COLORADO CAPITOL WATCH USES EVOCA TO BROADCAST THE VOICES OF POLITICS

Sep 04, 2008

posted by Leigh Lawless

Colorado Capitol Watch, devoted to keeping Colorado voters up to date about its state legislature, expanded its services to enable anyone engaged with the political conventions and campaigns to put their voices online using Evoca’s innovative Phone-to-Web digital audio service.

Denver, CO and Savannah, GA — September 3, 2008 – Voices ranging from Ashley Judd, the actress to Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader to Jeff Greenfield, Senior Political Correspondent for CBS News, to concerned citizens are online thanks to the initiative by the Colorado Capitol Watch team to make sure that messages about political experiences and opinions can be heard around the world. Anyone can call the CCW hotline at 303-481-6000 to get their political views heard instantly simply by using their mobile phones. Digital audio recordings are recorded and then streamed online with Evoca technology at: coloradocapitolwatch.com/blog.

“An informed electorate is essential for small ‘d’ democracy to continue to thrive in the United States. Enabling first-person accounts from the Democratic National Convention is our initial contribution to this important process,” remarked Paula Noonan, CEO and Founder of Colorado Capitol Watch and Colorado delegate to the DNC, “and it will continue throughout the 2008 election campaigns.”

“We applaud the innovative use of Evoca’s Phone-to-Web services by the Colorado Capitol Watch and look forward to supporting their on-going non partisan initiatives during the upcoming election season and legislative sessions in the State of Colorado”, added Murem Sharpe, CEO and President of Evoca.

About Evoca

Evoca enables organizations and individuals to create fresh, compelling audio content online using any phone, computer mic, and Skype™ and streams it online to any website, blog, or social media profile. Evoca provides Voice-to-Web digital recording and online distribution through its “software-as-a-service” media platform. Organizations of any size can easily integrate and customize Evoca Media Services features into their web properties, marketing programs, and customer-facing operations using Evoca’s RESTful HTTP API (application programming interface) and VoIP telephony services covering over 45 countries.

About Colorado Capitol Watch

Colorado Capital Watch endeavors to bring truth through facts to the voters of Colorado based on the bills and voting records of their legislators. Its goal is to ensure that Colorado voters have all the necessary information to assess their legislators based on their actual voting record. The website serves as a “truth check” for any allegations or assertions made by anyone, including candidates, legislators, and 527s, on the public record of legislators. CCW is a non partisan enterprise dedicated to open, transparent government. All collected data comes directly from the public voting record of Colorado legislators and uses the Colorado General Assembly website and the Secretary of State’s website to gather information. CCW also records Committee and General Assembly sessions via the web audio streaming provided by the State.