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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I’ve been email buddies with Paul Notzold of Txtual Healing for a few years now, and always look forward to updates on his frequent travels and kicky txtual encounters (I said kicky, folks, kicky).

His newest endeavor is all kinds of interactive sweetness. Think poetry slam meets rap battle meets text-to-screen meets complete audience engagement (okay, that gave me a weird image of Rabbit in 8 Mile wearing a hemp skirt and wielding a fuschia Sidekick in each hand… but you get the idea).

Check out an example of participatory media at its finest… Bravo, Paul! Can’t wait to see whatcha got next!
Txtual Healing – Freestyle Rap

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