2. The Problem
• informat ion explos ion
• too much of the s ame
• t ime - consuming
l a c k o f i nte r e s t
l a c k o f k n owl e d ge
l a c k o f o p i n i o n
3. The Solution
• fa s t a c c e s s to broade r informat ion
• no t ime - consuming se a r che s
• ful l y automated key word ex t ra c t ion
• di re c t compa r i son
• immedi ate v i s ibi l i t y of re levanc e
4. The Contribution
• opinion- forming
• more pol i t i ca l pa r t i c ipat ion
= increasing civic engagement