There's an interesting entry at EchoDitto by Tim Jones on the politics of web technology providers.

The focus is on Convio, Inc., an Austin-based company that made its name last year providing web services to the Dean campaign.

It began Friday afternoon, when John Aravosis' AMERICAblog linked to a little-noticed Washington Post article revealing that Convio has begun working for The Alliance For Marriage, a major advocate of the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Aravosis contends that in doing so, Convio is violating its own "Right To Be Heard Policy," which promises that Convio "does not work with groups that promote prejudice and hate even if they are in full compliance with the law."

John called for a left-wing boycott of Convio. The call was picked up by trendsetters like Daily Kos and Atrios, followed by a host of other political blogs. The chatter promises to only get bigger....

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