Obama, the 2012 victor. Roundup Part 3

Election 2012 ? the ?Patchwork Nation? vote map from CyberJournalist.net by Jonathan Dube WNYC is tracking the national vote by each county and its Patchwork Nation community type ? from Monied ?Burbs to Service Worker Centers. Hover over each state to see state returns. Hover over the community tool bar to see the vote by … Read more

Anthropology Guidebook U.S. Elections 2012, ?New York Times,? ?Wall Street Journal? Drop Paywalls for Election…an election roundup #benceamerikanbaskani

The 6 Sets of Numbers That Will Decide Election 2012 from Mashable! by Quartz Ustream and Video the Vote Encourage Voters to Film Election Day Injustice from Mashable! by Fran Berkman Share the Vote: Show Friends You Participated in Election 2012 from Mashable! by Meghan Peters The 10 Most Memorable Moments of the 2012 Election … Read more

New heights at Copyright trolling: “YouTube Flags Democrats’ Convention Video on Copyright Grounds- American elections roundup

Congress releases report on the effects of patent trolls, could this mean litigation? from The Next Web by Emil Protalinski YouTube Flags Democrats’ Convention Video on Copyright Grounds from Wired Top Stories by Ryan Singel A seemingly rogue copyright complaint brought down the Obama campaign’s live feed of its own convention Tuesday night, just minutes … Read more

looks like Romney cheats at Twitter, US Government?s list of digitally monitored words and an Americana roundup

Mitt Romney gains 120.000 new Twitter followers in 2 days. All robots? from social media vb by Lien Brusselmans Mitt Romney gains 120.000 new Twitter followers in 2 days time, while normally he has about 3.000 new followers per day. Here’s some statistical, as well as visual evidence these new followers are very likely to … Read more

“7 other treaties the U.S. hasn’t ratified”…Theda Skocpol explains why the upcoming presidential election is one of the most important in US history and an Americana roundup

Why the upcoming presidential election is one of the most important in US history: an interview with Theda Skocpol, Theda Skocpol from open Democracy News Analysis – by Theda Skocpol This interview conducted at the Kennedy School in Boston was first published in Juncture, the new international journal of the Institute for Public Policy Research. … Read more