<s>
MixedInk	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
startup	O
that	O
provided	O
web-based	O
,	O
collaborative	O
writing	O
software	O
enabling	O
large	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
to	O
create	O
text	O
that	O
expresses	O
a	O
collective	O
opinion	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
mission	O
statement	O
,	O
editorial	O
,	O
political	O
platform	O
,	O
open	O
letter	O
or	O
product	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MixedInk	B-Protocol
was	O
first	O
used	O
publicly	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
progressive	O
online	O
activists	O
,	O
the	O
Netroots	O
,	O
to	O
draft	O
a	O
political	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
which	O
was	O
subsequently	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
Democratic	O
Party	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MixedInk	B-Protocol
formally	O
launched	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
MixedInk	B-Protocol
's	O
software	O
would	O
be	O
useful	O
in	O
teaching	O
writing	O
skills	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
company	O
does	O
not	O
highlight	O
this	O
application	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MixedInk	B-Protocol
's	O
platform	O
attempted	O
to	O
combine	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
wiki	B-Protocol
with	O
a	O
democratic	O
rating	O
system	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
the	O
final	O
text	O
reflects	O
participants	O
 '	O
collective	O
voice	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
hijacked	O
by	O
any	O
individual	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
