There’s no doubt about it that the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House have been big issues, especially in the past few months as time for the fate of the bills draw near. There have been negative responses among corporations that make their living with the Internet. One particular response is cyber protests that some major websitesare progressing which include online petitions and self censoring, which people across the web are calling the SOPA Blackout. Although Facebook isn’t officially part of the protest, the community is alive with members protestingby blacking out their profile images. Companies involved in the SOPA Blackout include (but not limited to) Google, Wikipedia, and Mozilla.

Get involved. Tell your representative what’s on your mind!

http://sopastrike.com/

http://sopablackout.org/

http://americancensorship.org/

http://stopcensorship.org/

Wednesday, January 11th 8-9:30am  Business Before Hours @ McBryde Website Design 148 River Park Road (Hwy 150 across from Peoples Bank)  Mooresville.  704-660-7052  www.mcbryde.com   Food, Door Prizes and Networking Opportunities!  You don’t want to miss this annual event, bring your business cards!  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A CHAMBER MEMBER!!!

The McBryde Team posing with their barrel of food for the WISC Food Drive! We just wanted to give thanks to those who came by and donated. We really appreciate the generosity of our customers and others who donated this year. Thank-you!