There are issues in scaling Representative Government that AREN'T being addressed. Proximity, Natural Human Community Size and other factors relating to scale of organizations and the decision-making process can (and have) created reenforcing negative feedback loops limiting the citizen's ability for meaningful interaction where concentrated money is overpowering . Both Political MicroDonation and Electoral/Geographic Networking Facilitators are "Proximity Substitutes" for conditions under which Representative Government arose and operates best. FAQ and Prototype at http://www.Chagora.com/FAQ.aspx BLOG http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com Seeking Investment and Associations. This presentation is for O'Reilly Media and Gov 2.0 Conference.

7. ICT’s critical role in balancing Influence Capability’

9. Huffington Post:
Lobbyists on a Roll
“20 of the biggest health insurance and drug companies spent nearly a
combined $35 million in Q1 -- a 41 percent increase from the same quarter last
year.”
Could Chagora ever compete with THAT?

11. Huffington Post:
Lobbyists on a Roll
“20 of the biggest health insurance and drug companies spent nearly a
combined $35 million in Q1 -- a 41 percent increase from the same quarter last
year.”
Could Chagora ever network ever compete with THAT?
Could a User-created compete with THAT?

12. Washington Post:
'Causes' Ineffective for Fundraising
"The majority of Causes' participants have received no donations through the site."
BUT WHAT IF...
You could easily give 25 or 50 cents on joining? Would that stop you? Would you be more
or less likely to revisit that group? Give again? Stay involved?
Would it matter?

13. A charity ‘s recent Twitter-centered global fundraiser was also utilizing PayPal &
TipJoy.
They wanted to have a minimum contribution of $5.
But it was suggested by PayPal that they'd do better making it $10!
PayPal understands that charities prefer larger donations!
Since the User isn’t their focus, they don’t understand that a MicroContribution - even
if only useful once for a given user - attracts & anchors the User to this specialized
account for ALL such future transactions.
Moreover, even if a person never used the microtransaction, enough will to catalyze
the flocking that eventually brings that guy in too!
The ‘Push for a Larger Transaction Mentality’, in very sophisticated business, political
and social theory contexts is often characterized as
“The Dumb-Ass, Short-Sighted, Don’t-Bother-Me-with-What-the-User-Wants-or-Needs”
Theory of Internet Commerce.

14. A charity ‘s recent Twitter-centered global fundraiser was also utilizing PayPal &
TipJoy.
They wanted to have a minimum contribution of $5.
But it was suggested by PayPal that they'd do better making it $10!
PayPal understands that charities prefer larger donations!
Since the User isn’t their focus, they don’t understand that a MicroContribution - even
if only useful once for a given user - attracts & anchors the User to this specialized
account for ALL such future transactions.
Moreover, even if a person never used the microtransaction, enough will to catalyze
the flocking that eventually brings that guy in too!
The ‘Push for a Larger Transaction Mentality’, in very sophisticated business, political
and social theory contexts is often characterized as
“The Dumb-Ass, Short-Sighted, Don’t-Bother-Me-with-What-the-User-Wants-or-Needs”
Theory of Internet Commerce.