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by David Esrati on December 17, 2010
in big ideas for Dayton OH, Economic Development in Dayton OH, Social Media as a change agent
Almost universally, the Dayton Daily News is hated by our elected leaders. You hear things like “they can’t get it right” or “the paper is biased” or “they misquoted me.” The paper is also incredibly apt at being negative, name calling and of writing for the lowest common denominator. Maybe that’s why they advertise the [...]
by David Esrati on December 16, 2010
in big ideas for Dayton OH, Dayton Public Service Issues, Social Media as a change agent
The reason I hate the City Commission holding illegal work sessions (the Charter doesn’t provide for them, they aren’t recorded properly, and city business is discussed outside the official one-meeting-a-week specified by charter) is that good input might be closed out. Discussing things online- in an open forum like this- allows for all to read [...]
by David Esrati on November 29, 2010
in America in Crisis, Social Media as a change agent, underdogs
A sea change is coming to international relations- and social media will be the engine driving the movement. The latest release from Wikileaks is a fascinating look at the good ‘ole boy/country club that’s making decisions on how the world turns: A cache of a quarter-million confidential American diplomatic cables, most of them from the [...]
by David Esrati on August 24, 2010
in Freedom of speech, Social Media as a change agent, The Dayton Daily News isn't your friend
Free speech is a wonderful thing- when you sign your name. When you don’t- and can hide behind a nom de plume and spew garbage it’s not free speech- it’s hate speech, and the Dayton Daily News is helping propagate it daily. So- let’s explain it: Ellen Belcher is an inexpensive courtesan, and a bad [...]
by David Esrati on August 14, 2010
in Social Media as a change agent, Stories you don't see in the Dayton Daily News
In my last two appearances before the Dayton Daily News Editorial Board, I attempted to make a case for this site being an important part of representing the people- of having an open discussion with constituents about the issues facing their representative. I was written off as “a blogger” – as if it was a [...]
by David Esrati on July 28, 2010
in Social Media as a change agent, Stories you don't see in the Dayton Daily News
It’s been interesting to watch how Wikileaks made the last big leak available, to traditional media first and the rest of us later. Wasn’t that the point of the web- access to everybody? But, in this information overloaded society- we still look to established sources and tools to evaluate and analyze data for us. The [...]
by David Esrati on July 14, 2010
In my real world job, I work in advertising. I’m active in my professional organization, the local chapter of the AAF. I’ve been in since day one of the planning of an annual event called summitup- where we bring social media gurus to talk in Dayton and try to school the masses on what social [...]
by David Esrati on July 11, 2010
in Dayton Public Schools, Reviving Dayton Neighborhoods, Social Media as a change agent
When I first ran for Mayor, at the same time Mike Turner ran for Mayor- I talked about the return to neighborhood schools. Turner mocked me- saying it was an issue for the School Board. I talked about the effect it had on our community- exchanging racial segregation for economic segregation. I was told it [...]
by David Esrati on July 7, 2010
in big ideas for Dayton OH, Ohio 3rd Congressional race, Social Media as a change agent
Since the traditional media doesn’t work the way it used to- many voters (who were even mailed a notice from the BOE) aren’t going to remember the special election next Tuesday, July 13- with the centralized voting locations in Montgomery, Highland and Clinton Counties. So- I’m printing up some postcards for delivery drivers to take [...]
by David Esrati on July 7, 2010
Yesterday my neighbor Larry told me I had to see “Gasland” – and I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know about it. This is one of the major problems facing any activist- how do you get people to pay attention to your cause- or find your blog, or your video. It’s not as easy as [...]
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