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An unconventional way to follow the conventions

Ever wonder how the polls and mainstream news coverage of the US presidential race stack up against the social media conversation? Then you’ll want to check out this ingenious dashboard (pictured above in the highest res I can muster right now).

Its charts showcase side-by-side comparisons of news, blogosphere and Twitter mentions of the candidates and more, providing an interesting mash up of perspectives–from the mainstream media down to to the individual opinions of lifestreaming micromedia. The up-to-the-minute Twitter and blog feeds of all things mentioning the candidates give you an unvarnished (and, caution, un-edited) taste of what people are talking about and linking to in the dynamic world of social media. Where do they find all that spare time?!? There’s even a Widget!

This is truly America’s first Web 2.0 powered presidential election (in terms of everything from fundraising to announcing a Vice Presidential pick via text message). So tools like this dashboard are a useful way for voters to take the pulse of the conversation themselves. Don’t know how long this one will remain up for. Let us know if you have found others. Maybe someone has created one for the iPhone already, available in an app store near you…

Special thanks: to Guy Kawasaki for tweeting this our way (along with the 18,000 plus other people who follow him on Twitter)

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