Detailed App Descriptions
politicoTracker
politicoTracker is a news discovery tool designed for the specific purpose of finding news articles about US Federal, State, and local elected officials and appointees.Using powerful object-oriented meta-data technology, politicoTracker news results are not only highly targeted and relevant, they can be easily cross-searched against a variety of other news "objects", be they other people, companies, or government entities - or topics of interest.
politicoTracker is available through Apple's App Store for your iPhone or iPod Touch, and comes pre-loaded with the full 8000 name politico database. The app downloads updates to the list on a regular basis.
politicoTracker for iPad is a whole new app, redesigned and optimized for even faster discovery. Best feature: choose from over 1100 human-curated topics to add to your app, giving you unprecedented focus on your interests. Separate purchase for the iPad only.
govTracker
govTracker is a news discovery tool for finding news articles about specific governmental entities - over 600 congressional committees, federal agencies, and political party organizations. Plus news on federal contracts and grants.Using the same enterprise-grade technology as politicoTracker, govTracker's news results are just as highly targeted, relevant, and instantly cross-searchable.
govTracker for iPad is a whole new app, redesigned and optimized for even faster discovery. Best feature: choose from over 1100 human-curated topics to add to your app, giving you unprecedented focus on your interests. Separate purchase for the iPad only.
campaignTracker 2010
campaignTracker 2010 is 3 apps in one. It combines the powerful news-discovery features of govTracker and politicoTracker, focused on election issues, with the political tweet-reading features of politicoTracker Twitter Edition, and non-partisan election data from Project Vote Smart.For election data, you can choose to browse all elections going on in the US, or focus on the ones in your area, based on your zip code. Your zip code will be determined automatically based on your location.
campaignTracker 2010 for iPad takes advantage of the iPad's screen size to display news articles over the search results, making it super easy to quickly get to the next article. In addition, campaignTracker 2010 for iPad introduces Multi-Mode Tweet Feeds. This feature allows you to build ad-hock mashups of 2 or more feeds, so you can compare and contrast your candidates tweets at will.
politicoTracker Twitter Edition
politicoTracker Twitter Edition is a Tweet Reader, pre-configured to show the latest updates by US Elected Officials. As an anonymous reader app, pTTe lets you see what the candidates are saying without a Twitter account, and without formally "following" them.You can also choose to see all politician's tweets from a particular state all at once, for a unique perspective on your local political scene. You can also custom create your own aggregate feed based on your saved favorites.
The iPad version adds Tweet Stream Multi-mode. You can combine any 2 or more twitter streams to create your own custom composite stream, with everyone's tweets mixed together in chronological order.
