Comments on: Google Launches Australian Election Site http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:47:26 -0800 hourly 1 By: Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-2687127 Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:25:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-2687127 [...] the course of the next month. Google launched similar web based election centers in the U.S. and Australia in the past, but Google India’s election center has some new features which make it worth a [...] [...] the course of the next month. Google launched similar web based election centers in the U.S. and Australia in the past, but Google India’s election center has some new features which make it worth a [...]

]]> By: David Fox http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1619719 David Fox Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:50:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1619719 Duncan, us aussies apathetic about politics? really? I see the PMs first vid has 2,000 views....now I know that doesn't really match up to the 200,000 that Barack Obama got in the first days or two, but...its a start...:-) Maybe Johny boy needs an Obama style video to liven things up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU More likely it will be a McCain Mama though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYrI-3ksyk ha! Duncan, us aussies apathetic about politics? really? I see the PMs first vid has 2,000 views….now I know that doesn’t really match up to the 200,000 that Barack Obama got in the first days or two, but…its a start…:-)

Maybe Johny boy needs an Obama style video to liven things up http://www.yout...h?v=wKsoXHYICqU

More likely it will be a McCain Mama though:
http://www.yout...h?v=4IYrI-3ksyk
ha!

]]> By: » google kevin in oh-seven library sputnik http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1619642 » google kevin in oh-seven library sputnik Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:08:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1619642 [...] Riley has a report up on TechCrunch about an Australian Elections site launched by Google. It is not fully operational yet, and his [...] [...] Riley has a report up on TechCrunch about an Australian Elections site launched by Google. It is not fully operational yet, and his [...]

]]> By: Great Destination Weddings http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1619264 Great Destination Weddings Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:18:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1619264 <strong>another testing post....</strong> another test post… ...... another testing post….

another test post…
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]]> By: vladbuk http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1619083 vladbuk Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:58:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1619083 Google Error Not Found The requested URL /election2007/ was not found on this server. Here's what I learned about new elections in Australia ... Google
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Here’s what I learned about new elections in Australia …

]]> By: gleuch http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1619010 gleuch Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:24:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1619010 Could this be a precursor to a US version for 2008? Could this be a precursor to a US version for 2008?

]]> By: Scott Yates http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618899 Scott Yates Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:41:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618899 What Google's really going to need -- in my ridiculously self-serving world view -- is to link to a <a href="http://lgdb.com/" rel="nofollow">database of legislation and legislators</a>, one that would allow anyone to see what kind of bills the candidates have carried in the past, and what kind of things local governments are doing right now. Our whole database isn't built yet, but it's getting there. As of today we have more than 40,000 pieces of legislation, and it's growing every week. What Google’s really going to need — in my ridiculously self-serving world view — is to link to a database of legislation and legislators, one that would allow anyone to see what kind of bills the candidates have carried in the past, and what kind of things local governments are doing right now.

Our whole database isn’t built yet, but it’s getting there. As of today we have more than 40,000 pieces of legislation, and it’s growing every week.

]]> By: Scott Yates http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618892 Scott Yates Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:37:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618892 What Google's really going to need -- in my ridiculously self-serving world view -- is to link to a <a href="http:lgdb.com" rel="nofollow">database of legislation and legislators</a>, one that would allow anyone to see what kind of bills the candidates have carried in the past, and what kind of things local governments are doing right now. Our whole database isn't built yet, but it's getting there. As of today we have more than 40,000 pieces of legislation, and it's growing every week. What Google’s really going to need — in my ridiculously self-serving world view — is to link to a database of legislation and legislators, one that would allow anyone to see what kind of bills the candidates have carried in the past, and what kind of things local governments are doing right now.

Our whole database isn’t built yet, but it’s getting there. As of today we have more than 40,000 pieces of legislation, and it’s growing every week.

]]> By: trace http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618779 trace Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:29:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618779 the odder fact about all this - is this google's first foray into content creation? what a lightweight play. the odder fact about all this – is this google’s first foray into content creation? what a lightweight play.

]]> By: panzer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618737 panzer Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:08:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618737 la pagina tira error no sirve que pasa la pagina tira error no sirve que pasa

]]> By: Richard Miller http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618611 Richard Miller Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:11:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618611 That's the dumbest thing they could do! That’s the dumbest thing they could do!

]]> By: Chris Matthieu http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618462 Chris Matthieu Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:52:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618462 I just developed and launched 2 political 2.0 sites in the U.S. for the 2008 Presidential Election: <a href="http://votespin.com" rel="nofollow">VoteSpin's</a> goal is to encourage dialog and debate amongst voters (both young and old) with the hope of restoring democracy in the US. Traditionally younger voters have always had low voting turnouts. We aim to change this phenomenon while engaging all voters in healthy political debates to change minds, views, and positions. Using VoteSpin anyone can write a review on a candidate and then rate them accordingly (overall or by issues). Reviews support tagging and comments and the system emails the reviewer as debates spin from their review. Candidates can be sorted by party and rating so that we can see the current position of popularity in the polls and online. Voters can also invite buddies to receive RSS feeds of all debates and political activities. <a href="http://electd.com" rel="nofollow">Elect'd</a> is a new Web 2.0 social voting experiment. This site allows political enthusiasts to nominate anyone for the next U.S. Presidential election and comment on existing nominees while they are at the site. No registration is required and the comments take the form of Twitter-like messages with thumbs up/down votes per message. It's quick and fun and may expand to include additional Twitter-like features. It will be very interested to gauge the popular vote throughout the election cycle. Anyone want to help me fund these gigs? I share with you a few big ideas about what happens with these sites after the election! Contact <a href="mailto:chris@getvocal.com" rel="nofollow">chris@getvocal.com</a>. I just developed and launched 2 political 2.0 sites in the U.S. for the 2008 Presidential Election:

VoteSpin’s goal is to encourage dialog and debate amongst voters (both young and old) with the hope of restoring democracy in the US. Traditionally younger voters have always had low voting turnouts. We aim to change this phenomenon while engaging all voters in healthy political debates to change minds, views, and positions. Using VoteSpin anyone can write a review on a candidate and then rate them accordingly (overall or by issues). Reviews support tagging and comments and the system emails the reviewer as debates spin from their review. Candidates can be sorted by party and rating so that we can see the current position of popularity in the polls and online. Voters can also invite buddies to receive RSS feeds of all debates and political activities.

Elect’d is a new Web 2.0 social voting experiment. This site allows political enthusiasts to nominate anyone for the next U.S. Presidential election and comment on existing nominees while they are at the site. No registration is required and the comments take the form of Twitter-like messages with thumbs up/down votes per message. It’s quick and fun and may expand to include additional Twitter-like features. It will be very interested to gauge the popular vote throughout the election cycle.

Anyone want to help me fund these gigs? I share with you a few big ideas about what happens with these sites after the election! Contact chris@getvocal.com.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618342 Duncan Riley Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:01:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618342 John I did say it wasn't perfect, but given the general apathy of Australian's towards the electoral process it's not a particularly bad effort. Certainly (if and when the info is added) it's an accessible tool for those looking for things like who's running where they live, what do they stand for, that sort of thing, which may be available elsewhere, but lets face it, how many ppl would visit the ABC election site or the AEC? John
I did say it wasn’t perfect, but given the general apathy of Australian’s towards the electoral process it’s not a particularly bad effort. Certainly (if and when the info is added) it’s an accessible tool for those looking for things like who’s running where they live, what do they stand for, that sort of thing, which may be available elsewhere, but lets face it, how many ppl would visit the ABC election site or the AEC?

]]> By: John http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618312 John Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:47:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618312 It's a lightweight contribution that leaves me wondering why the hell they bothered. I have posted on this and conclude that it's a pissweak PR exercise that simply raises the Google flag while avoiding substance. And Duncan, hang you head in shame lad. It’s a lightweight contribution that leaves me wondering why the hell they bothered. I have posted on this and conclude that it’s a pissweak PR exercise that simply raises the Google flag while avoiding substance.
And Duncan, hang you head in shame lad.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618262 Steve Ballmer Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:29:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618262 This is a danger to any system of government where public ignorance is the cornerstone of government policy. http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com This is a danger to any system of government where public ignorance is the cornerstone of government policy.

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

]]> By: Jon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1618220 Jon Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:09:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/14/google-launches-australian-election-site/#comment-1618220 This is pretty cool stuff. Go Maxine!! This is pretty cool stuff. Go Maxine!!

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