Twitter should take note of what @jowyang has organized ( http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2008/09/21/t... ) He has come up with a framework whereby people can rank the candidates on each individual Q/A basis. This (as well as election.twitter.com is a crude interface, but shows you where things are heading).
lol, as if any of this even matters. between election fraud, the two party system in general, and the banking crisis (which mcbama will not even attempt to solve but rather will "cross party lines to unite in such troubled times" -- LOL ) the people are truly powerless.
though it is cool for twitter, and a nice social media innovation, even if the political system makes it irrelevant. would love to see something like this for local elections where democracy has not totally been destroyed. outside.in, that's all you......
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
well i still care about this election but i get your point.
Ed
· 1 year ago
What the Twitter team has done, again, is far more important than many realize. If we are to be truly coherent, and participate in in life during our finite lives, how better than to be thoughtfully engaged; each voice participating in the whole because they can (thanks @Twitter team) ?
One asterisk to my 'Let's talk this out' on Twitter enthusiasm, is that while I fully welcome all voices to most discussions (for what they can offer, if not their inherent right), it seems that opinions of US citizens would be of more import here on election.twitter.com.
I believe this will be evidenced if Twitter leaves this in play during a future, contested international cycle.
Either way, I'm grateful that this small shop of very excellent young human beings, Americans as it were, has provided more of their gift; exponential increase to human interaction.
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
ed - i am going to reblog that on fredwilson.vc
i love the thought
Ed
· 1 year ago
I am humbled. I was a bit groggy this AM typing. I should have proof read none the less! Thank You Fred.
StevenWillis
· 1 year ago
This is a really interesting use of the technology that Twitter is built on. Just spent a few minutes there and the feed is active with the Bailout (Splurge). Talk about instant feedback cycles. This kind of reminds me of the sci-fi show a while back 'Max Headroom'. Always enjoyed that show, but not sure if I'm ready to live in that world.
andyswan
· 1 year ago
Love it. Next addition has to be filtering by minimum # of followers or something....but I love this.
Howard
· 1 year ago
Love the use of Twitter for this. Not only does it allow people to grasp the underlying power of Twitter but presents an interesting idea for a streaming/engaging comment thread for large media blogs/sites.
Can't wait to see how this will be morphed by organizations, events and brands. Would be great to watch the Super Bowl this way, popular TV shows,etc...
fredwilson
· 1 year ago
Twitter could open source the code they use to do this and let anyone do this for any event or activity
jbeyda
· 1 year ago
That would be fantastic. I always saw twitter as a window into our thoughts on a particular subject. The thoughts just needed to be filtered and aggregated based upon our likes and dislikes. It would be great if twitter opened up the code and let people create a similar system for the topics they find interesting.
One thing I would like to see from their election site is the ability to control the speed of the stream. sometimes its too fast to follow whats going on.
CoryS
· 1 year ago
They should consider merging the output with something like Wordle.net like the Pew Research center did:
This really is the future of semantic culture that is forming. Great stuff.
jondillon
· 1 year ago
I think the possibilities of this type of service are enormous I'm glad to see people here get it. I was surprised by the piece Silicon Alley Insider did on the service, I'm at a loss as to why they don't get it ( link to their article http://tinyurl.com/3w832p)
Adam Varga
· 1 year ago
Twitter's election micro site seems pretty well thought out. I like how it automatically pauses the update stream if you scroll down to read the comments below the fold. In general the speed and scope of the stream is overwhelming. I'm writing this before the debates get underway. Maybe once the debates begin, the conversation will get a little more focused.
BillT
· 1 year ago
John McCain should let Sarah fill in for him tonight.
rkrueger
· 1 year ago
I like the fact that Twitter's Summize boys are following the lead of conversation search engine Samepoint.com with our http://www.samepoint.com/election.html sub site. Tapping into the collective comments can provide unique insights into the election debate.
deedee
· 1 year ago
talk about relationships what was todd palins relationship to a radical group that wanted to secede from america
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though it is cool for twitter, and a nice social media innovation, even if the political system makes it irrelevant. would love to see something like this for local elections where democracy has not totally been destroyed. outside.in, that's all you......
than many realize.
If we are to be truly coherent, and participate in in life during our
finite lives, how better than to be thoughtfully engaged; each voice
participating in the whole because they can (thanks @Twitter team) ?
One asterisk to my 'Let's talk this out' on Twitter enthusiasm,
is that while I fully welcome all voices to most discussions
(for what they can offer, if not their inherent right),
it seems that opinions of US citizens would be of more
import here on election.twitter.com.
I believe this will be evidenced if Twitter leaves this in play
during a future, contested international cycle.
Either way, I'm grateful that this small shop of
very excellent young human beings, Americans as it were,
has provided more of their gift; exponential increase to
human interaction.
i love the thought
I should have proof read none the less!
Thank You Fred.
Can't wait to see how this will be morphed by organizations, events and brands. Would be great to watch the Super Bowl this way, popular TV shows,etc...
One thing I would like to see from their election site is the ability to control the speed of the stream. sometimes its too fast to follow whats going on.
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/968/candidates-in-a...
This really is the future of semantic culture that is forming. Great stuff.