By the end of today we’ll (hopefully) know who will be leading our country for the next four years – along with a number of other important races/initiatives.
This year is really being considered the first “Social Media” election as both candidate and voter use of social to communicate ideas, intent, and to mark their participation is at an all-time high.
Facebook, with their ability to tap into a large percentage of the American population, has a data-rich, real-time graphic at facebookstories.com that updates whenever a users clicks the “I Voted” button found after logging in.
Foursquare actually has a real-time view that can be embedded in sites. Check that out below. right here. Seems like it’s not working well with embedding right now.
No matter which party, candidate, or measure you vote for or against today, remember that we’re all Americans and the very fact that we have the option to go to a polling place (or our couch here in WA) and cast a vote is pretty incredible.
Ours is a shared destiny and only through working together and for the greater good can we leave a legacy that we can be proud of.
God Bless America!
Related articles
- Welcome to the Peer Pressure Election: Brought to You By Social Media (betabeat.com)
- A political app for all of us: Election apps to help make your 2012 decision (digitaltrends.com)
- It’s Illegal to Photograph Your Ballot. In America. (outsidethebeltway.com)
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