According to TechCrunch, Google Maps and the beta-phase Google Vote will hopefully help raise the voter turnout come November when the interminable US Presidential Campaign comes to a climax.
There is a version of the tool, which allows you to find your nearest polling station simply by putting in your address, already available on Google Maps here . Were you the incumbent George Bush, you would be able to find your way to the polling station using the map below. Assuming you can read a map.
This has also been picked up by AfterTheDotNet, who wholeheartedly applaud the initiative. I have to say, Google have done their bit to try to generate debate in this election, while simultaneously finding an outlet for their technological advances.
I have written previously about Google's Speech to text technology, which I think is amazing, while Nick Burcher has written extensively about the various uses that the presidential candidates and those who seek to promote them have found for the internet.
Facebook, Twitter, Digg, MySpace and You Tube have all had roles to play as well as Google, and the ability to harness these media effectively will contribute significantly to whetehr Barack Obama or John McCain triumphs in November.
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