Obama campaign iPhone app

In yet another example of the smallification of politics, ZDNet's Apple Core column reports that the Obama campaign has released an iPhone app:

The app has a Call Your Friends feature that organizes your contacts by key battleground states and adds a field for notes on who you called, who they are supporting and if they want a reminder call on election day. The information remains private [and} doesnt leave your phone although the total amount of calls made are tallied to track progress.

Smart move.

This brings to mind concerns about the accuracy of polling data that focuses solely on landline phone service.

Technology continues to reshape the political landscape on a cataclysmic level.

Read more: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app | The Apple Core | ZDNet.com

 

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NPR to Open-Source Debate Fact Checking

According to a post on National Public Radio's Vox Politics blog, NPR will use Twitter to allow listeners to participate in grassroots fact-checking of candidate claims during tonight's VP debate between Senator Joe Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin:

As you watch the debate, we invite you to be on the lookout for any questionable claims made by Sen. Biden or Gov. Palin. For example, if one of them says something that runs counter to something you've heard them say in the past, you can help us out by tracking down a primary source for the original quote, like a transcript or video. Same thing if one of them cites a statistic: you can track down the original source and help us verify if it's accurate.

This is a cool move, and amounts to open-sourcing the fact-checking process. Those interested in participating are instructed to send the URLs for information sources to Twitter using the tag #factcheck.

Get the details here: NPR: Help NPR Fact-Check Tonight's Debate on Twitter