2012 Presidential Debates

It's over!  

It's a shame other speakers were so quickly eliminated. 

Third Parties were poorly represented.

Maps of the 2012 US presidential election results

2012 Presidential Election results 
via ProCon.org.

Commission on Presidential Debates
2012 Presidential Debate Schedule
Formats

Debate Infographics


First Presidential Debate - Wednesday, Oct. 3

Presidential debate
Domestic topics

University of Denver, Denver, CO

Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour

• Presidential Debate 2012 (Oct. 3, 2012) - YouTube
• Gov. Gary Johnson Debate via YouTube - Oct. 3

Vice Presidential Debate - Thursday, Oct 11

Vice presidential debate
Foreign and domestic topics

Centre College, Danville, KY

Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News

• 2012 Vice Presidential Debate - YouTube

Second Presidential Debate - Tuesday, Oct. 16

Presidential debate

Town Meeting format

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN and Anchor, CNN's State of the Union

• Presidential Debate 2012 (Oct. 16, 2012) - YouTube

Third Presidential Debate - Monday, Oct. 22

Presidential debate

Foreign policy

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

Moderator:  Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator, Face the Nation

• Presidential Debate 2012 (Oct. 22, 2012) - YouTube

3rd Party Debate - Tuesday, Oct. 23 (8 PM CST)


Presidential debate

Foreign policy, the economy, civil rights and other issues

University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Free and Equal Foundation

Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson
Green Party candidate, Jill Stein
Constitution Party candidate, Virgil Goode
Justice Party candidate, Rocky Anderson

• 3rd Party Debate - Tuesday, Oct. 23 - YouTube

Second 3rd Party Debate - Tuesday, Nov. 5 (8 PM - 9:30 PM CST)

Presidential debate
Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson
Green Party candidate, Jill Stein


Notes: 

Presidential Debate for Third-Party Candidates - ProCon

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• Biden vs. Ryan on 30 Issues

Debate Infographics

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20+ Twitter Tools

Image via CrunchBaseMore than 20 Twitter Tools are listed below in alphabetical order. With the expected high growth of Twitter, shown by this data visualization, many of the following Twitter tools should prove to be very valuable.


Flapptor
A simple Twitter search engine. You can get an RSS feed out of your search query as well.

Monitter
Monitor Twitter with 3 search phrases at once. Very powerful.

Mr. Tweet
A personal network assistant for you.

Mutwee
Share media via Twitter.

Summize
A search engine acquired by Twitter.

TweetBeep
Enables anyone to receive alerts by email whenever a specific word or phrase is tweeted on Twitter.

TweetBurner
Tracking the links you share on Twitter.

Tweetdeck
Application for download. Enables users to split all of their tweets into subject columns.

TweetFeed
A way to keep track of what is happening on Twitter that interests you.

TweetLater
TweetLater lets you create tweets scheduled for the future.

TweetScan
This is a search engine for Twitter indexing all the public messages on Twitter. Get daily or weekly email alerts.

TweetVolume
Enter a few words or phrases and see how often they appear on Twitter.

TweetyBot
Keeps you up-to-date with the latest Tweets from you followers and those you're following.

Twellow
A search directory of people by area of expertise, profession or other attribute listed in personal profiles on Twitter.

Twitdom
The Twitter Applications Database.

TwiTip
Twitter tips in 140 characters or more.

TwitPic
TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter.

Twitree (beta)
A Twitter application that visualizes your friends in a recursive tree.

Twitscoop
Monitor Twitter activity and find what’s hot on Twitter?

Twits Like Me
People Search - This tool helps you find people on Twitter who share your interests.

TwitterCounter
Tracks the number of Twitter followers by week, month or 3 months.

TwitterFox
Firefox extension for Twitter. Shows latest tweets and offers a quick way to enter tweets.

TwitterFriends
See your relevant network and some stats about you tweeting behavior compared to other Twitter users.

Twitter Google Custom Search
Search Twitter using a custom Google search engine setting.

Twitter Grader
What is your Twitter Grade?

Twitterholic
Ranks Twitterers based on their followers, the people they follow and the number of their updates.

TwitterMap
Provides users with the ability to update their locations on a Google Map and send a tweet with it.

Twitterment
A search engine for Twitter powered by Google search.

Twitter Search
Twitter's search for realtime results in any language.

TwitterTroll
A real-time Twitter search engine for finding new Twitter friends.

TwitterWho
Using this, you can search for multiple queries on Twitter at one go.

TwitterVision
A real-time geographic visualization of posts to Twitter.

Twubble
People Search - This also helps find people who share your interests on Twitter. It brings out profiles who your current friends are already following.

The Dog Fight

Google Maps' Street View is wonderful.

These dogs fighting represent a slice of life on a San Francisco street - and a magnificent example of data visualization.