Canadians can now enjoy unprecedented engagement with all levels of Government on the leading smartphone platform!

(PRWEB) January 28, 2010 -- Purple Forge (www.purpleforge.com) today announced an expansion of its politically focused iPhone application portfolio, introducing MyPolitics Canada, creating a singular mobile portal for the Canadian public to all the federal, provincial, municipal and Political Action Committee (PAC) news, video and Twitter feeds. Combined with social networking, MyPolitics Canada allows the Canadian public to re-broadcast and share political information with their friends and colleagues using both their Facebook and Twitter social networking accounts.

“The mobile Internet is poised to overtake the personal computer as the most frequently used means of accessing information in Canada this year. With the introduction of the iPhone by both Bell and Telus, and the pending release of the Apple Tablet computer, Canadians will be using mobile applications on an unprecedented scale for accessing information, and Purple Forge is dedicated to building the best interactive mobile interface between the Canadian public and its many tiers of government,” said Brian Hurley, CEO of Purple Forge.

MyPolitics Canada also includes integrated, demographically enhanced survey capabilities allowing Canadians to provide feedback about their government at all levels. Media outlets and survey firms are encouraged to contact Purple Forge about posting surveys through the MyPolitics Canada application to get a finger on the pulse of what Canadians are thinking, anytime and anywhere.    

MyPolitics Canada is delivered in association with poliTwitter.ca, Canada’s top political web portal for tracking Canadian politicians and their twitter feeds. You can download MyPolitics Canada from the Apple iTunes store, or through poliTwitter (http://politwitter.ca/page/iphone-mypolitics-app).

“MyPolitics Canada takes the key spirit of poliTwitter and mobilizes it to deliver comprehensive political interaction with all level’s of Government on-the-fly,” said Trevor May, the Canadian behind poliTwitter.ca. “This application is a very positive step towards transparent government and e-Democracy in Canada.”

About Purple Forge

Purple Forge (www.purpleforge.com) sells subscription based services to groups looking to engage their members using the latest mobile application technology and best practices in social networking. With demographically enhanced survey capabilities, Purple Forge leads the way in bi-directional community engagement. Purple Forge is led by seasoned mobile communications and Internet technology veterans dedicated to providing affordable solutions to put the value of mobile applications into community focused organizations.

About poliTwitter.ca

poliTwitter.ca (www.politwitter.ca) is a fun way to utilize Twitter to stay on top of the latest in Canadian politics. From one easy location keep track of what your politicians are saying and doing and what regular Canadians have to say about current politics. poliTwitter does the searching for you, maintaining a detailed list of politicians on twitter, including the latest political hash tags . You can view tweets narrowed down by partisan party affiliation, province, MPs and more. poliTwitter is a non-partisan service that strives to connect elected MPs, MLAs and local politicans with the Canadian people with a goal of encouraging all MP's to join in order to make government more transparent.

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