Buy Shares In George W. Bush? -- Republican Convention Watchers Tune Into VOTEDAQ.com.Business Editors and Political/High Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000 The Republican Convention is all the news in Philadelphia. But as the official pow-wow for the Republican Party gets underway, some savvy pundits are more tuned into their computer screens and VOTEDAQ.com(TM) than the convention floor. The Internet Internet 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 has served as a democratizing force in political debate. In keeping with this trend, VOTEDAQ.com provides online users a virtual soapbox to express their views - and to see where candidates and issues rank in the minds of voters. The VOTEDAQ market is a free market simulation game A simulation game, or sim game, (also known as a game of status or mixed game) is a game that contains a mixture of skill, chance, and strategy to simulate an aspect of reality, such as a stock exchange. where players turn their predictions about the outcomes of political events into a fantasy investment portfolio. Players compete for valuable prizes while buying and selling "fantasy" securities representing candidates in the U.S. Presidential race, hotly hot·ly adv. In an intense or fiery way: a hotly contested will. Adv. 1. hotly - in a heated manner; "`To say I am behind the strike is so much nonsense,' declared Mr Harvey heatedly"; "the contested U.S. Senate campaigns, gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern races and securities representing special interest issues before the Supreme Court. The game is free, and is located at: http://www.VOTEDAQ.com "We've definitely seeing an uptick Uptick A transaction occurring at price above its previous transaction. In order for an uptick to occur, a transaction price must be followed by an increased transaction price. in interest in the VOTEDAQ market," said Eric Dubin, President and COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. . "We've developed the world's first commercial market simulation that blends entertainment and politics in an online game, and as the number of game players grows, we believe VOTEDAQ will become more exciting and efficient." About VOTEDAQ The VOTEDAQ market is a dynamic and responsive fantasy game where players can buy and sell contracts for major political issues and candidates. Recent media coverage of VOTEDAQ includes CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and Roll Call. VOTEDAQ.com is a production of Sports Futures, Inc., the owner and operator of VOTEDAQ.com and SPORTSDAQ.com. VOTEDAQ, VOTEDAQ.com, SPORTSDAQ.com and Sports Futures are trademarks of Sports Futures, Inc. All other product or service marks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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