Feeling Dirty?
Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce gives an overview on DIRT! The Movie, an acclaimed documentary that highlights the importance of healthy dirt. It not only educational in informing the viewer on why we need dirt to survive and how it affects our daily life, but it is inspirational in revealing what each of us can do to improve it. Read the full blog at the Huffington Post.
Last Call to Help End Relationship Violence
If ending relationship violence were as easy as downloading a song, would you do it?
For the last two months, Macy’s and Alfani have been giving away free downlaods of Ne-Yo’s exclusive song “Heroes”. Every time someone downloaded it, Macy’s and Alfani gave $1 to the RESPECT! Campaign to end relationship violence. So far, more then $35,000 have been raised to fund projects to help parents to teach their kids non-violence.
Tomorrow is the last day of the program, so I’m blogging to invite you - yes you - to download this song now and send this link to your friends and ask them to do the same.
Right now, an argument in a relationship is turning violent.
Right now, lives are being shattered because people see each other as objects.
Right now, children are learning by example.
Get as many people to download the song as possible - Right now.
Download. Post to Facebook. Post to Twitter.
New Study: AB32 Will Create 2 Million Jobs
Common Sense NMS Political Director Nathan Havey gives a run down on the latest report by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which confirmed that AB32 will have a positive impact on the economic growth of California. Read the full blog at the Huffington Post.
CRUSH: Facebook in the Time of Syphilis
TGIF because that means the newest CRUSH video, a fast and fun weekly round-up of social media news, is available. You definitely won’t want to miss this one, as we delve into some of the craziness, outrageous and entertaining moments surrounding social media. Get the whole scoop here.
NRDC’s New Videos On Clean Energy Reveal the Faces and Potential of the Green Economy
James Boyce’s most recent blog on the Huffington Post is a review of NRDC’s new videos that discuss clean energy, and the potential that a green economy has. Read the full blog here.
Hey California, Don’t Get Fooled Again.
Common Sense NMS founder James Boyce weighs in on the most recent junk science being used by the oil industry and its supporters to gain support for the initiative to suspend AB 32, California’s climate change legislation. Read the full blog at the Huffington Post.
CRUSH: Sonic the Hedgehog
Mid-March means many things: The death of Caesar, spring break, and the conclusion of SXSW. CRUSH takes the best of what happened in social media, and serves it up hot, in about 3 minutes. Among other things, we found Sonic the Hedgehog this week. Read the whole run down here.
CS NMS Founder James Boyce Discusses the Tea Party on “The Alyona Show”
James Boyce, founder of Common Sense New Media Strategies, Christina Bellantoni of Talking Points Memo, and Sarah B. Smith from the Young Conservatives coalition debate whether the traditional Republican party and the grass roots Tea Party can co-exist.
Free Ne-Yo Song
Download “Heroes,” an exclusive song by Ne-Yo for free and Macy’s and Alfani will donate $1 to the Respect! Campaign to prevent relationship violence.
The RESPECT! Campaign is the Family Violence Prevention Fund’s (FVPF) latest initiative to advance a national movement to promote healthy relationships through positive role modeling and respect education. By individuals everywhere to be part of the solution, the RESPECT! Campaign provides everyday tools and resources to help teach young people about respect in relationships. Through this campaign, the Family Violence Prevention Fund seeks to amplify a national conversation about the critical role that parents, teachers, coaches, and other living, breathing role models to young people have to play in helping all of our sons and daughters shape a world that is free of relationship violence.
This campaign only lasts through the end of March, so make sure you show your support by downloading your free copy today.
Luck for the Luckless (CRUSH 3/12)
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, we took some time to reveal who is going to need the luck of the Irish most. For those new to CRUSH, there is a new video every week, breaking down the social media news you need to know. Get the whole story here.
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