Comments on: My Geek Thesis: Drupal and the New Left http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:45:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Drupal Nation: Software to Power the Left – DigiDave http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-77046 Drupal Nation: Software to Power the Left – DigiDave Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:00:16 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-77046 [...] journalism school. I reported and wrote this article almost two years ago. Its foundation can be found here. I have no good excuse for sitting on it this [...] [...] journalism school. I reported and wrote this article almost two years ago. Its foundation can be found here. I have no good excuse for sitting on it this [...]

]]> By: Traveling the World on Hope and Web 2.0 « DigiDave – Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-30018 Traveling the World on Hope and Web 2.0 « DigiDave – Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:27:55 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-30018 [...] Noel hasn’t just been trancing about. He’s been doing interviews. I found this interview with Dries Buytaert to be fantastic. Noel put it up on his site as I was at the height of my research for my masters thesis on Drupal. [...] [...] Noel hasn’t just been trancing about. He’s been doing interviews. I found this interview with Dries Buytaert to be fantastic. Noel put it up on his site as I was at the height of my research for my masters thesis on Drupal. [...]

]]> By: Goodbye New York « DigiDave – Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-26475 Goodbye New York « DigiDave – Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:17:45 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-26475 [...] I received an M.S. in journalism. [...] [...] I received an M.S. in journalism. [...]

]]> By: Interview - Ben Melancon on Drupal « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-5200 Interview - Ben Melancon on Drupal « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Tue, 26 May 2009 01:19:13 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-5200 [...] Ben is, hands down, one of the best Drupal evangelizers I’ve met, and I’ve met a lot. [...] [...] Ben is, hands down, one of the best Drupal evangelizers I’ve met, and I’ve met a lot. [...]

]]> By: Drupal Nation: Software to Power the Left « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-895 Drupal Nation: Software to Power the Left « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:30:16 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-895 [...] journalism school. I reported and wrote this article almost two years ago. Its foundation can be found here. I have no good excuse for sitting on it this [...] [...] journalism school. I reported and wrote this article almost two years ago. Its foundation can be found here. I have no good excuse for sitting on it this [...]

]]> By: Drupal Camp Three « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-875 Drupal Camp Three « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:04:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-875 [...] I went to Drupal Camp. In part for my masters thesis and in part to try and become more [...] [...] I went to Drupal Camp. In part for my masters thesis and in part to try and become more [...]

]]> By: Still Alive and Working « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-873 Still Alive and Working « DigiDave - Journalism is a Process, Not a Product Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-873 [...] labyrinth of a house. I also took it as an opportunity to lock myself in a study and work on my masters thesis (the picture to the right is me coming out of the study — obviously in deep [...] [...] labyrinth of a house. I also took it as an opportunity to lock myself in a study and work on my masters thesis (the picture to the right is me coming out of the study — obviously in deep [...]

]]> By: Kent Bye http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-658 Kent Bye Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:20:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-658 <p>Drupal is also used on the right-wing staple of "liberal bias" -- the Media Research Center's <a href="http://www.NewsBusters.org" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.NewsBusters.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.NewsBusters.org</a></a></p> <p>CivicActions is also at the forefront of bringing Drupal to high-profile progressive causes -- biggest one of late is Amnesty International.</p> <p>I personally don't think that politics is driving Drupal development. And I don't see a lot of innovations being funded by political campaigns.</p> <p><br /> Andrew Rasiej tried a crack at an open source political campaign, and his campaign manager wrote up a post-mortem that detailed a lot of the barriers to why it didn't work for them -- <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ytq6pv" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ytq6pv" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/ytq6pv</a></a></p> <p><br /> I left a comment response to that post that I also posted here: <a href="http://www.echochamberproject.com/node/679" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.echochamberproject.com/node/679" rel="nofollow">http://www.echochamberproject.com/node/679</a></a></p> <p>Below is an excerpt:</p> <p>"I think a key lesson is to figure out how to tap into personal motivation and intention in the present moment -- and open source communities thrive whenever they're able to scratch the itches of the participants.</p> <p>"So what does an ecosystem look like where itches are immediately being scratched by those participating in the campaign? And do these volunteers have to be "Advocates" -- or can they truly be "Participants"? And do the answers to these questions have to come from electoral politics?</p> <p>"I think that open source politics still has a future, but I think that most of the innovation is NOT going to come from electoral politics. I'm a lot more optimistic about the potential for open source collaborative media.</p> <p>"I think that as the tools and methodologies are developed for creating participatory rich media, then these new communication tools and strategies will eventually flow into our democratic process."</p> Drupal is also used on the right-wing staple of “liberal bias” — the Media Research Center’s http://www.NewsBusters.org

CivicActions is also at the forefront of bringing Drupal to high-profile progressive causes — biggest one of late is Amnesty International.

I personally don’t think that politics is driving Drupal development. And I don’t see a lot of innovations being funded by political campaigns.

Andrew Rasiej tried a crack at an open source political campaign, and his campaign manager wrote up a post-mortem that detailed a lot of the barriers to why it didn’t work for them — http://tinyurl.com/ytq6pv

I left a comment response to that post that I also posted here: http://www.echochamberproject.com/node/679

Below is an excerpt:

“I think a key lesson is to figure out how to tap into personal motivation and intention in the present moment — and open source communities thrive whenever they’re able to scratch the itches of the participants.

“So what does an ecosystem look like where itches are immediately being scratched by those participating in the campaign? And do these volunteers have to be “Advocates” — or can they truly be “Participants”? And do the answers to these questions have to come from electoral politics?

“I think that open source politics still has a future, but I think that most of the innovation is NOT going to come from electoral politics. I’m a lot more optimistic about the potential for open source collaborative media.

“I think that as the tools and methodologies are developed for creating participatory rich media, then these new communication tools and strategies will eventually flow into our democratic process.”

]]> By: Greg J. Smith http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-657 Greg J. Smith Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-657 <p>Hey David, this sounds super fascinating. I hope you plan on sharing the research that results..</p> Hey David, this sounds super fascinating. I hope you plan on sharing the research that results..

]]> By: Matthew de Gale http://blog.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left/comment-page-1#comment-656 Matthew de Gale Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:06:00 +0000 http://www.digidave.org/2007/05/my-geek-thesis-drupal-and-the-new-left.html#comment-656 <p>As a non-profit in South Africa, we are heavy users of drupal - but from a networking, campaigning point of view, its CiviCRM that is getting us *really* excited</p> As a non-profit in South Africa, we are heavy users of drupal – but from a networking, campaigning point of view, its CiviCRM that is getting us *really* excited

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