Oct 21, 2011
O'Reilly Web 2.0 Startup Showcase, October 2011. Winners!
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O'Reilly Web 2.0 Startup Showcase, October 2011. Winners!
Through my campaign experience, first in the 2008 Presidential and then at the hyper-local level, I got to observe firsthand how sharply levels of political knowledge and participation decline from the national to the neighborhood levels. Yet it’s our local representatives who make most of the decisions that affect our daily lives. So we’re all checking out precisely where it matters most, and I wanted to change that.
Keya Dannenbaum, ElectNext founder and CEO, speaking with TechCrunch
Slate: Which Candidate's Views are Closest to Yours?
"If you're like most Americans, you've known for some time which presidential candidate you plan to vote for on Tuesday. Through all the debates, the flip-flops, and the gaffes, there's a good chance you've never seriously questioned your choice, which likely coincides with your party affiliation. Perhaps your personal feelings toward the candidates played a role too. And of course there are probably one or more policy issues about which you feel quite strongly.
But what if you had approached the election, from the outset, purely as a question of which candidate's policy stances align most closely with your own views? Would you have settled on the same candidate?
Are you sure?"
Full article here.
TechCrunch: Election Day Resources for Voters
"Election Day is creeping up. Fortunately, Google has made it easy to find your nearest polling place and the candidates representing your registered address. The newly launched Voter Info tool pinpoints Election Day essentials and elegantly displays them on top of Google maps.
For those voters who still need to figure out how they’re voting on local candidates and ballot propositions. Here are a few resources."
Full list here.
Keystone Edge: Election Season Drives Usage, Hiring and Investment for ElectNext
"Philadelphia's ElectNext has grown membership by 1,000 percent for four straight months. Having partnered with 40 media sites and secured more than $750,000 in investments, the civic-engagement startup is moving fast to keep up with upcoming federal elections and their own ambitions. They are hiring data scientists and engineers."
Full article here.
The Washington Post: 5 News Apps for the Final 4 Weeks
"With only 26 days left until Nov.6, it’s prime time for presidential election watchers and news junkies.
Here are five tools from the Washington Post graphics and politics teams you can use to track ad spending, campaign visits, issue positions and electoral chances."
Full article here.
TechCrunch: The 14 Most Interesting Startups to Emerge from DEMO
"DEMO Fall 2012 wrapped up in Santa Clara today, where 77 startups took the stage to show off their apps, services and products. The young companies were given six minutes to pitch their ideas and impress the audience, collectively competing for the $1 million advertising prize that went to the idea with the most promise.
From a bird identification app and an “Internet of Things” to apartment finders and augmented reality, here are the 14 startups that stood out from the pack during the three-day launch event."
Full list here.
VentureBeat: DEMO Gods and the Best Products of the Season
"Out of the 77 companies that demonstrated their products at this week’s DEMO conference, only five won the coveted DEMO God award. These startups don’t only have great businesses, but were awesome on stage."
Full list of winners here.