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GoPetition not affected by "Heartbleed" Threat
Published onThis month, the disclosure of a widespread security issue (CVE-2014-0160 “heartbleed”) demonstrated that many online services may have been vulnerable to malicious activity. We've been investigating how this issue may have affected GoPetition customers. We have no evidence of any attack, and have confirmed that our systems are not vulnerable…
GoPetition declared Best Practice example for the adoption of Web 2.0 by Government
Published onIn 2010, leading Internet consultancy firm e8 Consulting recommended GoPetition to the Australian Federal Government as a Web 2.0 best practice example. Since that time, GoPetition has been working hard to maintain and develop best practice standards. The Government 2.0 Taskforce engaged e8 Consulting to undertake projects involving analysing the sentiment, barriers…
The power of well written and documented consumer-based petitions
Published onGoPetition receives many petitions seeking redress for consumer complaints. What should individuals and campaigners recognize if they wish to lodge a consumer complaint? If you are not happy with a product or service, you should note that many retailers do care. It is important to most companies that individuals do…
GoPetition launches Official Blog and YouTube Channel
Published onGoPetition is proud to announce the launch of its Official Blog and YouTube Channel. The Official GoPetiton Blog will provide tips on petition writing, petition promotion and discuss many of the issues that arise from running a successful e-campaign. There are a number of competing interests in the the online…
GoPetition Introduces Premium Services
Published onGoPetition is pleased to announce the introduction of Premium Services. Developed in light of member feedback, subscribers will experience a wide range of flexible tools that will enhance campaign management and performance. Key features are listed below and will be expanded in Q3 and Q4. GoPetition will continue to announce…
New Features and Site Upgrades Q1, 2008
Published onGoPetition has been busy in Q1, 2008 rolling out many new features. These include site upgrades to enhance campaign promotion and a more user-friendly array of tools. We have also upgraded our spam blocking protocols and filters which have reduced bot spam to almost zero. In addition, through IP tracking…
GoPetition adds human recognition to reduce spam
Published onToday we implemented new human recognition code to stop spamming of the signature lists and forums. We had been manually removing a lot of computer posted material, advertising, etc. This new code system enables us to distinguish between human and computer submissions to the site. Already we've seen a massive…
Youtube and photobucket integration into GoPetition.com
Published onRecently GoPetition.com has added the ability to embed photo and video content into petitions. These options allow for greatly improved flexibility for the look and feel of your petition. With these changes we have also added various formatting options to the site, which help users to optimise the petition text.…
Email alerts now available on messageboard postings
Published onEmail alerts have now been added to GoPetition.com for forum postings. These alerts can be used to notify a member when someone responds to their message posting. We have added this feature so these alerts can be easily added or removed and managed in one central location in the members…
Email verification added to GoPetition.com
Published onGoPetition.com has recently introduced email verification for its members. This process helps to ensure administrative emails are delivered to petition authors and members. It also helps to stop the unauthorised use of email addresses and also reduces the potential for delivering email to incorrect addresses. GoPetition.com is committed to eliminating…