The Election Day 2008 Websites and Services
There are just a few hours before the end of the presidential campaign in the US. Here is a quick list of all the sites, services, highlights and memories that have made this the most socially involved election in modern history.
Video Your Vote
Want to tell millions of people which lever you intend to pull on November 4th during the U.S. presidential election? YouTube has launched a channel called Video Your Vote intended to shed light on voting in America and show democracy in action through the eyes of voters like you.
Tube The Vote
Tube The Vote is an interactive online political magazine that strives to be as unbiased as possible.
Twitter Election 2008
Filtering hundreds of Twitter updates per minute to create a new source for gathering public opinion about the election and a new way for you to share your thoughts.
What Would You Say To The President
The site allows visitors to submit a letter, upload a video, and/or vote in various polls. Messages for President Bush are delivered to White House Press Secretary Dana Parino, and then users receive a notification of when their submission was delivered and who signed for it.
Why We Vote
Cite it, work through it, and post what you feel explains to other voters why you will vote.
SocialMedian Election 2008
SocialMedian is a social news service which also runs a Election 2008 center in association with The Washington Post to keep a close eye on the social media world during the final 3 days of the campaign.
Google Power Readers in Politics
Leading political journalists and both U.S. presidential campaigns using Reader to read and share news. You can read what they read, and see what’s on their minds as they share and discuss news. Each participant has created a reading list with a feed you can subscribe to in any feed reader.
Obama ‘08
Obama ‘08 is the official iPhone application which will give you comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.
Attack Ad Generator
The site lets you create your own attack ads by combining magnetic poetry with a baritone voice and imagery from the political season.
The list contains just a few out of thousands and thousands web sites, services, applications,… If you have something to ad to the list, feel free to leave a comment below.
Source: Mashable
November 4th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
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