washingtonpost.com Launches "Election Collection '08" Widget, New Mobile Election '08 Channel.Comprehensive Candidate News and Information in More Portable Formats WASHINGTON -- washingtonpost.com, an award-winning news and information Web site, today announced two new ways to get comprehensive candidate news and information from washingtonpost.com without having to be on the site, or even on a computer. The "Election Collection '08" will provide complete candidate profiles organized in easy-to-navigate tabs, including biographical information, the latest news feeds, campaign event schedules, and fundraising data. Available as a portable application (widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. ), users can conveniently access washingtonpost.com's campaign coverage from their personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. Web pages, blogs or social networks. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/ widgets.html (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) "There is a growing demand from readers to be able to access our content when and where they want it--whether that be on social networking sites A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. or on their mobile phones," said Jim Brady, Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com. "In addition to launching widgets we are also very focused on expanding our presence on mobile browsers, which we see as an important and growing source for news." As part of that mobile strategy, washingtonpost.com is also expanding the politics section of its mobile site to include an Election '08 channel. This subsection will soon allow users to access the same comprehensive candidate information they can find on the site and in the "Election Collection '08" widget, including bio information, news, campaign stops and campaign financing. washingtonpost.com is regularly working to expand its mobile offerings and plans to continue adding content in other sections. To find washingtonpost.com's mobile site please visit: http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/ About washingtonpost.com washingtonpost.com is the award-winning news and information Web site of The Washington Post. It offers world-class journalism, a remarkable blend of traditional reporting, and innovative, multimedia content that provides an unmatched level of depth and texture to breaking stories as well as features, plus unique ways for reader to engage with the site, its capabilities and content. The recipient of the first-ever Emmy for original video journalism Video journalism, or solo journalism[1] is a form of broadcast journalism, where the production of video content in which the journalist shoots, edits and often presents his or her own material. online and washingtonpost.com has won numerous other awards, including an EPpy Award for Best Overall Newspaper-Affiliated Site, several Digital Edge Awards, a 2007 National Journalism Award for Web Reporting, National Press Photographers' Association Best of Photojournalism Award, and three consecutive Edward R. Murrow Awards The Edward R. Murrow Award can mean:
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