Smart Mobs: Veek the Vote: young people smartmoblog the USA election
howard is so on the money with this one... why didnt we think of this already?? duh! what would I do without SmartMobs.com!!??
Veek the Vote: young people smartmoblog the USA election
Shibuya Epiphany, Smart Mobs and the Power of the Mobile Many
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November 22, 2006
* by Howard Rheingold
Youthnoise, a "youth-based social network for social change," bills itself as "an activist haven, a socially conscious sanctuary." During the recent US election, Youthnoise teamed up with Veeker, a mobile video and photo website/service, to "Veek the Vote" -- young citizen journalists were asked to ask people why they voted, capture their answers via the video cameras in their telephones, and email the videos to "vote@veeker.com." Within minutes, the videos were online for inspection and discussion. As I've been suspecting lately, participatory media might be a great way to introduce young people to the pleasures and powers of civic engagement.
Control of Congress is at stake in this year’s elections and YN wants to know what issues brought young voters to the polls and we also want to make sure that there are no problems with the electoral process – long lives of disenfranchised voters in Ohio or hanging chads in Florida. So YN and Veeker have gotten together to make it easy for NMers to share their videos and photos of the election.
Citizen Journalists – CitiJos – will be out Veeking (video + peek) the vote at polling places across the country on Election Day. We’d like for you to join them – all you need is a mobile phone with video capability. Then head for the polls and Veek away. Interview voters, take live exit polls, record your own opinions—the possibilities are endless. Problems at polling places – Veek it! Be funny, be serious, be satirical—whatever; just be sure to be on topic! Anything regarding the
2006 elections is up for game. Veek the Vote and we’ll broadcast your Veeks as part of our Election Day coverage.
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