Show HN: Internet Votes; startups using votes, DC's primary metric(internetvotes.org)
internetvotes.org
Show HN: Internet Votes; startups using votes, DC's primary metric
http://www.internetvotes.org/
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I can't argue with your post. I just wish the world worked differently than it does.
What is the reason behind the decision to only use Facebook for sharing? I think at least adding Twitter would be useful, since a lot of people talk about politics on Twitter, maybe more than on Facebook.
It's built off of the Votizen API, which I believe has pivoted to only focus on FB
Not a big fan of the skeuomorphic design... I think it needlessly distracts from the content.
That being said, I honestly don't want to encourage people to vote who haven't done the research. The last thing we need is a flood of uninformed voters.
When Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for governor of California, it was pathetic. They would interview people who were in line to vote and ask them who they were voting for. They would say "Schwarzenegger" and when asked why, they would say, "because he's in that movie I like!" No joke. And they were proud of that response!
So I honestly don't know how I fee about this. Yes, I personally go out of my way to encourage others to vote, but I only encourage people who I think are informed, intelligent voters.