EchoDitto

EchoDitto Inc. is "an internet strategy firm that specializes in interactive community building," its website states. It offers "everything from the nuts and bolts to shiny bells and whistles: strategy development to fundraising, content writing to webmastering, blogging to email campaigning, and 'Podcasting' to advanced online petitions" and creates "comprehensive online community-building strategies and have the expertise to implement each facet." [1]

About

According to the EchoDitto website: [2]

We do this work because we care. Harnessed correctly, the Internet can enliven debate and invigorate ordinary Americans to reengage in the political process.

We use the internet, online technology, and web-based tools to fundraise, organize, and build vibrant online progressive communities.

Primarily, we're interested in working with you if you're interested in taking risks and creating a stir. We enjoy the process of fleshing out vague concepts and general ideas. The excitement is always in the details, and it's in untested hypotheses.

John McCain: U.S. presidential election, 2008

According to an August 25, 2006, message on the EchoDitto Blog posted by Harish Rao:

Nicco Mele's August 24, 2006, post "about his support for Senator John McCain has caused quite a lot of ruckus. We at EchoDitto disagree with his decision. While Nicco does not work for Senator McCain, his support for a possible McCain candidacy runs contrary to many of our core beliefs at EchoDitto.

"As a firm, EchoDitto is committed to progressive campaigns and organizations. We started in the political space and have been privileged to work with a lot of progressive candidates and campaigns as well as clients in the non-profit and corporate spaces. We're proud of the work we've done over the past three years with our partners, and we look forward to all the great work ahead.

"Everyone in this world has to follow their own heart. Nicco has agreed to, effective immediately, take a leave of absence from our company. We hope he takes some time to re-consider his position. I am assuming Nicco's responsibilities for the duration of his leave of absence."

EchoDitto Projects

• Air America Radio
• Alliance for Security
• Ashoka: Innovators For The Public
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Barack Obama's U.S. Senate Campaign
• Campaign for America's Future
• Chris Bell for Governor
• Clinton Global Initiative
• DearJonStewart.com
• Defenders of Wildlife
• DeStefano for Connecticut
• Gov. Jennifer Granholm's Gubernatorial Campaign
• Independent World Television
• Just $6
• Miramax Books
• NoIraqDraft.com
• NRECA
• PurpleOcean.org (a project of SEIU)
• Rock the Vote
• Rosie.com
• Seth Godin
• Seventh Generation
• Since Sliced Bread
• U.N. World Food Programme
• World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
• Youth Venture

Open Source Products

See EchoDitto open source products site.

Personnel

• Nicco Mele, CEO (webmaster for presidential candidate Howard Dean)
• Harish Rao
• Michael Silberman, Senior Strategist (National Meetup Director for presidential candidate Howard Dean)

Contact Information

EchoDitto Inc.
1020 16th Street NW, Fourth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202 449-5644
FAX: 202 478-0169
Website: http://www.echoditto.com
Weblog: http://www.echoditto.com/weblog

Related SourceWatch Resources

• blogging/blogosphere
• Howard Dean's "Dean for America" campaign
• U.S. congressional elections in 2006
• U.S. presidential election, 2004
• U.S. presidential election, 2008