http://www.metafilter.com/tags/ican Posts tagged with 'ican' at MetaFilter. Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:08:14 -0800 Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:08:14 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/29380/iCan%2Dnot%2DApples%2Dnew%2Dtoilet <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3239501.stm">The BBC introduces</a> it's new grass-roots political website <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ican/">iCan</a>. After research showed (surprise surprise) that "<i>many people are very disillusioned and cynical about politicians and local civic institutions</i>" moves were made to set up iCan, to enable people to get information on and engage in local and national political issues. With search tools to find actions on local issues, message boards, and the ability to create a website for your cause, "<i>iCan aims to make politics accessible to ordinary people confronting a problem.</i>" <small><a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/28608">It's also one of the things Rupert Murdoch and The Guardian would like to squash</a>.</small> tag:metafilter.com,2003:site.29380 Tue, 04 Nov 2003 12:08:14 -0800 actionnetwork bbc grassroots ican news politics uk Blue Stone