I’m not sure about the crowd, but the presenters I heard yesterday were clearly liberal hipsters. I don’t mean “hipster” in a bad way. These were just very web savvy people, and yes, they give off a cool vibe we conservatives just don’t… :)
News to me was their obvious concern for the plight of the people of the planet as well as the animals of the planet and the planet itself. I know I’m generalizing, but it had previously seemed to me their basic solution for worldwide hunger, poverty, and disease was abortion. No. And they translate their concern into raising money on the Internet….

Linda Fitton told of raising $25k on Twitter to build wells in Africa.
Fitton mentioned the web article by Tony Hsieh, the young CEO of Zappos, “How Twitter can make you a better (and happier) person,” which includes “#3 – helping others.”
On the discussion panel, “Online locally, acting globally: How social media lets us affect and organize the planet,” was Robert Chatwani, “eBay’s greenest rising star.” He explained eBay’s 16k “certified” nonprofits. (Is your group on the list?)
Chatwani also discussed the trend of consumers wanting to align their purchases to their core principles. Sound familiar? Pro-lifers have been ahead the curve on this for years. So eBay buyers plug in to the aforementioned Giving Works plan by purchasing items from the charity listings.
Chatwani also said the way to increase giving is to make it as simple as possible to give. At eBay 1 has only to click 1 button, he said.
The last keynote speaker was Chris Brogan, president of New Marketing Labs and author of the NYT best seller, Trust Agents: Using the web to build influence, improve reputation, and earn trust. I’d never before heard of Brogan but the audience appeared to idolize him.
The thrust of Brogan’s speech was for bloggers to quit whining (“When I meet a blogger I shake their hand and say, “Oh, and what do you complain about?”), and start using their forums for the world’s good, like writing about a homeless person, etc. He recapped on his blog:

I’m issuing a call to arms, a call to action. If you’re still on the fence, get in the game. What can YOU do to help others? What will YOU do with all this stuff you’ve learned? Help me by going out and finding the people around you who could use your help. Share what you know with each other.

And here’s were his similar thoughts on video from his Las Vegas hotel room:

Take aways for pro-lifers: Start thinking outside the Internet box to raise money, even plugging into liberal attempts like eBay.
And perhaps we can come alongside liberal bloggers and their emerging concern for societal victims and helpless people by imploring them to take a 2nd look at the most helpless victims among us, preborn humans.