CauseCaller.Com - Get In Touch With Democracy
June 1, 2008 – 9:05 am
I absolutely love this idea, and the selflessness of which is was brought to life, but we’ll get to that later. There have been so many worthwhile causes lately, regarding our Internet rights, but also hundreds of others, for any individual in the US to care about. Often, it seems like really getting active in our democracy is too much of a pain, too inconvenient, and utterly festooned with red tape, for any of us to actively get involved. CauseCaller actually makes participating –really participating,– in democracy so much easier, for all of us.
CauseCaller is actually the thesis of its owner, a student at NYU. How it works is, you register, then form a cause by filling out the necessary information, –some of the most recent causes are “Boycott Kellogg’s” and “Protest Starbucks” for instance. Enter the names that you want to contact, then click and call. You can also copy the available link and send it to whomever agrees with you, so that they can call and support your cause too.
What’s the concept?
Making it free and easy to call politicians in order to actively participate in democracy.
Why should you care?
Because this is a great idea, for really improving the way we interact with our own government. Instead of saying, “Someone should say something”, it’s within easy reach to say, “I’m going to say something”.
How do they make money?
They don’t. The entire program is free, and paid for entirely by its owner presently.
Will this company last 5 years?
I really hope so. This could make a huge difference in how people think of politics. With any luck, it might even start a trend.
Suggestions for improvements?
Less video content; it makes the site load a little too slowly, even with cable. One video, per page would be easier to manage and not take away so much from the site.
