Cyber Pulpit

No, the title of this post is a farce, but if you've been reading the news, you'll no doubt have notices reports of one politician comparing another's actions to prostitution on Twitter.

Technology and 24/7/365 always-on, lightening fast news reports are changing politics in ways we never imagined.

By comparing Senator Lisa Murkowski's potential run as a third party candidate to prostitution, Joe Miller made what most people would consider a huge mistake. But hang on, think about it - in the aftermath, more people are now even aware of who Joe Miller is. And what will they connect him with? A Twitter gaffe, oh-no! And something having to do with prostitution... wait, he's a politician, that's right.

Wow. The news that Philadelphia is trying to tax city $300 for a license bloggers is insane, and I wonder if the upcoming legislation covering SLAPP lawsuits could protect those getting taxed.

Its so ridiculous and frustrating that politicians can engage in behavior that is hurtful and damaging to people and communities without any accountability or recourse. I guess the public is to blame for voting them into office in the first place!

Remember, people:

Well, this site didn't get the bidding I'd hoped it would, but it was a learning experience. First off, I was right in expecting more bids to arrive near the closing of the auction. Second, I'm not sure if Flippa is the right marketplace for me to sell my websites.

First, they are more expensive than some competitors. Secondly, they are obnoxious with their upsell attempts.

If you want to read more about my thoughts on Flippa, check out this post:

WebsiteBroker versus Flippa versus GoDaddy

After running Cyber Pulpit for several years, I've decided to sell it.

If you might be interested in buying Cyber Pulpit, please make a bid over at Flippa:

http://flippa.com/auctions/103210/Cyber-Pulpit-PR3-Niche-Politics-and-Technology.

The sale includes the domain, the content (original writing and photography), and the unique design. I will provide a backup from Movable Type Open Source (MTOS), so that the new owner can have total control of all the content, including the templates. For potential buyers who may not be familiar with MTOS, the software is freely available, and renders content to static files by default, so the hosting demands are negligible. I've improved on the HTML templates, CSS, and javascript so that the pages are highly optimized for fast rendering and improved SEO.

Thanks for your interest!!

UPDATE: Informed Banking is also for sale!

UPDATE 2: I've lowered the Buy It Now price to $800, but I still need to keep the already low reserve bid price where it is, so that I can cover the listing expense, the success fee, and the domain registration fees I've paid over the years (the domain was registered in 2006!).