Sep 2008
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What BSD did on “summer vacation”
It’s been a busy August and September for BSD – so busy that’s it’s been difficult to find time to update our own website. Here are a few new websites that have occupied our time:
The Democratic National Committee (democrats.org)
Blue State Digital redesigned the Democratic National Committee’s website with a simple, clean design before the November election. It’s now easier than ever for Democrats to learn the latest news about the campaigns and get involved to defeat John McCain.
Trouble the Water (troublethewaterfilm.com)
Trouble the Water won of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film tells the story of New Orleans residents “who survive [Hurricane Katrina] and then seize a chance for a new beginning.” Trouble the Water’s website features the film’s trailer, screening information, and ways to take action in the Gulf Coast. In just the past 2 weeks, the small film’s site has received over 73,000 visits and thousands of new sign-ups for more information.
Martin O’Malley (martinomalley.com)
We relaunched Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s website as a microsite for the Democratic National Convention. Their goal was to provide comprehensive information about the convention for the Maryland delegation in Denver, and help Maryland Democrats who didn’t make the trip feel like they were there. As someone from the Governor's staff said, it’s a "Web 2.0 explosion" -- with Flickr, twitter, and YouTube all heavily featured on the site.
South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families (sdhealthyfamilies.org)
In 2006, Blue State Digital worked with Stand Up SD to defeat the state’s infamous abortion ban. In 2008, the abortion ban is back – and Blue State Digital’s technology and strategy team is working with the South Dakota Campaign for Healthy Families to defeat Initiated Measure 11. The new site provides the latest news and information about the measure, and ways for activists both inside and outside of South Dakota to get involved.
America’s Voice (americasvoiceonline.org)
America’s Voice is the newly-founded communications campaign working to win common-sense immigration reform. Blue State Digital provides both technology and strategy support to AV to help build an unprecedented grassroots mobilization campaign around immigration.
