Topic: Obama’s election and post-election Iran barely scratch the surface of what’s possible when people self-organize. (description)
Presenter: Scot, CEO of Meetup
Movement is a feeling. People identify themselves as part of it… “environmentalist”, “union member”, “evangelical”.
Fan page – It’s the problem. Erin is not a fan. She wants to be part of it.
It is easier than ever to get psudo members, harder than ever to get real members.
Example:
ipledge2protect.org (now offline) – “join the movement against genocide”
But wait… What am I pledging to do? This isn’t a petition. What does it mean? “I pledge to click submit” 
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