China and Google
Google is planning a launch of its eponymous spectacular search engine in which it allows censorship from the Chinese state. Some U.S. politicians […]
Technology and democracy
Preliminary evidence shows how social media giants like Facebook and Google could influence elections. Should we be worried?
Defining the truth
Changes being considered at Google have far reaching implications. Who gets to decide what is true?
New Zealand is…
GCSB Bill scaring off investors
One of National’s favourite lines of attack on any significant lefty policy is that it will “scare off investors”. So how now do they respond to Google’s threat that global telecommunications companies may well abandon New Zealand because of the compliance costs of the new GCSB legislation?
The Google poll
It seems that in American elections there is an almost perfect correspondence between some candidates’ opinion polling and their current search volume on Google. Can we do away with political opinion polls? Sounds interesting doesn’t it. A quick check shows that the relative frequency of searches for “National party” and “Labour party” predicted the result of the 2008 election. What other tricks can we try?
YouTube launches political campaign toolset
Today, Google launched a new set of tools to help political candidates and activist organisastions engage with constituents and citizens.
From the Google Public Sector Blog:
We want to do our part to make sure candidates and campaigns have the tools to stay close to voters, who now expect to hear and see much more from their elected officials than ever before.
Will your house get bulldozed?
Labour’s just launched an interactive Google map showing National’s plans for the Waterview connection. Click the map below to check it out.
Streetview sleuthing
Nikki Kaye might be right to fear Google’s watchful eye but police in Massachusetts have used streetview to solve the alleged kidnapping of a 9-year-old girl […]
Google “In Quotes”
This is clever from Google labs – In Quotes. It allows you to compare people’s quotes on a variety of issues, having pulled […]
Who’s clueless?
Visit google.co.nz search for the word “clueless” then hit “I’m feeling lucky”. I wonder where you’ll end up… Update: Make sure you select […]
TV3 promoting a National/NZF government?
It seems TV3 has decided to promote a marriage between John Key and Winston Peters this week. They appear to be paying […]