Connect2Elect is the first visual mapping tool designed to give average Americans the chance to rank the issues, values, and core beliefs that matter most to them and, based on that input, instantly see which candidates are most closely aligned with their views.
Kristi Grigsby: I am the Sr. Director of Marketing for Neighborhood America, a Naples Florida-based company providing enterprise social network solutions for companies striving to engage consumers through social media technologies. I am also a great example that social media and Web 2.0 can indeed generate renewed interest among the voting public. Creating Connect2Elect from the ground up has provided me with a mechanism to remain engaged, informed, and most importantly - focus on the candidates who are right for me. I welcome any comments about online and mobile applications in today's political environment. Actually, I'll welcome pretty much anything that contributes to the healthy discussion of Connect2Elect, Neighborhood America and the efforts to empower all Americans to make their best voting decision in 2008.
Dan Bevarly: At Neighborhood America, I help advance the company’s technology solutions in the public sector markets: government, education, health care and not-for-profit organizations. I have had the pleasure to talk with many local, state and federal government officials about the challenges they face in today’s e-government environment. With an educational background in public administration and having spent more than 10 years in government, I am particularly interested in the benefits and detriments of the fast paced integration of technology into our traditional democratic processes. Whether it’s the use of online social networks in a political campaign, or massive amounts of email overloading public officials’ inboxes, the evidence is clear that it’s a new day for dialog between governments and their citizens.
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