Today is Election Day, marking the end of a fierce, long battle between two of the most controversial political figures in the US history, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. While many Americans are busy casting their ballots, tech companies are also on the go, launching digital tool aimed at helping people on how to get their vote.
Many of these high-tech companies, which range from big corporations to startup, are getting creative, launching digital tools to help from everything from guiding them to their polling places to providing a live coverage of the Election Day and poll results.
Tech giants such as Google, Twitter and Facebook have all rolled out services designed to help voters with everything they need to vote, from finding their polling station to following election results.
Even car-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft are also busy, offering promotions and free rentals to riders in some places. Car-rental startup Zipcar is also joining the party, offering its members use cars free-of-charge to help drive to their polling stations and to vote.
Alphabet's Google division has been very active and involved in this election cycle, offering key information like the numbers of seats in the House and Senate and even the exact numbers of electoral votes Clinton or Trump may need to win the election. The search giant is set to display the election results directly in its search engine in over 30 languages, thus providing everyone with the latest information about the election results.
YouTube, the video-sharing division of Google, will show election results, with live-stream news from media partners such as from NBC, MTV, and Telemundo.
Like Google, Social networking powerhouse Facebook is also getting into the Election Day action, offering a feature to help members develop voting plans. Facebook is harnessing its massive user base to come out with a most detailed information on how the candidates stand on the issues. In addition, Facebook also offers recent social media posts and campaign sites for review.
Twitter is also in the Election Day action, reminding voters to participate in the event. Using Twitter, Voters can now direct message @Gov to find their closest polling place and ballot information.
Another tech company that very busy this Election Day is Snapchat. The video and messaging app are offering its users election season coverage, in which the company displays election results, acceptance and concession speeches, and much more.
Tech companies have been very useful in the election cycle, providing different digital platforms for voters to express thoughts and feelings about each candidate, helping them in their voting decision.
