Trying to figure out how to better engage your communities online? Wondering why people don’t seem to be finding or participating in the action items on your website? Good web design and engaging content are obviously key. But if people are getting lost before they reach your action, Google Analytics can help, with their Goals and Funnels features. It sounds wonky, but they’re actually easy to set up, and can be invaluable for helping your organization’s website direct visitors to take a substantive action.

So what are Goals and Funnels? more

This past weekend over 2,500 people gathered in Boston to talk media reform, net neutrality, and the future of journalism at the National Conference for Media Reform, hosted by our friends (and clients) at Free Press.

Sessions ranged in subject from pop culture to internet law, and from hands-on how-to’s, like how to build your own wireless mesh network, to in-depth discussions of the implications of Wikileaks.  more

As the Egyptian revolution played out, and especially after the government effectively killed the internet in Egypt between January 27 and February 2, we’ve had an ongoing conversation around the office about whether or not internet access should be considered a human right. These freewheeling discussions are one of the things I love most about working at EchoDitto, and, as usual, this one sparked all kinds of new ideas and ways of thinking about the issue. more

We have good news! EchoDitto is now a GSA-approved federal contractor in the United States.

What does this mean? EchoDitto now flies black helicopters in Iraq? more