Google Elections: Super Tuesday Map And Twitter Updates

Feb 5, 2008 at 2:41pm ET by Greg Sterling

Google’s LatLong blog has two posts relevant to today’s “Super Tuesday” US presidential primaries. The first is about a Super Tuesday primary map that presents a range of content, including video, on election results — as Google has in the last couple of primaries. The map also features real-time Twitter updates from people voting or otherwise “out in the field” (screenshot below). This is very much like the real-time map edits viewer feature that Google introduced in late January.

Twitter election reactions and voter updates on the Google Super Tuesday map:

Google has also aggregated election-related news in a new election news section, with a special tabbed widget/gadget that features video, maps, and customization:

The New York Times offers its own map-based “Voices from the Polls.”

If you’re in the US and eligible to vote and haven’t already, get out there!

Greg Sterling is a Contributing Editor at Search Engine Land, and writes a personal blog Screenwerk, examining the broader world of media and advertising. He also posts at a Local Mobile Search, which is focused on the mobile Internet.

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