CLBR is celebrating Opening Day Week with a special American Pastime edition. Segment 1: Michael McGeary/Engine.is Segment 1 features conflicted Red Sox and Giants Fan Michael McGeary from Engine.is to discuss their second annual Start Up Day on Capitol Hill. The San Francisco based Engine is working to get Start Ups active in the policy debate.…
Issa-Wyden Generate Buzz on Internet Bill of Rights Speaking at the Personal Democracy Forum, anti-SOPA allies Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) suggested that it was time for an Internet Bill of Rights and have launched a crowd-sourcing site to incorporate third parties’ views. The proposed Bill of Rights has the following…
Bridging the D.C.-Silicon Valley Divide in Napa Valley June 11, 2012 As in past years, the Sixth Tech Policy Summit held in serene Napa Valley highlights the very Silicon Valley-Washington divide which it seeks to bridge. While the SOPA fight, the passage of the CROWDFUND Act and greater tech engagement on Capitol Hill are…
SOPA Defeat a “Political Coming of Age for Tech Industry” As you may know, this firm has long advocated greater involvement of the tech community in public policy debates and it cannot disagree with the New York Times assessment that the grassroots campaign and internet blackout day clearly were a “political coming of age for…
FEATURED GUEST ERIC WILSON – ENGAGE.DC In February of 2007, Eric started on Capitol Hill as a Policy Analyst for the House Republican Policy Committee. While working for the Chairman of the HRPC — an elected leadership post — he was introduced to the emerging realm of social media, which House Republicans lead the way…
LISTEN TO PODCAST CLBR011812 WE ARE BACK FOR OUR FIRST EPISODE OF 2012 – A SPECIAL FIRST ANNIVERSARY EDITION. WALTER O’BRIEN Walter O’Brien (Scorpion) is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Scorpion Computer Services. Walter serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the public renewable energy company American Environmental Inc. He…
TOP STORIES OF 2011 #1 AMAZON WARS 2010 ended with the Amazon Tax in effect in three states totally approximately ten percent of the population and GDP. With the addition of Arkansas, Calfornia, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Vermont the tax has some applicability in states which comprise about 1/3 of the population and GDP the…
3. Read what the experts have to say in the quotes below 4. Read these articles House takes Senate’s bad Internet censorship bill, tries making it worse Protect The Internet SOPA: Hollywood Finally Gets A Chance to Break the Internet SOPA on OpenCongress PIPA on OpenCongress REACTIONS TO THESE BILLS, “SOPA” H.R.3261 AND PIPA S. 978 See how the…
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