As the US election season heats up, candidates and parties are competing for the attention of the voting public. That means building apps and harnessing social media or other new technology better than the opposition. How does a candidate's Pinterest profile affect their chances of winning? We're not sure yet, but we're ready to find out.
Feb 15, 2013, 7:07 PM UTCCarl Franzen
After 2012 election, Republicans learn hard lessons about the power of social media
Nov 9, 2012, 11:00 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Killer fail: how Romney's broken Orca app cost him thousands of votes
An attempt to harness big data turns into a nightmare of crashes and confusion
Nov 7, 2012, 4:34 PM UTCChris Welch
Number crunchers, ascendant: how data was the real winner in Obama's reelection
Nov 7, 2012, 5:27 AM UTCSam Byford
Obama's 'Four more years' victory photo already the most retweeted and liked of all time
Nov 6, 2012, 11:20 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Seeing through the hologram: network TV's ridiculous election technology
Networks augment their reality, but not our understanding
Nov 6, 2012, 10:56 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
President Obama posts message on Reddit urging users to vote before the polls close
Nov 6, 2012, 6:01 PM UTCJesse Hicks
Feed the machine: America's stumble through a decade of electronic voting
Nov 5, 2012, 8:37 PM UTCJustin Rubio
Uber offering free rides to voting locations during Presidential Election
Nov 5, 2012, 7:42 AM UTCSam Byford
Google giving customized results when people search for Obama, but not Romney
Nov 4, 2012, 1:17 AM UTCLouis Goddard
Democrats more than twice as likely as Republicans to donate via cellphone
Nov 3, 2012, 10:19 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
New Jersey will let citizens displaced by Hurricane Sandy vote by email or fax
Nov 1, 2012, 6:53 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Twitter's Political Engagement Map tracks how people respond to the candidates' tweets
Oct 30, 2012, 4:10 AM UTCAmar Toor
Google launches Voter Information Tool ahead of presidential election
Oct 26, 2012, 2:00 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
TechCrunch debuts CrunchGov, a guide to tech policy developed with Silicon Valley's help
Check up on DC with a congressional report card, legislation database, and public commenting platform for proposed bills
Oct 24, 2012, 2:00 PM UTCAdrianne Jeffries
In 2012 election, the meme factory hones its assembly line
From binders full of women to horses and bayonets, candidates find themselves navigating the first 'Meme Election'
Oct 19, 2012, 3:00 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Reddit's road rules: trolling America's heartland, one startup at a time
The internet's 'front page' looks for links the old-fashioned way
Oct 17, 2012, 3:51 PM UTCSamit Sarkar
Obama wins second presidential debate, Xbox Live users say
the responses "clearly favored" ObamaMicrosoft
Oct 17, 2012, 9:16 AM UTCAmar Toor
Obama and Romney clash over Apple, Made in China
Two candidates, two very different takes on outsourcing
Oct 12, 2012, 9:43 AM UTCEmily Gera
Xbox Live community gets political during interactive Vice Presidential debate
Make your vote count
Oct 11, 2012, 3:30 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Why can't you vote online?
Making internet voting secure is a big challenge, but American elections have bigger demons
Oct 5, 2012, 6:39 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Beta-testing democracy: Reddit's plan to drop an open internet 'geek bomb' on lawmakers
Internet advocates want change, but will they show up when it matters?
Oct 2, 2012, 6:14 PM UTCSamit Sarkar
The 'future of polling' on Microsoft's Election 2012 Xbox Live hub
Oct 1, 2012, 8:10 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
Tumblr assembles a team to create live animated GIFs from the 2012 presidential debates
Meanwhile, YouTube announces it will provide live streaming coverage
Sep 24, 2012, 3:43 AM UTCAndrew Webster
Denver judge rules voters have no 'fundamental right' to a secret ballot
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit attempting to ban the practice of printing identifying barcodes on ballots.
