Has this ever happened to you? You're reading the paper, watching or listening to the news, and you come across a story about someone who's doing something you're not too crazy about. Suddenly, that usually passive activist in you jumps up and says, "Man, this is wrong. I've got to talk to someone about this!"

Unfortunately, that's usually as far as it gets because (a) it's virtually impossible to get through to that someone who might be able to do something for you. And (b) what if you did? Would they really care about your opinion?

Well, (true story, we swear) SpeakOut.com was started by a guy, Ron Howard, who wanted to voice his opinion but didn't know exactly who to talk to. A guy just like you and me and millions of other Americans who have become disconnected from their government and leaders. Only this guy had an idea about how to do something about it.

Probably unlike you and me, Ron had racked up serious experience building new technology companies. He saw the Internet as the perfect vehicle for reconnecting people with their leaders. So he set up shop in the center of it all — Washington, DC. And he created SpeakOut.com.

Starting now, SpeakOut.com is the place to go to make a difference. To not only learn about issues, but react to them. In addition to being a fun and informative destination Web site, SpeakOut.com is an online opinion research company that allows you to tell it like it is. We take the traditional market research focus group and political polls and put them online while inviting you to tell politicians, political parties, corporations, marketers and special interest groups how you feel and why. Make your voice heard loud and clear with SpeakOut.com's new interactive polls.

You and countless other Americans can now participate in online polls, send messages to elected officials, and sign petitions to help those in need. This and much more is SpeakOut.com. SpeakOut. Be Heard. SpeakOut.com

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