Social Media and US Election Voting (Twitter)

I really like Twitter and I'm trying to get more hostels to use social media like Twitter :)

Social media doesn't always send traffic that directly converts, but it's a way to be seen and to connect with online "influencers" who can spread your message beyond the immediate social network.

Here are some interesting examples of how Twitter is being used in this 2008 US election season:

Twitter is being used to report voting conditions in the US:
http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2008/10/report_voting_conditions_and_problems_using_t_1.html

Follow it here:
http://twittervotereport.com/
http://votereport.us/reports/map

Craig from Craig's List blogs about it here:
http://www.cnewmark.com/2008/10/protecting-your.html

Twitter is also being used for conversation about the election here:
http://election.twitter.com/

CNN is starting to use Twitter also so you can send messages to news anchors while they are on TV:
http://mashable.com/2008/09/04/cnn-twitter/