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Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app
The Apple Core —
October 2nd, 2008 Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:02 am Categories: iPhone , App Store , iPod touch Tags: Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app The official Obama ‘08 iPhone application ( iTunes link ) was launched this morning and is designed to help people become more directly involved in the Illinois Senator’s presidential campaign. The app has a Call Your Friends feature that organizes your contacts by key battleground states and adds a field for notes on who you called, who they are supporting and if ...
Obama Campaign Launches iPhone App
Technologizer —
... data is shared with the campaign — only anonymous call data — and the application will also allow users to keep track of whom they called and their intentions. The iPhone’s GPS functionality is put to use: users would be able to find a local campaign office in relation to their current location, as well as events in the area. Links to news, video and photos from the trail are also included, as well as talking points on Obama’s positions when talking about the candidate to friends. An official webpage is available on the Obama website, and it is available through the App ...
Obama Invades the iPhone App Store
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... friends over and over, the app notates each person you've contacted with a "Called" tag.
The "Get Involved" button uses the iPhone's GPS or triangulation feature to find the campaign office nearest to you. Other features include a campaign news feed as well as additional videos and photos -- all about Obama.
The app is available for free through the App Store (although there is a Donate button if you wish to chip in to the campaign).
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Obama for iPhone
TheAppleBlog —
... Billed as “your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s campaign,” Obama’s campaign today released an official election application for the iPhone and iPod touch. This marks the first sanctioned application release from either side in the American presidential race, though several unofficial apps of varying utility have previously been available. ...
Obama supporters now have iPhone application
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... and failed. Turns out those tech savvy Obama whippersnappers have come up with an iPhone application that is pretty durn cool...if you are into that sort of thing. ...
Official iPhone app for Obama '08 now in App Store
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... We're officially a nonpartisan bunch here at TUAW (actually, quite partisan, but only for the Mac) but the announcement of an official iPhone application from the ...
Obama ‘08 iPhone App is Awesome
Elliott C. Back —
... I am extremely impressed with Obama ‘08: The Official iPhone Application. It’s slick, down-to-earth, full-featured, breathtakingly gorgeous, fast, and functional. Its blue theme coherently extends the Obama ‘08 campaign branding to mobile devices. Check out these screens: ...
Obama May Not Be An iPhone Fanatic After All
iPhone Savior —
... After the free "Obama '08"
iPhone app was officially released in late September, all doubts seemed
to be erased from the minds of Mac faithful that Obama was anything but
a committed iPhone fanatic. The lack of photos showing Obama using an
iPhone or any other mobile device during his public appearances started
to look like a deliberate strategy orchestrated by his handlers. ...
Iphone at the center of the universe!
iPhoneGizmo - iPhone Apps, Downloads, Hacks, Tips & Tricks —
... We saw the iPhone used effectively by Barack Obama to connect with the electorate during the last election campaign. We also wrote in a recent p[ost about the App that has been developed for the express purpose of promoting “ ...
