Politigo

On Friday, the last group presented and I was very intrigued and impressed with their idea. They created an app called Politigo, and basically it was political app that provided information on all of the people that hold positions in power. This can include senate members, house of representative’s members, presidential candidates, etc. The information they give goes through a system, and that system is designed to create information that has no bias. They even went as far as creating a concise page for each person that shows where they stand on big and controversial issues. These issues included things such as gun control, abortion, legalization of marijuana, etc. The application they presented in class did now have information on local powers such as the mayor or governors of one's city, but they said that is something that the app will eventually have. 

If this app were to go public, I would definitely use it. Being a college student, I am not as involved and informed on politics as I should be. During the previous election, the only conceptions I had of either president was what I saw on Twitter or social media. I did not have time to watch the debates, or be informed on which candidate to vote for because I was very busy with school. With all of this in consideration, I did not vote in the last election. I did this because I was not educated enough on the two candidates, and I did not want to base my vote on what I saw from social media. This is where this app would come in very handy. It would not only provide me with unbiased information at the tip of my fingers, but it would also provide even more concise information on where someone stood on a very controversial stance. It would put politics in a very easy and understandable way, which is very helpful considering how complicated politics can be. 

Moreover, as I mentioned earlier, the only thing the app could add to make it even better is a feature that expands on local government as well. For example, when mayor Strickland has completed his time as mayor, this app would be extremely helpful in elections for the next mayor.

In conclusion, the app was well thought out, professional, and informative. I think college students will find this most useful, because we spend most of our time on social media. Social media can skew the image of a candidate easily, and it would be nice to have an unbiased app to truly get to know the candidate.