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Google Moderator on YouTube enables real-time feedback from your audience

Thursday, May 27, 2010

[Cross-posted from the YouTube Blog.]

YouTube is about starting a conversation. Every day, hundreds of millions of videos spark dialogues on everything from the future of the African continent, to what should be done about the oil spill, to the best slam dunk of all time. But until now, it’s been difficult to harness those free-flowing discussions.

That’s why, starting today, we’ve integrated the ability to use Google Moderator into every single YouTube channel. Moderator is a versatile, social platform that allows you to solicit ideas or questions on any topic, and have the community vote the best ones up to the top in real-time. We previously used Google Moderator as part of our interviews with President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Here’s how it works: You set the parameters for the dialogue, including the topic, the type of submissions, and the length of the conversation. Watch as submissions get voted up or down by your audience, and then respond to the top-voted submissions by posting a video on your channel. The platform operates in real-time, and you can remove any content that you or your audience flag as inappropriate. You can also embed the platform on your own website or blog.
For more details on how to set up your Moderator series, visit youtube.com/moderator. And please note that in order to participate in a Moderator series, you'll need to be logged into a Google account that is linked to a YouTube account. To see how 12 YouTube users, including Michael Buckley, the New York Times, Stanford and Howcast, are using the feature, check out the YouTube Blog.Posted by Olivia Ma, YouTube News Manager, and Ginny Hunt, Product Manager, Moderator

Bring Moderator More Places: Facebook, Maps, Android and More

Thursday, May 13, 2010

We created Google Moderator to empower citizens across the world to directly connect with their government officials, and part of that mission is making Moderator available to as many people as possible. Last month, we powered the YouTube/Facebook Digital Debate in the UK, where over 10,000 people participated in asking and selecting questions via YouTube and Facebook for party leaders David Cameron, Nick Clegg, and Gordon Brown. This is the first time we've brought Moderator to Facebook, and we're excited to be making it available to more people.

We've also been hearing from people who want to tightly integrate Moderator into their own sites and apps. To make that possible, this week over at the Google Code Blog we announced the new Google Moderator API, which allows you to create custom interfaces for Moderator. Inside Google, we've already used it to build an Android app, a Wave gadget, and a visualization of where questions came from when Moderator was used to interview President Obama.

We're excited to see what you can build, so read the announcement for more details and check out the API to get started!

Posted by Eric Hysen, Public Sector Team

The Digital Playbook: Can online ads move poll numbers?

Monday, April 19, 2010

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Moderator’s Big Day: President Obama, FCC Chairman Genachowski and Prime Minister Harper

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Just a few hours earlier, YouTube's Steve Grove took your questions on the new National Broadband Plan to Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski. Chairman Genachowski took 17 questions in the interview, exclusively from user submissions on Moderator. Check out the video below and see all the questions on CitizenTube.

Rounding out the day, Google's Patrick Pichette headed north to interview Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, again using questions submitted through Moderator.

We're excited to see governments and news organizations alike embracing technology to connect with more people than ever before.

Posted by Eric Hysen, Public Sector Team

Google Moderator is empowering citizens across the world to directly connect with their government officials. Today, Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News used Moderator to solicit questions for Baier's exclusive interview with President Obama. In just one day of voting, nearly 5,000 people cast over 100,000 votes on over 4,000 questions. Check out the questions viewers submitted and the video of the interview below:

Rounding out the day, Google's Patrick Pichette headed north to interview Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, again using questions submitted through Moderator.

We're excited to see governments and news organizations alike embracing technology to connect with more people than ever before.

Posted by Eric Hysen, Public Sector Team

The Digital Playbook: Top 5 strategies for political campaigns

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Editor's note: We're excited to welcome Google's Elections and Issue Advocacy Team to the Public Sector Blog. Since 2007, they've worked with political candidates, consultants and advocates to build online advertising campaigns and fully integrate digital media into political strategy. This post marks the beginning of what we hope will be a regular series from the team. Follow the Digital Playbook label for future posts. posedonline advertising platformshealth care reformRepublican victoriesScott Brown's upset in Massachusetts1. Use search advertising to build your email list and raise money.AdWords2. "Blast" the Google Network when you need to make a big splash.AdSenseVirginiaMassachusetts3. Join social networks to further amass and interact with your list of supporters.TwitterFacebookYouTubeYouTube politician channel4. Use data to inform your campaign decisions.Google Insights for SearchGoogle Analyticsclick-through ratesGoogle Website Optimizerexperiments5. Remember: Rapid response happens online, with or without you.Joe Wilsondeftly used search advertisingmcdonnell thesis
We'll be posting further insights and best practices throughout the 2010 cycle, so keep an eye on this blog and on the Digital Playbook label. And let us know what you think—we'll be using your comments to help determine what we write about next.

Update: If you're a campaign or candidate looking for help on getting started with advertising on Google, don't hesitate to give us a shout. You can get started on AdWords yourself, though—all it takes is a credit card and a few moments to create your first ad.

Posted by Chris Talbot, Elections and Issue Advocacy Team

Google Moderator's World Tour

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Google Moderator makes it easy for organizations around the world to receive questions and input from audiences of any size. Two recent uses of Moderator show how this tool can be useful worldwide.
Across the pond in the UK, the Conservative Party is using Moderator to power their new Draft Manifesto site. They're asking citizens to post questions about their health care plans and vote on submissions from others. Party Leader David Cameron will then answer the top questions in a live webcast this Friday. With three days to go, over 1,300 people have cast more than 20,000 votes.

Moderator was also a key component of the CNN/YouTube Debate at the recent Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. Visitors worldwide submitted text and video questions for the debate through Moderator, and the top questions were answered by a panel of climate experts, including Kofi Annan, Thomas Friedman, Yves de Boer, Bjorn Lomberg and Daryl Hannah.

We believe technology can empower citizens to become involved in policy-making at all levels of government. We're excited to see this process take place around the world and across all political ideologies.

Have other examples of Google Moderator or other online tools improving the policy-making process? Let us know in the comments.

Posted by Eric Hysen, Public Sector team

Finding the laws that govern us

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Politics and Elections Blog

Google Moderator on YouTube enables real-time feedback from your audience

Bring Moderator More Places: Facebook, Maps, Android and More

The Digital Playbook: Can online ads move poll numbers?

Moderator’s Big Day: President Obama, FCC Chairman Genachowski and Prime Minister Harper

The Digital Playbook: Top 5 strategies for political campaigns

Google Moderator's World Tour

Finding the laws that govern us

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