When you head to the polls this November you’re supposed to vote for who you think will best lead the country for the next four years. But that’s not really what happens. Deep down everyone who steps into that voting booth knows that they could do a far better job as President of the United States of America. More »
Tumblr will be covering tomorrow’s presidential debate in the best way possible—by live-GIFfing it. And suddenly, the election became almost tolerable. More »
Election election election is all you’re going to hear about from now until November 6. In partnership with CNN, Facebook is making sure no one stops talking about presidential race, with the launch of its real-time election insights. More »
Can’t get enough coverage of the US presidential race even with YouTube in the mix? Microsoft’s Election 2012 Hub for Xbox Live may be able to satisfy your inner political junkie. Redmond’s initiative will provide video of town hall events at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions, daily content from NBC and full coverage of results as ballots are cast and counted on November 6th. Throughout live streams of the debates, users will be able to rate the performances of public office hopefuls and see what marks other viewers give them in real-time. Information on voter registration, politicians and their take on issues will also be included. According to Microsoft, roughly 40 percent of Xbox-owning voters surveyed aren’t concretely committed to a candidate running for the Oval Office, placing them in the highly-prized swing voter category. The service won’t launch until the Grand Old Party’s powwow kicks off on August 27th, but we hear there’s plenty of relevant reading to keep you busy until then.
US presidential campaign trail winds its way to Xbox Live on August 27th with Election 2012 Hub originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In case you haven’t noticed, it’s election year in the US of A. And while we already have a slight idea of which political party your beloved neighbors prefer, why not have an all-inclusive video hub to keep you updated with the latest action taking place on the road toward America’s historical White House. Here’s where YouTube comes in. The Google-owned service announced earlier today the creation of its Elections Hub, which it’s dubbing as the “one-stop channel for key political moments” happening now and all the way until the final US election day on the 6th of November. Naturally, the social vid giant’s teamed up with some of the biggest outfits around to bring live and on-demand content to the Elections 2012 channel, including ABC News, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and, for the spanish-speaking crowd, Univision. Regardless of who’s landing your worthy, priceless vote, this should be great corner of the internet to keep you in the loop during this year’s Stateside political battle.
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YouTube’s Elections Hub is a one-stop channel for the latest US political happenings originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Religion, bathroom routines and politics are three things you should never, ever discuss at the dinner table. However, if you’re curious about your neighbors’ political reading habits, then you should check out Amazon’s Election Heat Map. The bookseller rated the top 250 books with a “clear political bias,” with each state’s graphic turning red or blue depending on which tomes are selling the most. The company is clear to say that the results are more for the curious than a reflection on the result of the election, so if you fancy checking it out, head down to the source link.
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Amazon’s political reading map shows which way your neighbors are leaning originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
A North Carolina woman named Crystal Harris was minding her own business, listening to Garth Brooks on the Pandora iPhone app, when she was hit with a prompt asking her to share her email with the Mitt Romney campaign. If this is the future of political advertising, we all might as well throw our phones in a pile and burn them. More »
In case you’re not already sick of the election cycle, Twitter has launched the Political Index, a new election tracker which measures a candidate’s performance based on what every regular citizen is saying about them in 140-character form. More »
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