Instagram had a big election night too, photo uploads climbed to 2.1x normal rate

Instagram photos were flying fast and furious as soon as news networks called the 2012 presidential election for Barack Obama.

Yet another dumb CNN voting stunt: Displaying electoral results via the Empire State Building

CNN has come up with several goofy ways of displaying information about the presidential elections, but none that are as gimmicky and dumb as its latest stunt.

3 tips to spot email scams before election day

During the Presidential election season, scammers can’t wait to cast their nets. It’s important to know the signs of fraud and be able to identify the difference between a legitimate email from a fraudulent one. Here are three ways to identify a potentially counterfeit email or website.

Fringe party presidential debate gives online news sites a chance to shine

While major TV news networks are almost entirely devoted to discussion of the 2012 presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, a handful of online streaming services are offering coverage of the fringe candidates -- aka the people who have no chance of actually winning the election in November.

Tech industry leaders helped Obama raise $27M for re-election bid

The entertainment and financial industries aren't the only sections of the business world hoping to impact political change through donations.

Satirical new puzzle game brings out the fun in arguing about politics (exclusive)

Party Politics is a little like a presidential election combined with Bejeweled ... actually, that's exactly what it is.

Facebook teams with CNN for 2012 presidential election coverage

"Election Insights," as the destination site is called, visualizes the volume of Facebook activity involving Democratic candidates President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his veep choice, Paul Ryan.

The SoundHound for politics, Ad Hawk IDs who’s behind political ads

Ad Hawk aims to make it easier for voters to find out whose funding political advertisements. Call it technology-enabled transparency.

Facebook, CNN launch ‘I’m Voting’ app to add more politics to your News Feed

Facebook and CNN are injecting more political chatter into your News Feed with the 'I'm Voting' app.

Who will be Mitt Romney’s VP? His new app will reveal the answer

Nowadays, most big political announcements come via the wire or Twitter, but the Romney presidential campaign aims to do things a bit differently.

The campaign announced an app for Android and iOS  today called Mitt’s VP that will unveil the …

Obama wins in race for digital attention

The Obama campaign is employing a digital strategy like no other, betting more aggressively on Facebook, display ads, and paid search than Republican candidates seeking the nomination, according to new data from analytics firm comScore.

In fact, the Obama for …

Stitcher’s Election Center app gives Obama, Romney yet another outlet

Stitcher, the iOS and Android radio app that is trying improve the state of non-music streaming content, has added an Election Center section to its app to keep people in the loop on the contentious 2012 U.S. elections.

Stitcher’s in-app …