Comments on: Google Helps Rock The Vote In India http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:40 -0800 hourly 1 By: india image - rock the vote! http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2777739 india image - rock the vote! Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:34:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2777739 awesome news for india, hope that google can develop the service and connect with europe. awesome news for india, hope that google can develop the service and connect with europe.

]]> By: jasmine http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2723661 jasmine Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:44:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2723661 Can I vote online,since I am a student studying outside the country.Please share the website and procedure.thanks Jas Can I vote online,since I am a student studying outside the country.Please share the website and procedure.thanks

Jas

]]> By: Ami http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2721860 Ami Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:56:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2721860 Hi am currently out of the country but I am an Indian citizen having a voters Id. I would like to know if I could still cast my vote online and if yes whats the proceedure. Thanks Ami Hi am currently out of the country but I am an Indian citizen having a voters Id. I would like to know if I could still cast my vote online and if yes whats the proceedure.
Thanks
Ami

]]> By: Gaurav Dhamija http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2701113 Gaurav Dhamija Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2701113 Indeed a great job..But, people in India, who can read, write AND have access to internet, are not those who are most uninformed..In-fact, these people have a history of low turnout in elections...Those who live on less than a $ a day need most help...But I still thank Google for its initiative Indeed a great job..But, people in India, who can read, write AND have access to internet, are not those who are most uninformed..In-fact, these people have a history of low turnout in elections…Those who live on less than a $ a day need most help…But I still thank Google for its initiative

]]> By: KRRK http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2694123 KRRK Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:10:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2694123 Jaago Re! (http://www.jaagore.com) a not-for-profit organization is doing a good job educating voters to go and vote and have a very good following online. We are supporting this by adding the profiles of the past and present politicians. You can know your politician @ http://www.jobsbyref.com/know-your-politician/ Here you can find complete profiles of the politicians. Know your politician. Jaago Re! (http://www.jaagore.com) a not-for-profit organization is doing a good job educating voters to go and vote and have a very good following online. We are supporting this by adding the profiles of the past and present politicians. You can know your politician @ http://www.jobs...our-politician/
Here you can find complete profiles of the politicians. Know your politician.

]]> By: Robin http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2688215 Robin Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:49:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2688215 Thanks to the new voter awareness in India, every brand wants to join the election bandwagon.. Google has done nothing.. But sensed an opportunity to build up its brand and jumped into the whole lot of other brands who are trying to be on the good side of the Indian Consumers.. [The country that will have the highest Google revenues in the next 10 years as per their internal calculations] Thanks to the new voter awareness in India, every brand wants to join the election bandwagon.. Google has done nothing.. But sensed an opportunity to build up its brand and jumped into the whole lot of other brands who are trying to be on the good side of the Indian Consumers.. [The country that will have the highest Google revenues in the next 10 years as per their internal calculations]

]]> By: chandra http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687943 chandra Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:14:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687943 http://indiageni.com/Elections/ElectionsHome.aspx http://indiagen...ctionsHome.aspx

]]> By: venkat http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687925 venkat Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:58:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687925 Now all indians can track latest election news through Google. Now all indians can track latest election news through Google.

]]> By: India Election http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687898 India Election Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:37:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687898 All said and done, with this much of rich data, I doubt if they done a good job. It took me just one weekend to come up with my election mashup. Take a look at the information I arranged using gmap. I was expecting bigger and better content display and navigation from G. May be I am demanding :-/ All said and done, with this much of rich data, I doubt if they done a good job. It took me just one weekend to come up with my election mashup. Take a look at the information I arranged using gmap.

I was expecting bigger and better content display and navigation from G. May be I am demanding :-/

]]> By: kalpna http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687845 kalpna Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:55:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687845 new and innovative..something that should generate some enthusiasm in the youth regarding issues that really matters to us. new and innovative..something that should generate some enthusiasm in the youth regarding issues that really matters to us.

]]> By: Smart Babes Are Sexy Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687780 Smart Babes Are Sexy Blog Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:46:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687780 i recently wrote an article about this anjali sen i recently wrote an article about this
anjali sen

]]> By: Google gets the vote in Indian elections » pr-media-blog.co.uk http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687666 Google gets the vote in Indian elections » pr-media-blog.co.uk Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687666 [...] alongside TechCrunch’s report of the move appear broadly supportive of Google. So, if the company is helping to facilitate the smooth [...] [...] alongside TechCrunch’s report of the move appear broadly supportive of Google. So, if the company is helping to facilitate the smooth [...]

]]> By: Sameer http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687591 Sameer Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:42:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687591 elections will be the watershed moment for internet in India in terms of generating user awareness towards the medium. All political parties have an online presence. National Parties have spent in millions in SEM. All online media properties have an election site. NGOs have their own sites that help voters take informed decisions. Its a win win right now. Internet adding vibrancy to the worlds largest democracy and the worlds largest democratic exercise helping increase mass awareness of the internet medium. elections will be the watershed moment for internet in India in terms of generating user awareness towards the medium.

All political parties have an online presence. National Parties have spent in millions in SEM. All online media properties have an election site. NGOs have their own sites that help voters take informed decisions.

Its a win win right now. Internet adding vibrancy to the worlds largest democracy and the worlds largest democratic exercise helping increase mass awareness of the internet medium.

]]> By: Sameer http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687587 Sameer Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:40:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687587 elections will be the watershed moment for internet in india. all political parties have an online presence. National Parties have spent in millions in SEM. All online media properties have an election site. NGOs have their own sites that help voters take informed decisions. Internet is helping add vibrancy to the Indian democracy. elections will be the watershed moment for internet in india. all political parties have an online presence. National Parties have spent in millions in SEM. All online media properties have an election site. NGOs have their own sites that help voters take informed decisions. Internet is helping add vibrancy to the Indian democracy.

]]> By: Google and Indian Elections | Sylvianism http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687526 Google and Indian Elections | Sylvianism Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:16:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687526 [...] out the Tech Crunch post on the same and for more information on Internet Marketing Initiatives of Indian Politicians check [...] [...] out the Tech Crunch post on the same and for more information on Internet Marketing Initiatives of Indian Politicians check [...]

]]> By: Shonu http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687443 Shonu Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:46:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687443 I see nothing great about this site .. this is just another site for elections and just another news feed. Data about various Constituency you can get this information from various feeds. Other topics in this site is just news feeds from HT and google news and blogs for election 2009. If you see the quotes its also repeated in a single instance of the page. [waste] since they avoided scroll bar in the div its also coming incomplete. Rest is mentioned in Jayant's post. Constituency search is nothing but google maps that too not accurate and also doesn't seem to work every time. All in all its just a waste. If u r really interested in India election 2009 please visit http://eci.nic.in/ Also Please Leena stop making everything that google does "a news". I see nothing great about this site .. this is just another site for elections and just another news feed.
Data about various Constituency you can get this information from various feeds. Other topics in this site is just news feeds from HT and google news and blogs for election 2009.
If you see the quotes its also repeated in a single instance of the page. [waste] since they avoided scroll bar in the div its also coming incomplete. Rest is mentioned in Jayant’s post. Constituency search is nothing but google maps that too not accurate and also doesn’t seem to work every time.

All in all its just a waste.

If u r really interested in India election 2009 please visit http://eci.nic.in/

Also Please Leena stop making everything that google does “a news”.

]]> By: SAJU http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687255 SAJU Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:50:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687255 Google is trying big time to break into the mass. Language support, internet bus, and now this... and doing a good job of it. Google is trying big time to break into the mass. Language support, internet bus, and now this… and doing a good job of it.

]]> By: Lola http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687177 Lola Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:04:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687177 It would be nice to see this on many more countries! It would be nice to see this on many more countries!

]]> By: Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687112 Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:15:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687112 [...] has created an online election center for the upcoming Indian [...] [...] has created an online election center for the upcoming Indian [...]

]]> By: Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687111 Google’s India election center « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:15:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687111 [...] has created an online election center for the upcoming Indian [...] [...] has created an online election center for the upcoming Indian [...]

]]> By: Fresh From Twitter | Uncategorized | PlanetEnjoy.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687094 Fresh From Twitter | Uncategorized | PlanetEnjoy.com Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:58:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687094 [...] Helps Rock The Vote Bollywood Style http://bit.ly/14s74You know Hollywood…You know Bollywood…Now comes Pondywood. It is near Pondicherry, South [...] [...] Helps Rock The Vote Bollywood Style http://bit.ly/14s74You know Hollywood…You know Bollywood…Now comes Pondywood. It is near Pondicherry, South [...]

]]> By: India Elections http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687024 India Elections Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:04:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687024 Great effort from Google! There are few other websites also - http://www.indianumbers.com, http://in.elections.yahoo.com/, http://nocriminals.org etc. This is the first time Indian elections are going digitial! Great effort from Google! There are few other websites also – http://www.indianumbers.com, http://in.elections.yahoo.com/, http://nocriminals.org etc.

This is the first time Indian elections are going digitial!

]]> By: Jayant Kumar Gandhi http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687010 Jayant Kumar Gandhi Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687010 Leena, as far as voters being able to confirm their registration status people made possible by Google I will like to highlight that they can already do it at various Election Commission websites since so many years (atleast 5 years). All Google did was index all the electoral roll PDF's. E.g: http://ceodelhi.nic.in/erolls1/pdf/english/A015/A0150102.pdf Infact all these electoral rolls used to be part of the Google's main search index. If you searched for a person's name the electoral roll PDF would show up on Google search. They suddenly vanished from the Google's main index about a year back. People from Delhi can use: http://ceodelhi.nic.in/search.htm ECI also offers a central place to search on its website across India: http://eci.nic.in/ Leena, as far as voters being able to confirm their registration status people made possible by Google I will like to highlight that they can already do it at various Election Commission websites since so many years (atleast 5 years).

All Google did was index all the electoral roll PDF’s. E.g:
http://ceodelhi...15/A0150102.pdf

Infact all these electoral rolls used to be part of the Google’s main search index. If you searched for a person’s name the electoral roll PDF would show up on Google search. They suddenly vanished from the Google’s main index about a year back.

People from Delhi can use:
http://ceodelhi...c.in/search.htm

ECI also offers a central place to search on its website across India:
http://eci.nic.in/

]]> By: star http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2687009 star Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:51:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2687009 Google doesn't owe anyone any thing so the fact that they implemented this in the most logistically complex election on the planet should only be received like every other product launch, that it has a business intent. That said, I am amazed it is released. I cannot comment on its accuracy but this IS a giant leap, especially for a large number of educated individuals who do not even know the boundary of their constituency but can identify at least 30 of the US states. I am one of these people. All in all, a good thing if it helps perk up interest in voting in the apathetic young middle class. Google doesn’t owe anyone any thing so the fact that they implemented this in the most logistically complex election on the planet should only be received like every other product launch, that it has a business intent.

That said, I am amazed it is released. I cannot comment on its accuracy but this IS a giant leap, especially for a large number of educated individuals who do not even know the boundary of their constituency but can identify at least 30 of the US states. I am one of these people.

All in all, a good thing if it helps perk up interest in voting in the apathetic young middle class.

]]> By: [TechNewsTicker] Web-Wahlhilfe: Google unterstützt Wahlen in Indien | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/google-helps-rock-the-vote-in-india/comment-page-1/#comment-2686832 [TechNewsTicker] Web-Wahlhilfe: Google unterstützt Wahlen in Indien | TechFieber | Hot Gadget Blog. Smart Tech News. Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:40:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=54283#comment-2686832 [...] [Link][via] Share and Enjoy: [...] [...] [Link][via] Share and Enjoy: [...]

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