Running for Ottawa's top job? Yep, there's an app for that. For about $4,000, Mayor Larry O'Brien got his very own iPhone application -- just a touch away from everything including his schedule to social networking sites.
"Old fashion hand-shaking still happens. But we like to get out the information electronically," says O'Brien. "The young adults, they'll use it. They'll spread it along to their friends, and it will engage a lot of the younger people. I get that all the time when I'm walking around the Market. Younger people get it."
SACRAMENTO — Can't get enough Meg Whitman? Now there's an application for that. The Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign announced Friday that it now has a free iPhone app. Supporters can use the "mobile campaign dashboard" to watch clips of Whitman speeches, read her policy proposals and engage in social media with her other supporters.
Kanata South candidate Aaron Helleman launched an iPhone application for Kanata South on Aug. 23 and hopes it will increase communication with constituents.
He tells the EMC it is important that councillors be completely open, transparent and accessible and the application is one of many ways he can do that. Anyone with a 3G enabled iPhone or iPad can access it anywhere at anytime.
Read more: Local candidate uses iPhone application to engage public
The Internet has opened new avenues for politicians to connect directly with voters, and the latest to jump on the bandwagon is Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien. He is following a number of council candidates and launching an iPhone application that will give his campaign a new tool to reach voters. The application will be released after the mayor’s campaign kickoff Sept. 8.
Mike Patton, a spokesman for the O’Brien campaign, said Thursday the technology would allow people to communicate directly with the campaign and to be apprised of what was going on. It will also help with voter identification and get-out-the-vote activities.
Can't get enough Meg Whitman? Now there's an application for that. The Republican gubernatorial candidate's campaign announced Friday that it now has a free iPhone app.
Supporters can use the "mobile campaign dashboard" to watch clips of Whitman speeches, read her policy proposals and engage in social media with her other supporters.
The former eBay chief executive has sought to employ new technology throughout her campaign and has the money to try nearly anything. Her campaign has already broken California spending records, including $104 million from Whitman's own fortune.
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