The cloud of the candidates

It’s election time. This year’s election is very different from any in the past. It’s not just what’s at stake. It’s the way that we’re presented with the information that’s truly changed. The cloud, for better or for worse, is powering this election. Do you think it’s better or worse now? Rackspace® — Election 2012:… Continue reading The cloud of the candidates

Obama vs Romney on intellectual property

Intellectual property refers to creations made by the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized in law form. Under intellectual property laws, owners have rights to intangible assets such as literary, artistic and musical works; as well as inventions and discoveries. In the United States, Intellectual property accounts for 20% of U.S. GDP and nearly… Continue reading Obama vs Romney on intellectual property

The presidential battle in the mobile app world

Today’s world in America is one dominated by the mobilization of technology. So it’s only fitting that even the Presidential election be looked at from a mobile standpoint. With 88 percent of registered voters owning some type of mobile phone and about half of that number owning a smartphone, keeping up with this years Presidential… Continue reading The presidential battle in the mobile app world

Romney campaign entices downloads of mobile app by promising breaking news about his running mate choice

The Romney campaign announced today that those who download the “Mitt’s VP” app for iOS and Android will be the first to know who his choice is for running mate in the upcoming presidential election. The app will push the name of the GOP vice presidential nominee directly to mobile devices as soon as word… Continue reading Romney campaign entices downloads of mobile app by promising breaking news about his running mate choice

What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet

Today is a different world when it comes to political campaigns. A decade or two ago given the same candidates of today with the same scenarios but a less-prevalent internet, Ron Paul would be in single-digits in the early primaries and Rick Perry (and possibly Herman Cain) would still be alive and well. Mitt Romney… Continue reading What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet

Google tosses its hat in the political ring with Google Elections

With Iowa deciding on their choice for GOP candidate tomorrow, Google’s timing is much better this election season to roll out their political news and trends trackers at Google Elections. In 2008, they had a similar offering but didn’t release it until just before the conventions. The Dashboard above is, according to Frederic Lardinois of… Continue reading Google tosses its hat in the political ring with Google Elections

Comparing the GOP presidential candidates… on Twitter

Most would admit that President Obama did a phenomenal job of working social media during his presidential campaign in 2008. Twitter and Facebook were all a good portion of his campaign even back then when social media was still in its infancy. It’s debatable whether it had an effect or not, but things are different… Continue reading Comparing the GOP presidential candidates… on Twitter

A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!

Today wasn’t so incredibly different from any other day: I woke up, I ate breakfast, I checked my RSS feeds, I logged into Facebook, Facebook told me I should vote, Facebook told me some of my friends had already voted, and Facebook told me that over 2.2 million other Facebook users voted. Okay, so today… Continue reading A New Reason to Vote: Facebook Says So!