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 Send to email | Sorry Gamers, Gotta Leave The Couch To Register To Vote in MSFT |  By Silicon
el 25-Aug-2008 |  Late last week Rock the Vote announced a partnership with Microsoft (MSFT) to allow Xbox Live subscribers to register to vote from their Xbox. Sounds like an awesome idea, but it won't work quite as advertised. Why? Only two states-- Washington and Arizona -- allow voters to register online. Further, when you register to vote through Rock The Vote, they have to e-mail you the filled-out form, and you have to print it out and mail it in to complete the process.
That might not sound like a lot of effort, but it does require leaving the couch, and hardly qualifies as registering to vote through Xbox. And since it doesn't really streamline anything, it does reduce the Rock the Vote - Xbox partnership from potentially innovative idea to, well, gimmick status. Will it help Rock The Vote reach their goal of registering 2 million new voters by the fall? Who knows? One question: just how many of Xbox Live's 12 million users are eligible to vote?
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| Pwn the Vote: Register to Vote on Your Xbox 360 [Rock The Vote] | | Wow, this is some pretty amazing news! Microsoft is teaming up with Rock the Vote to allow gamers to register to vote on Xbox Live. The Pwn the Vote initiative (OK, i just made that up, they're calling it Rock the Vote still) will allow Xbox Live members o [..] Read complete article | | Published 21-Aug-2008 by Brian Crecente in rock the vote News Original Playstation 3 Pwn the vote Top Wii Xbox 360 Xbox Live
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The ability to download movies and TV shows via your game console definitely has its advantages. Like, for instance, never having to leave your couch. Of course, as so many moder [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Sep-2008 by Randy Nelson in digital-rights-managementdrmpsnpsn-video-storevideo-on-demand
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| The Daily Show Tackles Presidential Campaign Games [Clips] | | Presidential hopeful John McCain is targeting the directionless couch potato youth vote with video games. Poorly. Barack Obama, on the other hand, is doing a kick ass job of it, according to The Daily Show. Unless we're mishearing things, Master Obama is sporti [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Jun-2008 by Michael McWhertor in Clips Halo 3 Humor Media Politics Pong The Daily Show
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| Vote For The Best Dirt [Fracture Contest] | | Alrighty, time to vote. We've picked the finalists for the Fracture contest. Much love and many thanks to all who entered! The winner will be selected by Kotakuland and receive a copy of the game Fracture. Here's how to vote: Write a co [..] Read complete article | | Published 28-Oct-2008 by Brian Ashcraft in Fracture contest Contest Contest
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