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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.


Websiteblog
Wiki
Discussions
Broadcast
Private organizers' group
Additional discussions
Twitter Vote Report
twittervotereport.com
(Wordpress)
on websitevotereport.pbwiki.com
(pbwiki)
Google Group and IRC chatrooms; ~100 peopleblog, Twitter(none)campfire chat room
Join the Impact
jointheimpact.comon websitejointheimpact.wetpaint.com
(Wetpaint)
on the wiki; ~10000 peopleblog, Twitter, wikiwiki, multiple FB groups(none)per-event FB groups, mailing lists, etc.
Voter Suppression WIki
votersuppression.net
(Wetpaint)
multiple: JJP, PHB, RaiDvotersuppression.net
(Wetpaint)
on the wiki; ~200 peoplemultiple blogs, Twitter, wiki, FB20 people; notification-only after the first two weeks
Get FISA Right (June-mid-July)
the myBO group and the wiki were the closest approximationOpenLeftget-fisa-right.wetpaint.com
(Wetpaint)
in myBO email group; ~4000 peopleemail, blogs, twitter, FB30-40 people; extensive conversationIRC 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, twitter60 people; extensive conversation
Get FISA Right 2009, proposedgetfisaright.net
(Drupal)
on websitegetfisaright.wordpress.com
(Wordpress)
get-fisa-right.wetpaint.com
(Wetpaint)
on the wiki
seeemail, listwiki, FB, abovetwitter
(backup only)
various