Full Circle Associates

Steven Clift points to a recent report from University of Pittsburgh's eRulemaking Research group. (The damn .pdf is here and no, I'm not fond of the .pdf format.) The gist of the report is around the potential downsides of mass email advocacy campaigns. It is an interesting conundrum that the internet potentially makes a more direct input channel for citizen participation yet can reduce the viability and usability of the input because of volume that may be, or may be perceived as unhelpful.