One of the things we did when we created our Facebook Free Conference Call application was to allow people to create public conference calls. The idea behind this feature is that you will be able to create public events that happen on a conference call. Market research showed that Facebook users would be interested in being able to hold live events with sports stars, musicians and political figures… just to name a few.
So I've created an event. On the October 10th ballot in Ontario, we're going to be asked to vote on whether to change our system of elections from the current first past the post model to a mixed member proportional model. What does this mean? What are the pro's and con's?
If you're on Facebook today, join me on September 20th at 10 AM to discuss this topic. And if not a Facebook user, but you still want to join the conversation, drop me a piece of email and I will send an RSVP link. And for more information about the ballot, visit the Referendum Ontario site.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
