twitter, wiki, FB | 20 people; notification-only after the first two weeks |
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Get FISA Right (June-mid-July)
| the myBO group and the wiki were the closest approximation | OpenLeft | get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com (Wetpaint) | in myBO email group; ~4000 people | email, blogs, twitter, FB | 30-40 people; extensive conversation | IRC room, FB, getfisaright.net message board |
| Get FISA Right (mid-July-August) | getfisaright.net (Drupal) | none. | | in Google Group and message board; ~100-~150 people each | email, wiki, FB, twitter | 60 people; extensive conversation |
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| Get FISA Right 2009, proposed | getfisaright.net (Drupal) | getfisaright.wordpress.com (Wordpress) | get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com (Wetpaint) | on the wiki
| email, wiki, FB, twitter | (backup only) | various |