Welcome, 2010! It’s been a while since the last post, and the PolicyPitch team has been busy working on several new initiatives!
First, we want to announce the release of our first iPhone application: Election Hub! Election Hub includes up-to-the-minute stats, facts, news and notes on each New Orleans 2010 Mayoral and City Council candidate. Features include candidate bios and platform stances, incoming news articles, campaign finance reports, and twitter feeds. Election Hub also features an interactive community section where users can comment and sound-off on the candidates, campaign spending, platform stances, and news. Additionally, Election Hub polls the app’s users once a week on who they would vote for in the Mayoral race. DOWNLOAD the app for FREE.
Election Hub was launched as a joint venture between PolicyPitch and Susco Solutions. Susco Solutions is one of the premier mobile development and software companies in the South. Susco’s expertise and responsiveness was fantastic at all levels. Check out Susco’s take on Election Hub’s development. More information on Election Hub here.
Second, the re-design of the PolicyPitch site has been underway for months and is FINALLY nearing completion. The new site will feature a streamlined look and simplified navigation; easier tools to pitch your policies, the ability to contact local elected officials, and all of the legislative bills from Arizona, California, and Kentucky (with Louisiana coming very soon)! Shortly thereafter, we will have all of the bills filed by legislators in all 50 states!
Third, check out the “If I Were Mayor” platform developed by HumidBeings.com in partnership with PolicyPitch and Engage Nola. IIWM allows citizens of New Orleans to post policy ideas for the Mayoral candidates and vote on those ideas! Check it out.
Overall, this has been a fantastic few months and a great start to 2010!
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