What is the Google Politics and Election Hub
Fresh off the holiday season, Google is now officially getting involved in a different kind of ‘season’ – the election season – by launching the Google politics and election hub. Just as when YouTube added a politics page for the 2012 election season, Google is now doing the same with ” google.com/elections, an election hub where citizens can study, watch, discuss, learn about, participate in and perhaps even make an impact on the digital campaign trail as it blazes forward to Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
The Google politics and election hub site’s navigation allows browsing by candidate or issue. It also features a “Trends” browser, showing how candidates are doing in Google search, Google News mentions and YouTube views, and an ‘On the Ground’ viewer showing stories overlaid on a map.
Here’s what the official Google blog has to say about the Google politics and election hub:
The site enables voters, journalists and campaigns to quickly sort through election info by popularity, race or issues. People can also check out the Trends Dashboard to take the web’s real-time political pulse by comparing candidates’ YouTube video views, search traffic and Google News mentions. Campaign staffers, advocates and everyday citizens can utilize our tools and features to reach, engage and inspire voters.
What I also like about the 2012 Google politics and election hub is that you can find stories by topic as well as by candidate. It’s so detailed, it even shows information on Ron Paul, which is something most new organizations won’t report on. So you can keep track of what you favorite or least favorite politicians are saying about the issues nearest and dearest to your heart.
Google Politics and Election Hub | Google+ Page
The Google team also announced that they have created an official Google+ Page for the 2012 election. You are not allowed to start a post in this Google+ Page, but you will be able to comment and argue with others based on the articles posted.
What do you think of the Google politics and election hub? Will you find yourself checking it out?