Just in time for today's Iowa caucus, Google launches a political hub
site to help users get information, discuss issues and track
candidates' popularity.
The Google election site, designed to not only offer users information but also to give them a chance to weigh in on the candidates and the issues, went live Monday.
"From the nineteenth century's pamphlets to the twentieth century's
TV ad revolution, our elections have always been shaped by how we
communicate and consume information," wrote Eric Hysen, a member of the Google Politics & Elections Team, in a blog post
. "Just in time for the Iowa Caucuses, we're launching an election hub
where citizens can study, watch, discuss, learn about, participate in
and perhaps even make an impact on the digital campaign trail as it
blazes forward to Tuesday, November 6, 2012."
The election site went live just in time for today's Republican
caucus in Iowa. It's a pivotal event for the six GOP candidates
campaigning for votes in the Iowa caucus, with each trying to come out
as an early front runner.
The Google site enables users to separate information by issue,
candidate and political race. Users also can track a candidates' popularity () based on number of Google searches, Google News mentions and number of YouTube video views.
Facebook Debate Scheduled
While Google is working on its election site, Facebook , which launched a political page in 2010, isn't being left out of the political game.
The social network is gearing up to host a Republican presidential
primary debate for Sunday morning. The debate will live stream on
Facebook as it's carried on NBC as a special edition of Meet the Press.
The Facebook debate will air just days before the highly influential New Hampshire primary.
People can go to the politics page to offer questions for the candidates and discuss issues and candidates with other users.
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