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@2gov Report for Activity Ending September 25th, 2009 Honorable Elected Officials of the United States: We extend thanks to you on behalf of your constituents for taking the time to view their input on issues that are important to them. These messages have been compiled by @2gov and presented in the enclosed report for your consideration. @2gov is a communication portal designed by Votizen, the voter network. @2gov serves as a single address to reach all elected officials utilizing the social media outlet of Twitter. This is just our second week in operation, and yet the response to our service has been overwhelmingly positive. This week a new issue vaulted to the top of the list of those using the @2gov service: the “Startup Visa”. Briefly stated, the proponents are calling for a revision of the Immigration Laws to set aside a class of visa (or modification of a current visa) to allow for those who start companies to work legally in the United States. More information on the topic can be found at http://www.startupvisa.com. Support for this proposal ran at 98% of all respondents. Our goal is to give your constituents a simple and meaningful way to communicate with you, and to make this communication easy for you to process. We are here to ensure that @2gov is a valuable tool -- feel free to provide your input at this early stage of our existence so that we can expand and develop to reach the full capabilities this service can offer. Sincerely, Contact: DAVID BINETTI Phone: 415/935-4059 Email: david.binetti@votizen.com Twitter SN: @2gov URL: http://2gov.org Dave Binetti and the @2gov team Tweet a Difference! @2gov Constituent Report for Elected Officials Report Ending 9/25/09 Message Content The top @2gov messages sent this week included the issues shown below on the chart. The dominant issue this week is StartupVisa, with Healthcare remaining a strong concern. Issues 2% 1% 1% 5% 24% 68% StartupVisa Health Care Environment Federal Budget Education Other Message Growth We saw a huge burst of activity at the end of last week, with traffic returning to roughly normal levels by Friday. Messages 700 525 350 175 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3000 2250 1500 750 0 Daily Total Tweet a Difference! States Represented The top ten states represent 2/3 of all traffic, which California alone representing 1/3 of the total messages sent. All told, 44 states plus the District of Columbia have sent messages. States Breakdown 33% 27% 3% 9% 3%3% 4% 5% 4% 5% 5% CALIFORNIA NEW YORK MASSACHUSETTS TEXAS COLORADO VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MARYLAND ILLINOIS PENNSYLVANIA All Other States Usage Average number of messages sent was 1.43. The vast majority of users send messages once a week; a handful send up to a dozen times a day. Usage 600 450 300 150 0 1 2 3 4 5+ Messages per Person Tweet a Difference! Sample Messages Attached are some randomly selected messages received this week. The full report of messages from each jurisdiction is delivered to each corresponding representative directly. Tweet a Difference!