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Name: Netroots Nation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

New App Helps Shoppers Boycott Certain Corporations — Like, Say, the Kochs

Liberal activists can now use their smartphones to scan products when shopping in order to avoid products produced by Koch Industries. The app, called “Buycott,” shows users the parent company of a given item they’ve scanned, allowing them to devote ... [Published National Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Koch Industries Inc, Boycott, Darcy Burner, Netroots Nation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Monsanto Company

Koch Blocker: App Lets Consumers Boycott Koch, Monsanto Products

A new "Buycott" application allows consumers to boycott all products tied--even indirectly--to companies like Monsanto or the Koch Brothers. According to Forbes, Ivan Pardo, a 26-year-old based in Los Angeles, is the main person behind the app, ... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 16 2013]

Entities: Koch Industries Inc, Monsanto Company, Boycott

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Koch Industries Inc

New phone app allows users to boycott Koch Brothers and Monsanto products

A phone app allowing users to identify products used by questionable companies like Koch Industries and Monsanto has generated enough demand to cause problems for the developer, Forbes reported on Tuesday.“The workload is a bit overwhelming now,” said ... [Published Raw Story - May 15 2013]

Entities: Koch Industries Inc, Monsanto Company, Boycott

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Stephen Colbert

Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… 10 9 8 7 6 5 Weeks 'til Netroots Nation! Time to put your hair in curlers (ladies, you too) as the countdown to the big convention in San Jose reaches the 35-day mark. Here's your weekly dose of info: • The exhibition ... [Published Daily Kos - May 16 2013]

Entities: Stephen Colbert, Netroots Nation, San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica)

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Georgia-Pacific LLC

New App Makes Boycotting Bad Businesses That Much Easier

Ever since boycotting products became a popular means of protesting in the Gandhi days of divesting from British goods, divestment has become an increasingly effective method to punish the bad guys with the only action that seems to have significant impact ... [Published Jezebel - May 15 2013]

Entities: Darcy Burner, Koch Industries Inc, Netroots Nation, Georgia-Pacific LLC

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Buycott: The App Which Lets You Vote From Your Wallet

Former Microsoft programmer, and 2012 congressional candidate, Darcy Burner pitched an idea to a room of progressive-leaning programmers at the annual Netroots Nation gathering in Las Vegas. Is was a simple idea: develop an application that would detect ... [Published ITechPost - May 15 2013]

Entities: Darcy Burner, Genetically Modified Foods, Netroots Nation, Apple iOS

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

7-eleven

Sue Kerr: No Bigotry With My Big Gulp!

Recently I stopped by my neighborhood 7-Eleven convenience store and found myself taking a big gulp when I encountered . I witnessed a clerk use the word "tranny" while telling an anecdote to a co-worker and at least one customer. This was after a lengthy ... [Published Huffington Post - May 14 2013]

Entities: 7-eleven, Pittsburgh, Netroots Nation, Roberto Clemente, anti-lgbt

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Come Saturday Morning: Republicans Bad and Good

John Gilmore as Marat, by David Rothko Good morning, everyone! And how is your weekend so far? The theme this week is Republicans Bad and Good. In a spasm of relative generosity, I’m only going to name one Bad Republican, and overbalance this ... [Published Firedoglake - May 11 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), John Gilmore, Health Care, City of Minneapolis, Netroots Nation

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Oh, hai! I can haz Netroots scholarship?

Your intrepid blogger would very much like to head to San Jose this summer for the 8th annual progressive conclave known as Netroots Nation . It’s a great opportunity to see big name speakers, learn from leading progressive activists, mingle with ... [Published The Cassandra Files - May 07 2013]

Entities: San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), Netroots Nation, Dionne Warwick

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Cheers and Jeers: Monday

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… The Week Ahead Monday The House is back in session. Or maybe it's not. Who the hell can tell these days? Brits get the day off because of a rare event called a "Bank Holiday." (Please note that the traditional Bank ... [Published Daily Kos - May 06 2013]

Entities: Netroots Nation, RightNow Technologies Inc, Mark Sanford, Leonardo DiCaprio, Great Gatsby

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… 10 9 8 7 Weeks to Netroots Nation! Yup---we're under the 50-day mark as the countdown to the big convention in San Jose continues. Here's your weekly dose of info: • Volunteers are needed to make everything run ... [Published Daily Kos - May 02 2013]

Entities: Netroots Nation, San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), Mike Honda, RightNow Technologies Inc, Zoe Lofgren

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Cheers and Jeers: Thursday

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… T-Minus 10 9 8 Weeks 'til Netroots Nation! Things are starting to get busy as our mass parachute drop into San Jose takes shape. Here's the latest, starting with a quick update from Mary Rickles… New events: This ... [Published Daily Kos - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: San Jose (San Jose, Costa Rica), Netroots Nation, Hal David

Quotes

...Brawny paper towels, Angel Soft toilet paper or Dixie cups meant contributing cash to Koch Industries through its subsidiary Georgia-Pacific" or "purchasing a pair of yoga pants containing Lycra or a Stainmaster carpet meant indirectly handing the Kochs your money."

Koch Blocker: App Lets Consumers Boycott Koch, Monsanto Products [Published Breitbart Feed - May 16 2013]

"I don't want to push any single point of view with the app," Pardo told Forbes. "For me, it was critical to allow users to create campaigns because I don't think its Buycott's role to tell people what to buy. We simply want to provide a platform that empowers consumers to make well-informed purchasing decisions."

Buycott: The App Which Lets You Vote From Your Wallet [Published ITechPost - May 15 2013]

"I remember reading Forbesâ story on the proposed app to help boycott Koch Industries and wishing that we were ready to launch our product" said Buycottâs Maceo Martinez

New App Lets You Boycott Koch Brothers, Monsanto And More By Scanning Your Shopping Cart [Published Forbes.com - May 14 2013]

...First, the corporate office is well aware of the situation and needs to realize that most people don't stop and think, "Oh, that's a franchise situation, not a reflection on the corporation." Instead, they get a negative impression of the brand itself, so corporate has a vested interest in facilitating a positive resolution

Sue Kerr: No Bigotry With My Big Gulp! [Published Huffington Post - May 14 2013]

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New App Makes Boycotting Bad Businesses That Mu... [Published Jezebel - May 15 2013]
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Sue Kerr: No Bigotry With My Big Gulp! [Published Huffington Post - May 14 2013]
Come Saturday Morning: Republicans Bad and Good [Published Firedoglake - May 11 2013]
Midday open thread [Published Daily Kos - May 07 2013]
Oh, hai! I can haz Netroots scholarship? [Published The Cassandra Files - May 07 2013]
Cheers and Jeers: Monday [Published Daily Kos - May 06 2013]
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Koch Blocker: App Lets Consumers Boycott Koch, ... [Published Breitbart Feed - May 16 2013] A new "Buycott" application allows consumers to boycott all products tied--even indirectly--to companies like Monsanto or the Koch Brothers. According to Forbes, Ivan Pardo, a 26-year-old based in Los Angeles, is the main person behind the app, ...
Cheers and Jeers: Thursday [Published Daily Kos - May 16 2013] From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE… 10 9 8 7 6 5 Weeks 'til Netroots Nation! Time to put your hair in curlers (ladies, you too) as the countdown to the big convention in San Jose reaches the 35-day mark. Here's your weekly dose of info: • The exhibition ...
New phone app allows users to boycott Koch Brot... [Published Raw Story - May 15 2013] A phone app allowing users to identify products used by questionable companies like Koch Industries and Monsanto has generated enough demand to cause problems for the developer, Forbes reported on Tuesday.“The workload is a bit overwhelming now,” said ...
Come Saturday Morning: Republicans Bad and Good [Published Firedoglake - May 11 2013] John Gilmore as Marat, by David Rothko Good morning, everyone! And how is your weekend so far? The theme this week is Republicans Bad and Good. In a spasm of relative generosity, I’m only going to name one Bad Republican, and overbalance this ...
Midday open thread [Published Daily Kos - May 07 2013] Today's comic by Matt Bors is The World Is Flat : DFA Netroots Nation '13 scholarship votes wrap up this week. Vote! : Every year Democracy for America provides scholarships for dozens of people to the annual conference, which this year is being ...