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Facebook has come under fire before for manipulating the newsfeeds of its users without their knowledge, and now a Mother Jones report says the social network’s experiments may have significantly affected voter turnout in the 2012 elections
On Nov. 5, 2012, U.S. residents will vote on whether or not to re-elect President Obama or to elevate Governor Mitt Romney…
President Barack Obama’s re-election, partially fueled by a huge Latino turnout, puts immigration reform front-and-center, at least that’s the hope of immigration reformer Ali Noorani and tech exec Reed Sturtevant.
The archived recording of tonight’s National democratic Convention live stream has mysteriously disappeared from YouTube. An error message briefly suggested that copyright filters were to blame for the mishap, but YouTube now says that the message was displayed erroneously.
The Huffington Post is holding virtual political conventions during the DNC and RNC in order to promote its new video streaming network and call attention to issues like drugs and poverty.
Mitt Romney’s VP pick will be announced via a smartphone app. His campaign is updating President Obama’s own VP announcement method in 2008, which was via text message, for this era, which is undeniably the era of native mobile apps.
Anyone who posts early results during Monday’s federal election in Canada could be fined $25,000 or sentenced to five years in prison, according to an ancient provision in the country’s Election Act — but some Twitter users have said they will defy the ban anyway.
If badges, check-ins, tweets and other social tools are your thing, here’s a roundup of some of the services and features involved in tomorrow’s elections — including a special Foursquare badge, a Facebook “get out the vote” challenge, and a location app for tracking voter interest.
Election Day is just a day away, and if you live in an area with a contentious race going on, you’re likely being bombarded by TV attack ads. But you might also see them online, as more political ads have begun showing up against online videos.
Venture capitalists, who backed Obama 6 to 1 over McCain, weigh in with their thoughts on what his victory means for cleantech.
From the news reports of long lines, it looks like voter turnout will soar above the anemic 35-50 percent of presidential elections…
Dear America, if you won’t do what famous people tell you to do, will you do what an adorable small child tells…
Our post about the top 10 web tools for the election got some great suggestions from readers, so we’ve packaged them up…
Update: We wrote a more extensive, updated guide to where to watch live election coverage. The 2008 election and online video have…
Celebrities — they care about using their power for good. They all want you to vote (for Obama). And they’re making videos…
Billed as “your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign,” Obama’s campaign today released an official…
The future of federal energy policy is looking bright — Barack Obama chose Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice president this…
Qualcomm is not having a good time in India lately. First there was the whole furor over its talks with Indian CDMA…
I hate standing in line so anything that speeds me into the theatre is all right in my book. A new service,…
