"There was no 1% or 99% ā€“ just 100%." ~@HunterWalk on #BlackoutSOPA

I'm inspired by Hunter Walk's article, The Future of Online Activism.

Main lessons from his #BlackoutSOPA campaign:

1. Treat it like a startup. Ship new features regularly. Be prepared for offers of help from others.

2. Start with people you know. Grow with people you don't know. Line up some non-tech influencers earlier and let them be champions of their segments.

3. You can change the world by changing avatars. Once people are engaged, give them a way to convert avatars to actions.

All in all, well done, and we succeeded in saving the LOLcats.

I expect more activism of this sort in the future. #OccupyTwitter, anyone ?

I'm inspired by Hunter Walk's article, <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/23/blackoutsopa-how-87000-people-taught-us-about-the-future-of-online-activism/">The Future of Online Activism</a>.

Main lessons from his #BlackoutSOPA campaign:

<blockquote>1. Treat it like a startup. Ship new features regularly. Be prepared for offers of help from others.

2. Start with people you know. Grow with people you don't know. Line up some non-tech influencers earlier and let them be champions of their segments.

3. You can change the world by changing avatars. Once people are engaged, give them a way to convert avatars to actions.</blockquote>

All in all, well done, and we succeeded in saving the LOLcats.

I expect more activism of this sort in the future. #OccupyTwitter, anyone ?