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New ways to stay informed about presidential politics (Google debate involvement)
Official Google Blog ^ | 1/26/2016 | Danielle Bowers

Posted on 01/27/2016 8:27:25 AM PST by RightGeek

In just two days, Americans will tune in for the final Republican debate before the 2016 primary season officially kicks off in Iowa, and we’re teaming up with Fox News Channel to make sure every citizen can get the most out of it. To help people get informed before heading to the polls, we’re integrating three new components into the debate: a way to hear directly from candidates on Google; real-time Google Trends data; and questions from some of YouTube’s most prominent voices.

Hear from candidates directly, right on Google
Political search interest spikes 440 percent on average during live televised debates as people turn to the web to learn more about the candidates and their platforms. Now people will have a new way to hear directly from candidates themselves, in real-time—right in Google Search results. This experimental feature helps voters make more informed choices, and levels the playing field for candidates to share ideas and positions on issues they may not have had a chance to address during the debate. By publishing long-form text, photos and videos throughout the debate, campaigns can now give extended responses, answer questions they didn’t get a chance to on stage, and rebut their opponents. As soon as the first debate begins at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, search “Fox News debate” to find campaign responses.

Dig into issues with Google Trends
Throughout the debate, we’ll also spotlight key insights from Google Trends that offer interesting insights about the candidates, issues, and debate topics—anything from questions asked about key issues to trending terms and rankings like the below minute-by-minute view of which candidate was searched most during the last debate.
You’ll also be able to answer polling questions about the issues that matter to you directly on Google Search when you search “Fox News debate.” Fox News will cover responses to these questions on air after the debate.

Watch YouTube creators engage with the candidates
Finally, three prominent YouTube creators—Nabela Noor, Mark Watson, and Dulce Candy—will join the moderators in the debate to ask the candidates a question on an issue that matters to them and their communities. Bringing new voices from YouTube to political debates is something we’ve been doing since the 2008 election, and it can lead to personal and powerful interactions between candidates and voters.
link to embedded video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjPzcPJ-8hg
The debate begins at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, with the prime time debate starting at 9 p.m. ET. So tune in to Fox News Channel to learn more about your presidential candidates on Google!


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; foxnews; google; youtube
Check out the "Youtube creators" - what a steaming pile.
1 posted on 01/27/2016 8:27:25 AM PST by RightGeek
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To: RightGeek

Gee, Google....you who wants to eradicate us.....


2 posted on 01/27/2016 8:28:42 AM PST by Be Careful
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To: RightGeek

I wouldn’t wipe my ass with a Google page, if it were really tangible, of course.

I deleted everything on my computer that smacked of Google, or Chrome. Effing liberals.


3 posted on 01/27/2016 8:37:30 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

Google and Fox . . teaming up to bring us bias from Muslim activists during the Republican debate.
What a sad state of affairs for Conservatives.
What a diss from Fox to its base.


4 posted on 01/27/2016 8:41:03 AM PST by ElainaVer
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To: RightGeek

Anything said against the uniparty agenda will be quickly shown in a negative light. Fox has teamed with Google to ensure things remain politically correct and in line with the open borders, take down American culture crowd.

i can at least thank Fox and Google for finally ending my personal debate for whom I will support between Trump and Cruz. I am al in on Trump.

My wife is still undecided and my adult children are for Trump (4), Cruz 1.


5 posted on 01/27/2016 8:41:26 AM PST by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: RightGeek

No thanks.


6 posted on 01/27/2016 8:46:04 AM PST by pgkdan (Trump/Cruz 2016!)
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To: georgiarat

Glad to see Americans are waking to the evil that the powers that be have planned for our future is being thwarted by one man and his name is Donald J Trump.


7 posted on 01/27/2016 8:48:16 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: RightGeek

Anything said against the uniparty agenda will be quickly shown in a negative light. Fox has teamed with Google to ensure things remain politically correct and in line with the open borders, take down American culture crowd.

I can at least thank Fox and Google for finally ending my personal debate for whom I will support between Trump and Cruz. I am al in on Trump.

My wife is still undecided and my adult children are for Trump (4), Cruz 1.


8 posted on 01/27/2016 8:52:07 AM PST by georgiarat (Obama, providing incompetence since Day One!)
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To: ElainaVer

Trump connected into a very valid fear and distrust about Muslims in this country as citizens and particularly about those ‘refugee’s and immigrants Obama the Muslim is so hell-bent on infesting our country with.

The fact that Fox even deigned to pander to this appeasing, cowardly bullsh!t PC mentality is especially egregious. They don’t remember all the machinations their queer boy Shep went through the afternoon of the San Bernardino Muslim Terrorist attacks? What’s the effing problem? Was his eyeliner not prominent enough?

Does the entirety of this country have to bow down to CAIR and the likes of a bunch of 14th century savages to feel ‘validated’ in our inclusiveness?

Fox WILLINGLY gives up the effort to assuage normal everyday American patriots to give it over to a bunch of diverse monkeys who still wipe their asses with their hands. And they call that diverse inclusiveness. Fox can go f@ck themselves.


9 posted on 01/27/2016 8:54:12 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

well said!


10 posted on 01/27/2016 9:02:14 AM PST by Blue Highway
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To: RightGeek

bump


11 posted on 01/27/2016 12:13:14 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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