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ElectionMall and Microsoft Join to Power Campaigns at Personal Democracy Forum Conference 2010
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: NEW YORK, N.Y. — Election Mall and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) today announced a strategic partnership to provide the one-stop technology shop for running and winning political and issue advocacy campaigns. As part of the relationship, the companies introduced Campaign Cloud, an integrated set of customizable technologies, from online collaboration to robust Web presence. The two companies announced the relationship today at Personal Democracy Forum Conference 2010….
Juan Manuel Santos Grows Extremely Quickly in Social Networks
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: BOGOTA, Colombia — In only two weeks, the Santos Presidential campaign has managed to slingshot the candidate across social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, hi5, Delicious and WordPress. Santos’ Facebook fans were at 70,409 before the Web 2.0 campaign began, and now number 148,750 within 15 days….
Twitter Goes Down and Hall of Shame Goes Up in Colombia Presidential Elections 2010
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: BOGOTA, Colombia — The Web 2.0 Victory Team set up by presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos, has recently been attacked through various online media. These attacks have ranged from fake profiles or groups on Twitter and Facebook, to misleading or abusive comments on blogs. In response, the Web 2.0 Victory Team, led by Santiago Valencia, has created the ‘Wall of Shame.’…
Santos Campaign Making History: Juan Manuel Santos is First Politician in South America to Launch Campaign Through the Internet
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: BOGOTA, Colombia — Political campaigns in Latin-America have always been marked by traditionalism, manifestations, crowded plazas and message distribution through traditional media such as television, billboards, written press and radio. Never before has voter outreach been conducted through the Internet and other new media technologies….
One Tennessee County Commissioner Candidate Declares 2010 Census Unconstitutional
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: FRANKLIN, Tenn. — County Commissioner candidate and former U.S. Marine, Trinity Persful, sparked some controversy this weekend at a Rise & Shine Conservative Breakfast at Dotson’s Cafe when he warned Williamson County residents against the federal usurpation of local government by means of the 2010 census. A constitutional conservative, Mr. Persful puts forth that although citizens have an obligation to be rightfully counted for purposes of representation….
Conservative PAC Says Joseph Kennedy Taking More Votes from Martha Coakley in U.S. Senate Race
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — William Greene, Chairman of the conservative online political action committee RightMarch.com PAC, announced today that Independent candidate Joseph Kennedy is taking enough votes from Martha Coakley to ensure her loss in the upcoming special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts….
Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Launches New Website: Reaching Voters in New and Exciting Ways
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: CHICAGO, Ill. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., the incumbent candidate for Illinois 2nd Congressional district, has launched his new Website. The site focuses on new Web strategies to increase the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts for the campaign. The new Website encourages supporters to share their ideas with the Congressman, participate in polls and attend fundraising events….
State Representative Kurt Kelly Files to Run for Congress against Grayson
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: ORLANDO, Fla. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — State Representative Kurt Kelly, whose district covers part of Florida’s Eighth Congressional district, today filed paperwork to run for Congress against controversial first-term Democrat Rep. Alan Grayson. ‘The people of Central Florida deserve a Congressman with a business background who knows that money spent by the federal government in Washington isn’t play money, but rather hard-earned money taken out of each of our paychecks,’ said Rep. Kelly….
Social Networking Websites Becoming the New Voice for European Politics
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: BARCELONA, Spain (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In conjunction with the launch of ElectionMall’s new ElectionMall.EU website, Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall Technologies, will be speaking in Barcelona, Spain at the first ever European conference held by the Personal Democracy Forum. For the last six years, the Personal Democracy Forum has served as a hub for American politicos, government enthusiasts, and technology fans to gather and share information on the Internet and how it is changing the American political landscape….
e-Democracy in Panama – CEO of ElectionMall Technologies Speaks at IAPC Conference
freeNewsArticles Story Summary: PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 13 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ravi Singh, the CEO of ElectionMall Technologies, will be speaking on ‘The Wide Swath’ panel at the annual IAPC conference. The IAPC, or the International Association of Political Consultants, is an organization of professionals in the political sphere, dedicated to helping spread democracy throughout the world. Their main event is an annual conference, where many gather to discuss upcoming world elections and deconstruct recent trends in the political cycle….