When you hear the term power dialing, the general thought that comes to mind is Telemarketing, which usually has a negative connotation in the general population. However the use of autodialing goes far beyond the marketing world. In fact, quite a few common uses help us in ways we rarely think of. Let’s look a few of those uses:
The nexus between technology and democracy proves to be stronger than ever this election cycle.A few days ago, we got an interesting email from Thomas Kennedy, the newly elected Citrus County (FL) School Board Member for District 1. It read "CallFire got me elected!" It turns out that Kennedy's use of voice broadcasts helped his campaign win by a landslide, in 60 out of 61 precincts in his county.
Why Voice Broadcast?
The City of Santa Barbara holds city elections in November of odd years. This year, there were 3 council seats, a mayor's seat, and an important measure all up on the ballot. Measure B was the hot topic of this year's election, which would limit building hight limit in downtown Santa Barbara to a maximum of 40 feet.