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Google Plans Political Convention Presence

  • Wired , Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:15 AM
Google on Monday unveiled Power Reader in Politics, a suite of applications that aren't really new, but are now being tied together in order to highlight their utility for politicos. The company is unveiling the tools just a week ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, in the hope that political enthusiasts become accustomed to sharing, remixing and broadcasting their opinions online. The search giant is also offering a new political video search tool and a feature that lets users look up their voting registration status.

"We're giving people an education on the ground since this isn't a community of early adopters, but we know they're eager to learn," says Ginny Hunt, a Google public affairs manager in charge of running Google's operations at the conventions.

In addition to the Power Reader in Politics, Google plans on having a large yet non-political presence at both the Democratic and Republican conventions. Not only will Google promote its new tools, but it also plans on offering free smoothies and massages. Google's plan seems to be to provide tools to help users better organize their political lives.

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