It's Election Day!
I love my right to vote! If you haven't voted yet or aren't planning on voting, stop what you are doing, go, and make me happy. (Come on, so far I've used two exclamation points in this post. That should tell you how happy it would make me.)
If you paid attention to this year's campaigns, you saw the important role that technology played, but if not, pay attention today. Technology is being used in new and exciting ways to make certain that people get to vote and help them to document their voting stories. A few examples:
- TwitterVoteReport.com: This site tracks voting experiences, including wait times. And you can even report your own experience.
- Voter Interview: Jill Foster used Utterli to interview a first-time voter about his experience, and YouTube has set up a site where you can post a video of your voting experience. (Two sites to help you create this content: NetSquared, which tells you how to use Utterli, and a link from blogdiva, which has some great tips about guerilla broadcasting with your cell phone.)
- VoterStory.org: This group is collecting voter complaints. They've created a widget that you can put on your website to help readers submit their complaints.
And I am certain that there are plenty more. Keep your eyes and ears open today, and you'll hear about them. If you do, please take a minute to highlight them in the comments below. - K
Oooh, late breaking news - ReadyMade has lovely presidential finger puppets. While not really technology themselves, they were brought to my attention via an e-mail.