Tech of the 2012 Presidential Election

After 2012 election, Republicans learn hard lessons about the power of social media

Inside the Obama Campaign's Team Tech

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

Number crunchers, ascendant: how data was the real winner in Obama's reelection

Obama's 'Four more years' victory photo already the most retweeted and liked of all time

Seeing through the hologram: network TV's ridiculous election technology

Networks augment their reality, but not our understanding

President Obama posts message on Reddit urging users to vote before the polls close

Feed the machine: America's stumble through a decade of electronic voting

Uber offering free rides to voting locations during Presidential Election

Google giving customized results when people search for Obama, but not Romney

Democrats more than twice as likely as Republicans to donate via cellphone

New Jersey will let citizens displaced by Hurricane Sandy vote by email or fax

Twitter's Political Engagement Map tracks how people respond to the candidates' tweets

Google launches Voter Information Tool ahead of presidential election

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

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'

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

Obama and Romney clash over Apple, Made in China

Two candidates, two very different takes on outsourcing

Why can't you vote online?

Making internet voting secure is a big challenge, but American elections have bigger demons

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?

The 'future of polling' on Microsoft's Election 2012 Xbox Live hub

Tumblr assembles a team to create live animated GIFs from the 2012 presidential debates

Meanwhile, YouTube announces it will provide live streaming coverage

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.

California launches online voting registration, sees surge in applicants

California this week became the 11th US state to offer online voting registration. The state's website went live on Wednesday, and within its first 12 hours, saw more than 3,000 new registrations.

Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly team up to livestream political comedy special

Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart are taking their political debate to the internet in October, with a comedy special dubbed "O'Reilly v Stewart 2012: The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium."