Hello - I was made aware the list doesn't support attachments: here's the link to the public pitch on google docs: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzM6---4-VnfMkJXSjE3ZFphckE
Best, Lori On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Lori Hsu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Neema, > > I'm attaching a short public pitchdeck. > > Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss. The basic premise of > ipolitic is an innovative combination of technologies surrounding social > media to foster an informed electorate that is hopefully more independent > from bias. > > Would love to discuss more. I think you will find it has the support for > extra-government elections that you seek. > > Regards, > Lori > > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Leslie Wu <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Neema, >> >> Sounds interesting! I'm volunteering some of my time to help my friend >> Lori get "ipolitic" off the ground, a SF-based startup currently focused on >> the US and local/ballot elections but it already has a decent codebase and >> could be cloned for international use. Authentication sounds tricky, but it >> supports FB/Twitter auth which is at least one step towards legitimate >> identities. >> >> Access is also a challenge but I'm helping Lori to develop the mobile >> version of ipolitic so a mobile web version may or may not lower (?) the >> barrier of entry. cc'ing Lori =) >> >> @Lori do you have a public pitch deck that you can share with the >> [email protected] mailing list? >> >> ~Leslie Wu >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 11:18 PM, Neema Moraveji <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Researchers, hackers, and students: >>> >>> There is a need in many countries, to support "extra-government >>> elections" with web-based technology (i.e., let citizens vote fairly >>> without government influence, extortion, etc.). I think this is a >>> valuable investment of time for a Libtech/HCI/CS/ICTD research >>> project. >>> >>> Imagine a site that allowed citizens to vote, could show the outside >>> world and governments themselves (which often have unreliable means of >>> voting/counting/etc.) how the citizens really feel about different >>> candidates - in a non-biased way. >>> >>> The research issues to solve: authentication, visualization, >>> accountability, and perhaps even access. Using common computer >>> components (keyboard, webcam, etc.) can such a system be delivered to >>> at least approximate the real sentiment of the people? At least to the >>> outside world? >>> >>> Does such a system already exist? >>> >>> I am in Iran right now connecting with young people and intellectuals. >>> I can't speak for other countries but Iran will have important >>> elections in 9 months. If even a prototype of such a system exists, >>> it could gain wide use here and be used by news agencies around the >>> world to broadcast the difference between govt and extra-govt voting >>> results. >>> >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> Neema Moraveji, Ph.D. >>> Director >>> Calming Technology Lab >>> Media-X >>> Stanford University >>> moraveji.org, calmingtech.stanford.edu >>> @moraveji, @calmingtech >>> --++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**==--++**== >>> hci-research mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/hci-research >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> hci-gates3 mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/hci-gates3 >>> >> >> >
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