Save Soapblox!
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[From the diaries - BarbinMD] You know how some politicians are fond of saying “you can’t solve a problem by just throwing money at it.” Well, here is a problem you can solve by throwing money at it. Send in a contribution to save Soapblox now!. Why is Soapblox Important? Soapblox is an inexpensive, community-building content management platform developed by Paul Preston and currently used by over 100 progressive blogs. For only $15 / month, Soapblox has offered most of ...
Save Soapblox!
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Cross posted on Daily Kos and appearing all over the Soapblox network
You know how some politicians are fond of saying "you can't solve a problem by just throwing money at it." Well, here is a problem you can solve by throwing money at it. Send in a contribution to save Soapblox now!.
More in the extended entry. Why is Soapblox Important?
Soapblox is an inexpensive, community-building content management platform developed by Paul Preston and currently used by over 100 progressive blogs. For only $15 / month, ...
You Are Saving Soapblox!
Open Left - Front Page —
This is amazing. You guys are amazing. Earlier this week, when we unveiled our Better Democrats 2010 page, it quickly shot up to over 100 contributors, and more than $5,700. Now, in less than seven hours today, the Save Soapblox campaign has reached over 60% of it's goal, hitting $10,978 already!
For a time just after the holidays, just after an exhausting and expensive campaign, and during an economic downturn, this is a remarkable effort. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has contributed, and everyone who has helped out so far! ...
Saving Soapblox Update
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On Friday, BlogPac and the Soapblox community came to you with an urgent request to save and secure more than 100 progressive blogs from imminent destruction by hackers. Three days later, I am happy to tell you that the netroots community came through, big time.
First, our request for $17,400 to secure Soapblox was met:
While the thermometer shows the fundraiser at slightly under the $17,400 goal, that total does not tell the whole story. More sources chipped in, too, including:
A $2,000 grant from MoveOn.org
Over ...


