Comments on: Perspctv: An Election Mashup That Proves Nothing, But Looks Good Doing It http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:30:53 -0800 hourly 1 By: The Drunken Blogger http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2528358 The Drunken Blogger Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:46:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2528358 With or without those algorithms, it was obvious that Obama was going to win weeks before the election. With or without those algorithms, it was obvious that Obama was going to win weeks before the election.

]]> By: My Blog Channel » Blog Archive » Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2523672 My Blog Channel » Blog Archive » Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:08:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2523672 [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...] [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...]

]]> By: Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers | twitAD - Advertise On Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2523586 Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers | twitAD - Advertise On Twitter Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:23:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2523586 [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...] [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...]

]]> By: Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2523532 Perspctv Turns Its Election Monitor Mashup Over to Marketers Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:23:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2523532 [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...] [...] McCain are doing in the polls, the news, the blogosphere, and Twitter, among other things. The site proves nothing about the election’s outcome, but it does provide a useful dashboard for monitoring it from [...]

]]> By: Jon Burg's Future Visions http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2446989 Jon Burg's Future Visions Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:42:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2446989 <strong>information overload > politics and marketing today...</strong> Image by dbking via Flickr... information overload > politics and marketing today…

Image by dbking via Flickr…

]]> By: Jon Burg's Future Visions http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2446988 Jon Burg's Future Visions Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:42:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2446988 <strong>information overload > politics and marketing today...</strong> Image by dbking via Flickr... information overload > politics and marketing today…

Image by dbking via Flickr…

]]> By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — August 5, 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2429505 e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Quick Hits — August 5, 2008 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:13:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2429505 [...] Perspctv: An Election Mashup That Proves Nothing, But Looks Good Doing It. [...] [...] Perspctv: An Election Mashup That Proves Nothing, But Looks Good Doing It. [...]

]]> By: perspctv: Who’s talking about McCain, Obama? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424398 perspctv: Who’s talking about McCain, Obama? Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:52:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424398 [...] perspectv visualizes who’s being talked about more: McCain or OBama. Or as TechCrunch calls it: “An Election Mashup That Proves Nothing, But Looks Good Doing It“. [...] [...] perspectv visualizes who’s being talked about more: McCain or OBama. Or as TechCrunch calls it: “An Election Mashup That Proves Nothing, But Looks Good Doing It“. [...]

]]> By: Yann http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424360 Yann Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:02:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424360 Great... another independent political website that mindlessly echoes the corporate propaganda... We really need more of this garbage packaged in nice little graphs... How about moving away from the oversimplified horse race farce those elections have been turned into by corporate greed and corrupt politicians? How about including ALL the candidates? "But FOX told me they don't have a chance" you say? That would be my point... Great… another independent political website that mindlessly echoes the corporate propaganda… We really need more of this garbage packaged in nice little graphs…

How about moving away from the oversimplified horse race farce those elections have been turned into by corporate greed and corrupt politicians?

How about including ALL the candidates?

“But FOX told me they don’t have a chance” you say?

That would be my point…

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424331 Michael Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:31:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424331 Comedy Central has had this for over a year. Also embeddable and they cover more candidates. http://blog.indecision2008.com/2008/07/02/announcing-the-new-revamped-indecision-2008-candidate-stock-tracker/ Comedy Central has had this for over a year. Also embeddable and they cover more candidates.

http://blog.ind...-stock-tracker/

]]> By: Mark from MN http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424315 Mark from MN Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:12:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424315 But even as "Politics 2.0" have become a bigger part of the overall process, the percentage is relatively low. According to this series of polls, <a href="http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=466&doc_id=147956&f_src=flffour" rel="nofollow">only 22 percent of Americans admit to reading political blogs on a regular basis, while 56 percent admitted to never reading a blog about politics.</a> But even as “Politics 2.0″ have become a bigger part of the overall process, the percentage is relatively low.

According to this series of polls, only 22 percent of Americans admit to reading political blogs on a regular basis, while 56 percent admitted to never reading a blog about politics.

]]> By: Engle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424291 Engle Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:39:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424291 Better to have people talking about you, good and bad, then not talking. I am certain their a correlation between mentions and chance of winning Better to have people talking about you, good and bad, then not talking. I am certain their a correlation between mentions and chance of winning

]]> By: El Penguin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424288 El Penguin Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:33:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424288 Not everything is to have good ideas but know execute Not everything is to have good ideas but know execute

]]> By: vineet_sc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424280 vineet_sc Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:21:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424280 thanks for all the supportive comments! very encouraging. re: how do i get the twitter data --- i use the Summize API -- which is now called "Twitter Search" after Twitter acquired them... They don't put the same call restrictions on their API that Twitter does. thanks for all the supportive comments! very encouraging. re: how do i get the twitter data — i use the Summize API — which is now called “Twitter Search” after Twitter acquired them… They don’t put the same call restrictions on their API that Twitter does.

]]> By: ben g http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424124 ben g Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:55:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424124 An election poll aggregation site that has daily, serious, thoughtful and informed analysis, both of polls and the daily political landscape: www.electoral-vote.com disclaimer - i know The Votemaster. But the site is great. An election poll aggregation site that has daily, serious, thoughtful and informed analysis, both of polls and the daily political landscape: http://www.electoral-vote.com

disclaimer – i know The Votemaster. But the site is great.

]]> By: Nigel Eccles http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424092 Nigel Eccles Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:58:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424092 @vineet Really awesome mash-up! This is way better than most major news sites pull together. I love the transitions. I agree that Twitter mentions are not necessarily a lead indicator of voting intention but they are another data point to use in trend analysis. (It is funny that even Arizona Twitterers are tweeting more about Obama!) @vineet

Really awesome mash-up! This is way better than most major news sites pull together. I love the transitions.

I agree that Twitter mentions are not necessarily a lead indicator of voting intention but they are another data point to use in trend analysis. (It is funny that even Arizona Twitterers are tweeting more about Obama!)

]]> By: WebDrops http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2424012 WebDrops Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:21:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2424012 well!! Vineet... let all say whatever they want to... i feel this is a great start... and as you gather some feedback... the product will become all the more better... good luck!! and yes i would definitely like to know how you did the twitter thing... well!! Vineet… let all say whatever they want to… i feel this is a great start… and as you gather some feedback… the product will become all the more better… good luck!! and yes i would definitely like to know how you did the twitter thing…

]]> By: etavitom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423990 etavitom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:30:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423990 that's actually a very cool mashup. thanks for sharing... that’s actually a very cool mashup. thanks for sharing…

]]> By: techdude http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423913 techdude Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:38:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423913 nice site, for those who are politically involved.. http://blabtech.blogspot.com nice site, for those who are politically involved.. http://blabtech.blogspot.com

]]> By: ImageCo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423909 ImageCo Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:34:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423909 Hey TC why is your site trying to get me to download "atlas_rm.htm"? Hey TC why is your site trying to get me to download “atlas_rm.htm”?

]]> By: grandslam621 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423902 grandslam621 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:22:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423902 This is a cool site. I especially like the electoral map from electoral-vote.com and the tracking of twitter mentions. Another great election site just launched too -- very different but equally as fun: votegopher.com. Covers the candidates' positions on 25 issues (with videos) and has a great My Ballot candidate matching tool to match your positions to the candidates...and the fun gopher designs to back it up. Also has good election coverage aggregation and very web 2.0. This is a cool site. I especially like the electoral map from electoral-vote.com and the tracking of twitter mentions.

Another great election site just launched too — very different but equally as fun: votegopher.com. Covers the candidates’ positions on 25 issues (with videos) and has a great My Ballot candidate matching tool to match your positions to the candidates…and the fun gopher designs to back it up. Also has good election coverage aggregation and very web 2.0.

]]> By: god http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423894 god Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:10:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423894 @vineet, how did you track the twitter mentions? with thier streaming disabled to 3rd party? cool app . @vineet,
how did you track the twitter mentions? with thier streaming disabled to 3rd party?
cool app .

]]> By: Anthony http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423887 Anthony Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:04:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423887 I don't see where the site mentions that the popularity charts are meant as an indication of *positive* popularity. Why must we assume it only measures positive comments? Context? Who cares. I don’t see where the site mentions that the popularity charts are meant as an indication of *positive* popularity.

Why must we assume it only measures positive comments? Context? Who cares.

]]> By: Trevor Elliott http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423867 Trevor Elliott Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:41:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423867 Vineet - Don't say "ouch"! You created something that is useful for political junkies, and your design, UX and coding skills are impressive. Beautiful work. (I don't know Vineet from Adam, I just think he deserves a little adulation) Vineet -

Don’t say “ouch”! You created something that is useful for political junkies, and your design, UX and coding skills are impressive. Beautiful work.

(I don’t know Vineet from Adam, I just think he deserves a little adulation)

]]> By: vineet_sc http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/29/perspctv-an-election-mashup-that-proves-nothing-but-looks-good-doing-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2423830 vineet_sc Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:44:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20578#comment-2423830 Ouch... i'm the guy behind perspctv: 1. sure, nothing conclusive comes from perspctv -- but it gives insight to the chatter and expressions about the candidates -- not to mention the "live feeds" as a good way to monitor all the talk... 2. it's meant to be a "dashboard" for election junkies -- contrasting the "live" data with polling data... 3. press -- good or bad -- it's great to have a dialogue going 4. relevance for techcrunch -- techcrunch covers innovation on the web -- mashups are "innovation" -- I don't see why this post is criticized as "not tc material"... perspctv uniquely integrates 14 APIs and services together. Ouch…

i’m the guy behind perspctv:

1. sure, nothing conclusive comes from perspctv — but it gives insight to the chatter and expressions about the candidates — not to mention the “live feeds” as a good way to monitor all the talk…

2. it’s meant to be a “dashboard” for election junkies — contrasting the “live” data with polling data…

3. press — good or bad — it’s great to have a dialogue going

4. relevance for techcrunch — techcrunch covers innovation on the web — mashups are “innovation” — I don’t see why this post is criticized as “not tc material”… perspctv uniquely integrates 14 APIs and services together.

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