Twitter’s Election Tool
Yesterday, Twitter launched http://election.twitter.com/, a real-time filter of tweets concerning the election.
From the site: “We’re filtering hundreds of Twitter updates per minute to create a new source for gathering public opinion about the presidential election and a new way for you to share your thoughts.”
You’ll see results updating every few seconds. You can sort them by keyword, too… Obama, McCain, Biden, Palin. It truly is like watching a digital police scanner.
And don’t forget there’s a generic search tool here, where you can plug in your client, girlfriend or favorite team’s name to see what everyone is saying about them.
Still curious about the functionality and philosphy behind Twitter? Here’s a short video from CommonCraft explaining how it works.
Tags: 2008 election, Barack Obama, commoncraft, elections, John McCain, lee lefever, Palin, Twitter
