Online Politics Tools and Tactics

Let's change the world!  But how?  Hmmmm, maybe online advocacy?  A good choice, since the Internet gives ANYONE — candidates, advocacy organizations, corporate interests and everyday citizens alike — powerful tools to mold policy, influence elections and shift the direction of public discourse.  But where to start, since online advocacy evolves just as fast as any other part of the wired world?

Fortunately, a number of practitioners of online advocacy and online politics write about the subject regularly, giving you a lot of good resources to choose from.  If you're just getting started, you might try my own Online Politics 101 overview, which provides an introduction to many of the tools and tactics of online advocacy.  Otherwise, take a look at:

Useful Online Advocacy Websites

I've listed several of the best online advocacy/online marketing sites below, and farther down the page you'll see the latest articles from three of my favorites (including my own e.politics).