neal: foo me: howdy neal: how goes it? me: pretty well, was that "foo" message intended for me? neal: it's as good a greeting as any in our online world, don't you think? me: absolutely, good sir me: just making sure it wasn't the online equivalent of a pocket dial me: so me: did you hear from a woman name Jacqueline? neal: haha neal: no, I have not heard from such a person me: okay, just checking; bringing on a couple girls to help with organizing the non-blogger recruits neal: ah neal: there is alot of that sort of thing going on me: what stage are you on with regards to creating your network or however you would term it? neal: advanced, I would dare say neal: been on it for about eight months me: could you give me an elevator pitch/description real quick? me: or like, a sentence-long summary? neal: we're likely merging a portion of the operation with the Coffee Party me: I see neal: in two weeks we're in DC, meeting with White House social media, OFA, DNC, Wired For Change, AFL-CIO affiliate program, etc me: well done neal: organizing sausage - if you could only see the debris field we're leaving as we go me: that's a lot of pretty mind-blowing things neal: we're working for House, Senate, and Gubernatorial campaigns me: oh, I'm starting to get that feeling myself, re:sausage neal: one of the principals of our social media consulting operation just got chair of MoveOn national media efforts neal: another is on Netroots Nation advisory board me: well, damn neal: it's coming thick and fast neal: lots of centralized organizations, not of netroots, trying to figure out what to do but lagging badly neal: DFA, OFA, IAM's Union of Unemployed, now Bold Progressives thinks they'd like to do something me: and I'm assuming the internet is the organizing fundamental here? neal: it's a starting point neal: telephone neal: and personal visits me: right neal: click activism is a trap me: sorry, one sec me: okay, nevermind me: yeah me: that's absolutely true me: modern equivalent of marching me: except less so me: insomuch as that marching sometimes helped neal: street protests are done, I think neal: media will just spin it into something it's not me: yeah, agreed on both counts me: I'll get back to you soon at length, I'm literally falling asleep at my keyboard me: was up all night me: but I want to talk to you bout a couple of things neal: sure