America Online Members Get Politically Interactive.DULLES, Va. -- America Online See AOL. , Inc.: --Free Online Resource for Voters Ranked #1 Political Website by comScore Media Metrix --More Traffic than Presidential Candidates Own Websites --Live News Broadcasts, Polls and Member Commentary Spur SPUR - An early system on the IBM 650. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. Voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. Participation on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. (R) Service America Online wants every November voter to be a part of the most informed and engaged electorate Electorate may refer to:
Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the sites (1). ElectionGuide 2004 - available to members and non-members alike at www.ElectionGuide04.com, is a free resource that includes a number of interactive tools that contain unbiased, balanced and fair information about both presidential candidates that is designed to service everyone from the first time voter to the most avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia consumer of political news. Tools like President Match, enables voters to find out who best fits their views by answering simple and straightforward policy questions with the click of a mouse. The site also contains quality news information from leading media organizations and also lighter political fare, humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and satire, including AOL's own editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. The most common outlet for political cartoonists is the editorial page of the newspaper not the dedicated comic section, , Bob Gorrell Bob Gorrell is an American editorial cartoonist. His work appears in numerous newspapers, via syndication. His work is also available online. Gorrell has won several awards for his editorial cartoons. . "This has been an incredible Election year for us as we've grown as an online news organization that will enable many voters to make informed decisions come November 2," said Carlos Silva Carlos Silva (born April 23, 1979 in Bolívar, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Minnesota Twins since 2004. Previously, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies (2002-03). He bats and throws right handed. , Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL News & Sports. "We have seen record numbers of online traffic log onto the AOL service and watch live video coverage of everything from the political conventions to the debates -- and we expect that trend to continue into our live coverage of the 2004 election returns." AOL(R) News will provide live interactive election night coverage for its subscribers on Nov. 2, starting at 6 p.m. ET, via its Press Pass service (Keyword: Press Pass). The Press Pass service includes live and on-demand video coverage, featuring interactive ABC News Now ABC News Now is a 24 hour broadband news channel offered via television and streaming video at ABCNews.com and on mobile phones. It delivers breaking news, headline news each half hour, and wide range of entertainment and lifestyle programs. (R) broadcasts, AOL Member questions asked directly to in-studio guests, instant polling by AOL Members, blogging Writing Weblogs. See blog. , message board and chat room debating and other news resources - such as articles and biographical bi·o·graph·i·cal also bi·o·graph·ic adj. 1. Containing, consisting of, or relating to the facts or events in a person's life. 2. Of or relating to biography as a literary form. information -- for interested Web-viewers. America Online's live broadcasting records, showcasing ABC News Now, were broken by AOL News' coverage of the 2004 Democratic Convention with over 1 million live Web streams, in total, during all four days of the political event. The record was again shattered shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. by 1.2 million streams, in aggregate, during the four days of the Republican National Convention in August, and then again during the last 4 presidential and vice presidential debates with a total 1.4 million live streams. AOL News' unscientific unscientific Unproven, see there Internet polling also has demonstrated high numbers of member voting online. Instant Polling (snap shot a quick offhand shot, without deliberately taking aim. See also: Snap polls on Press Pass during live broadcasts) saw well over 10,000 votes in 90 seconds. Other daily AOL News polls demonstrated well over 1 million responses in less than a 24 hour period. Over 20,000 AOL Member emails were received in one broadcast of the Press Pass show and thousands of posts have appeared on the message boards regarding politics and the 2004 election. In addition, AOL Latino will feature extensive Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons election coverage through Keyword: Tu Voz Es Tu Voto (Your Vote is Your Vote). With recent national polls indicating that the two candidates are virtually tied, the participation of the Latino vote will be crucial in this upcoming election. Tu Voz es Tu Voto will also include live coverage and up-to-the-minute results in key Latino state elections, such the results of the Colorado and Florida Senate The Florida Senate is part of the legislative branch of government for the state of Florida. There are 40 members in the senate. Generally, Senators in odd-numbered districts are elected in years divisible by four (in tandem with U.S. elections which could determine if the US elects the first Hispanic Hispanic Multiculture A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race Social medicine Any of 17 major Latino subcultures, concentrated in California, Texas, Chicago, Miam, NY, and elsewhere Senator of the 21st century. "AOL News' election coverage demonstrates two critical points, first and foremost being that the electorate is starving starve v. starved, starv·ing, starves v.intr. 1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food. 2. Informal To be hungry. 3. To suffer from deprivation. for an interactive news experience that highlights political discourse - our Members want their voice heard, they want to hear from other Members and they want to remove that filter of the media and become the person that gets to directly ask questions to lawmakers and other political leaders," said Lewis D'Vorkin, Vice President, Editor-in-Chief of AOL News & Sports. "Second, AOL News also proved this election year that media is converging con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. online, that people will tune into the Internet to watch quality live video broadcasts so long as they have an opportunity to interact within the news experience, whether that is through polling, starting a blog blog, short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public by virtue of being posted on a website. or debating others in chat rooms and message boards - which at the end of the day is creating a more informed voter and a more dynamic news organization," added D'Vorkin. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , America Online is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services.
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NOTE: AOL polling is self selecting and unscientific. Our results
reflect a snapshot pulse of AOL's subscribers and reflect their
interest in political issues, debate and interactivity online at any
given time. Over a given period, especially in multiple polls with
high response rates, specific trends appear to represent significant
information promoted by AOL.
Currently, AOL Member polling data demonstrates a roller coaster
ride for President Bush and Senator John Kerry in the 2004
presidential race, such as:
ANALYSIS: During the Republican National Convention, according to
AOL members, President Bush had the most momentum going into the
debates -- according to 65% of those members who voted. That lead
vanished following the first debate, where 54% of AOL voters said
Kerry was the victor. Since the second presidential debate between
Kerry and Bush, AOL members are showing a neck-and-neck race, with
Kerry still holding onto a slight lead.
Major "Message Board Issues" for AOL Members continue to be: June
- October 2004:
1. Iraq -- has dominated the discussion
2. Terrorism
3. Jobs
4. Social Issues: Stem Cell Research, Abortion, Gay Marriage
5. Taxes -- Bush's Tax Cut and "Will Kerry raise taxes?"
Some recent AOL News polling data includes:
POLLING TRENDS (August-October 2004):
Instant Polling Data:
I. August: Republican National Convention (8/2004)
Who has the most momentum?
George Bush - 65%
John Kerry - 35%
II. September: The First Presidential Debate (9/2004)
Who won the debate?
George Bush -- 46%
John Kerry -- 54%
III. October: Pre-Election (10/2004)
Predict the outcome of this year's election:
A close Bush win -- 37%
A close Kerry win -- 36%
A Bush blowout -- 19%
A Kerry blowout -- 9%
PREDICTIONS (October 2004):
What will the result of the election be?
Bush wins by more than 5 percent -- 34%
Kerry wins by less than 5 percent -- 25%
Bush wins by less than 5 percent -- 24%
Kerry wins by more than 5 percent-- 17%
Total Votes: 554,290
IF BUSH WINS (October 2004):
Will we still be in Iraq?
Yes -- 71%
No -- 29%
Will we have found Osama bin Laden?
Yes -- 56%
No -- 44%
Will there be more jobs for Americans?
Yes -- 54%
No -- 46%
Total Votes: 295,081
ANOTHER DISPUTED ELECTION? (October 2004):
When do you think we'll know the winner of the election?
Election Day or the day after -- 62%
Within a week -- 24%
Within a month -- 8%
After more than a month -- 5%
How damaging would another disputed election be?
Very -- 65%
Somewhat -- 25%
Not at all -- 9%
Total Votes: 296,197
IF KERRY WINS? (October 2004):
Will we still be in Iraq?
No -- 58%
Yes -- 42%
Will we have found Osama bin Laden?
No -- 62%
Yes -- 38%
Will there be more jobs for Americans?
Yes -- 54%
No -- 46%
Total Votes: 285,607
CONFIDENCE IN VOTING? (October 2004):
How much confidence do you have in the voting process this year?
A little -- 39%
A lot -- 34%
None at all -- 27%
Total Votes: 75,667
AOL SEARCH DATA: WHAT THE SWING STATES ARE SAYING (October 2004):
AOL(R) Search data is not a poll, or a scientific sampling
associated with political preference. The data represents interest in
retrieving information regarding a queried subject on the Internet.
AOL Search is an online search service available on America Online and
at http://www.aol.com/.
A recent sampling of those searches in a 24 Hour period on October
29, 2004, showed some of the following results - in the swing states
listed below -- associated with the following political terms:
TOTAL SEARCH - UNITED STATES
-- George Bush - 9,382 (37%)
-- John Kerry - 10,373 (41%)
-- Ralph Nader - 1,017 (4%)
-- Republican - 2,505 (9%)
-- Democrat - 1,979 (7%)
SWING STATE - COLORADO SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 66 (27%)
-- John Kerry - 82 (33%)
-- Ralph Nader - 7 (2%)
-- Republican - 60 (24%)
-- Democrat - 27 (11%)
SWING STATE - FLORIDA SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 955 (31%)
-- John Kerry - 1,351 (44%)
-- Ralph Nader - 134 (4%)
-- Republican - 332 (11%)
-- Democrat - 245 (8%)
SWING STATE - MICHIGAN SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 217 (29%)
-- John Kerry - 356 (47%)
-- Ralph Nader - 71 (9%)
-- Republican - 52 (6%)
-- Democrat - 48 (6%)
SWING STATE - NEW JERSEY SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 837 (48%)
-- John Kerry - 627 (35 %)
-- Ralph Nader - 86 (4%)
-- Republican - 93 (5%)
-- Democrat - 100 (5%)
SWING STATE - NEW MEXICO SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 21 (42%)
-- John Kerry - 25 (50%)
-- Ralph Nader - 1 (2%)
-- Republican - 1 (2%)
-- Democrat - 2 (4%)
SWING STATE - OHIO SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 686 (40%)
-- John Kerry - 753 (44%)
-- Ralph Nader - 34 (1%)
-- Republican -159 (9%)
-- Democrat - 78 (4%)
SWING STATE - PENNSYLVANIA SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 451 (34%)
-- John Kerry - 539 (41%)
-- Ralph Nader - 44 (3%)
-- Republican - 138 (10%)
-- Democrat - 120 (9%)
SWING STATE - WISCONSIN SEARCHES:
-- George Bush - 73 (31%)
-- John Kerry - 106 (46%)
-- Ralph Nader - 1 (0%)
-- Republican - 36 (15%)
-- Democrat - 13 (5%)
(1)comScore Media Metrix, September 2004. |
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