Posts Tagged ‘eric odom’
Midwest Fairtax Rally
I had the privilege of speaking at the Midwest Fairtax Rally yesterday and had a fantastic time. Some of the folks who organized the Kansas City Tea Party put together a strong hour or so of speakers for the Fairtax event. On that note, many thanks are in order for the Fairtax folks reaching out to us and giving us some face time at the event. Continue Reading
Keith Olbermann features me in a segment where he tries to lash out at the Tea Party effort, but ends up telling it like it really is.
The post April 15th environment has left a lot of questions unanswered. The bad news is that in many cases, answers aren’t available. The good news is, some of the available answers are VERY sound and starting to unfold.
One of the main reasons for launching ericjodom.com is to define who I am and help answer questions a lot of folks have. I’ve been a “stealth” kind of guy over the years and now that I’ve become a more public figure… I think it’s time a share some of my background.
After the energy debate last August, a few smaller fights since then, and finally, the Tea Party Movement… I’ve decided (after advice from close friends) to launch Ericjodom.com along with a brand new blog.
Right Online, a gathering of internet activists and free-market minded voters, turned out to be quite a successful event. Put on by AFP, and sponsored by organizations such as my own employer, the Sam Adams Alliance, the event was able to attract a wide range of speakers, panelists, and trainers.
Right Online is now the second major conference to provide training for internet activists. The Conservative Leadership Conference kicked off last year’s event with the slogan “Conservatives & The New Media”. This year the Conservative Leadership Conference is hosting an all day Samsphere event put on by the Sam Adams Alliance, and gives the west coast its second injection of full scale online training.
While Daily KOS is providing the far left with one big conference each year, the Conservative Leadership Conference and Right Online are both moving in to create an environment for free-market minded activists to network, share ideas, and learn from the best in the business. And they’re doing it VERY well.
Indeed, Right Online was a huge success. I had the honor of speaking on a panel titled “New Media & The Conservative Movement”. Soren Dayton was the panel moderator, and the room was pretty packed. We had a plethora of questions that allowed for solid discussion revolving around the idea that the right is behind, but making serious and much needed changes to correct it and move forward in a manner that creates success.
The numbers I’m hearing fluctuates, but the San Francisco Chronicle said there were about 500 present for AFP and Right Online. This isn’t the 5,000 that Netroots attracts, but it’s a pretty good number for a first time center-right event. I would certainly consider it a success.
Speakers at Right Online included Erick Erickson, Micheal Steele, Michelle Malkin (not a big Malkin fan, and I thought her speech was lacking, but she added some “star power” to the lineup), Michael Williams, Ken Emanuelson, Matt Sheffield, Grover Norquist, Bob Barr, John Fund, and many more.
Overall I would have to give this event four stars out of five. There were a few things I found lacking, but for a first time event of such nature for AFP, this was a two thumbs up.
Other Bloggers talking about Right Online include:
-Right Wing Sparkle
-Patriot Writer
-The American Mind
-Voice in the Wilderness
-Urban Grounds
-Lone Star Times
-Blue Dot Blues
-Acton Blog
-Travis Monitor
-North Shore Exponent
I have some audio files as well as video footage that I’ll post later on, so be sure to watch for the next few posts.
-Eric Odom
Well… here it is! The very first original post here at Blogivists.com.
Sure, I might be posting somewhat prematurely considering the fact that while posting this our site is locked down and in “maintenance mode”. That being said, this blog can be found and seen so I figured why the heck not?
In this post I’ll talk about two things. First, I’ll plug this blog and explain what it’s all about. Second, I’ll talk a bit about what Blogivists.com is.
Eric Odom @ Blogivists.com
As if I don’t do enough blogging already!!!
I’ve decided to launch this blog as a sort of “developers” blog for Blogivists.com. In this blog I’ll write about some of the technical aspects of the community, as well as random updates that have to do with the back end of the system.
We have a LOT of cool things planned for the site, including a ton of theme releases, plugins, discussion forums, wiki’s and more! If you’re an RSS junkie like me, please grab my feed and stay tuned for updates.
If RSS is not your cup of tea, feel free to bookmark me and check back often.
Blogivists.com
I’m sure Mike VanWinkle and the rest of the Sam Adams Alliance crew will soon publish a much more detailed explanation of this site. But until then I’ll offer the short version.
Blogivists.com is an exciting new project being put together by Sam Adams Alliance. The project is being built around a vision to develop a web community where citizens and activists can set up free Wordpress blogs. The blogs are 100% free with no strings attached.
What do you get with a free Blogivists.com blog?
-100% FREE hosting for life
-Personalized domain (www.yourblogname.blogivists.com)
-Free Blogivists.com e-mil address
-Safe and secure blogging environment
-Like minded, limited-government seeking community
-Many themes to choose from (coming soon)
-Plugins that help make your blog more interactive
-Widgets to customize your blog
-Powerful world class Wordpress software
-The ability to embed videos and images
-LOT’S MORE!!!
I’ve built several communities like this in the past, but this one looks to be the most exciting. I’m honored to be a part of the Blogivists team and I look forward to the things to come.
If you ever have basic technical questions or would like to suggest a feature for the site, please comment here on my blog or drop me an e-mail.
Blog Hard,
-Eric Odom
eric@blogivists.com
