As a new American, I can't tell you how excited I am to be able to vote in November for a new President of the United States of America. The right to vote is the ultimate right given to all citizens of any nation, but it's amazing to me how this is still taken for granted.
Coming from South Africa, "1-man, 1-vote" only became a reality in 1994 when the country emerged from its infamous Apartheid era and held its first democratic election that resulted in Nelson Mandela becoming the country's President (it's hard to believe there were parties such as the SOCCER party or the KISS party - keep it straight and simple!)
Segue to present day and the launch of My ooVoo Day...Political Edition. Hot on the heels of the first successful "My ooVoo Day..." program, ooVoo (a crayon client) focuses its efforts on demonstrating what real conversation is all about: debate, dialogue, discourse, disagreement. The ability to bring people together to talk about what they believe in, care about or feel passionately about is what makes this country great and on a political level, it's what counters apathy, eviscerates ignorance and most importantly, boosts voter turnout.
Beginning next week -- and running through early August -- ooVoo will being together a series of multi-person video chats, hosted by 25 or so political pundits, bloggers and online commentators around discussions associated with the coming election. And so whether you'll vote blue, red or another color in the box of crayons, make yourself heard and BE A PART of the conversation.
Check out the host profiles (including personalized video messages) and schedules at the My ooVoo Day site, sign up for some of the 6-person chats, and while you're at it be sure to download ooVoo if you aren't already a subscriber.
Additional links:
- Facebook MoDW Political Edition Event Page
- MoDW Fan Page
- Video message from ooVoo about the Political Edition
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