The lines for the polls were loooooong this morning… but worth it!

To add to the intense buzzy-buzz of the day, we’ve teamed up with ObamaMinute to make Wiffiti the interactive centerpiece of the media FRENZY in Times Square today!

Check out our social media release, which has lots of new resources to view and share… as well as the official release.

*Also, a big shout-out to Ken and Dury and the others I met in line at the Somerville polls this morning… and both of whom sent messages to the Obama screen already!

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In an election climate that drew much of its early vigor from the infamous 3am text message heard ’round the nation, it’s only fitting that as the day grows closer we gear up in suitable fashion…
Yep… It’s time to get your cell phone outfitted for election day data overload.

As a first step, check out two of the best mobile sites I’ve found: Google Election News Tracker and CNN’s America Votes mobile site. I have the Goog app bookmarked on my iPhone (see my strangely red hand holding up said app below), and it’s a great quick resource pulling in the latest election-related rss feeds. It’s really nothing fancier than a simple pre-loaded search query, but helpful on the go.

Slate.com also released a sweet little iPhone app called Vote Tracker 08 (99 cents at the app store) that’s been getting positive reviews.

Moving beyond the mobile web, I urge you to follow Paul Notzold’s Txtual Healing 10 Nights, 10 Cities, 4 States, 1 Obama Road Trip ’08!

And, of course, don’t forget to send your Wiffiti support to the Obama Minute Billboard in Times Square!

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You’ll pull up tweet after tweet after tweet…
About Sarah Palin.
(Hey, figured I’d put a Mahalo link in there to kowtow to Jason Calacanis while I’m at it.)

This sure makes things iiiinteresting…

Shoot your Wiffiti thoughts to our new PoliChat app here in the office! Just click on the link to pull up the screen in your browser and participate remotely.

It’s live on the loca site as well!

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Hopefully we’ll get some pics soon, but the Outburst forum at University of Denver on Sunday had a great turn-out, bringing in a constant stream of thoughtful messages addressing “new school” ways of solving pressing public policy challenges.

Far from your typical txt talk, here’s a sampling of the screen fodder:

“Politics is the art of civic involvement. Without that involvement, we can not have an impact.”

“We need to stop avoiding recession; cutting interest rates is prolonging the problem. This country needs a recession to get back on track.”
It’s always rewarding for us to see Wiffiti affiliated with such well-run events in such great company. We’re looking forward to the next in the series!

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