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Alex Slater Examines the Role of Technology in Elections
What’s the role of technology in the 2010 elections? Ask SKDK Managing Director Alex Slater.
After President Obama’s highly successful – and publicized – use of technology to propel him to new fundraising heights, the stakes are even higher for candidates in 2010. Alex Slater discusses the impact of technology on politics in his weekly column in the UK Guardian, noting: “This election season, it’s about where candidates stand. Literally. In these 2010 midterms, we see the makings of the next wave of political technology, based on GPS/SatNav systems that are built into smart phones, now owned by nearly half of all Americans.”