| Online polling on brink of winning electorate's vote
This would be one where full and effective use of electronic communications gets the message out and enhances the democratic process towards an eventual result. Two years ago, a Mori poll conducted on behalf of the Electoral Commission, the independent body responsible for promoting participation in elections, reported that more than half (60 per cent) of the UK population surveyed were more willing to cast their vote in local elections electronically. In the run-up to the recent General Election it was clear that internet tools - like e-mail, websites and weblogs - became central to the electoral process. The Hansard Society is doing its bit to engage young people under the voting age, with a website forum called Headsup where they can talk to their heart's content about what the various parties have to offer - or otherwise.
Social websites click with online buyers
While the average social networker has around 86 people in their friendship group, the most popular online celebrities have thousands following their journals and videos and can make significant amounts of money from selling products. One, Paul Griffiths, 20, from Nelson in Lancashire, has created a new clothing brand, Babycakes, and in the past 10 months has sold over 15,000 £10 T-shirts and £38 jackets to his 65,000 online friends - he received 5,000 orders over Christmas alone. He works on a 50pc margin and now employs five friends to help in new offices in Nelson. So far he has generated a turnover of around £150,000. Like many entrepreneurs, he did not prosper via the traditional academic route. He tried Nelson and Colne College, first studying graphics, then media, but it did not work out.
November 2007
Voters in the state have not started paying really close attention to candidate activity ahead of the primary," said Joseph Stewart, chairman of Clemson's political science department. "South Carolina is up for grabs." Or maybe those voters were just all Stephen Colbert supporters with nowhere to go. 3:56 PM ET | 11-30-2007 | permalink | comments (8) | e-mail post | trackbacks (0) .
AirClic Becoming the Mobility Platform of Choice for Market Makers
NEWTOWN, Pa., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AirClic(R), a leading provider of business process mobilization solutions, is quickly becoming the mobility platform of choice for market makers, capping off the quarter with significant new partnerships, customer signings, numerous industry awards and additions to its leadership and sales teams. During the quarter, AirClic formed several new partnerships including reseller agreements with ADP and Mexico's largest cell phone carrier, Telcel. Additionally, the company signed on new customers including U.S. Steel and Mayo Medical Laboratories. "Market-leading companies are looking for a true partner in a mobile solution -- not another vendor to add to the stack, and AirClic is uniquely positioned to mobilize a company's business processes," said Tim Bradley, CEO, AirClic.
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