Vote Auctions (21)

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http://vote-auction.net/
Editor's Pick Vote-auction.net Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   Bringing democracy and capitalism closer together. Founded by James Baumgartner (as voteauction.com), produced by ubermorgen.com and helped by ®TMark.
   http://vote-auction.net/

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http://www.auctionwatch.com/awdaily/dailynews/august00/4-081800.html
AuctionWatch: Straight Talk from Voteauction.com Open in a new browser window
   You, the taxpayer who finances the monkey show, now has a chance to partake of the corruption that is politics.
   http://www.auctionwatch.com/awdaily/dailynews/august00/4-081800.html
http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id505/pg1/
Disinformation: Capitol Punishment: Does Voteauction.com Subvert Democracy? Open in a new browser window
   by Alex Burns.
   http://www.disinfo.com/archive/pages/dossier/id505/pg1/
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-248517.html
News.com: eBay pulls auction for U.S. presidency Open in a new browser window
   With confusion increasing over who will be the 43rd president of the United States, one eBay auctioneer had put the presidency up for bid.
   http://news.com.com/2100-1023-248517.html
http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/08/17/vote_sale/
Salon.com: Democracy for sale Open in a new browser window
   Bid for the vote of one U.S. citizen, now on eBay!
   http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/08/17/vote_sale/
http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/05/18/voteauction/
Salon: Will culture-jam for food Open in a new browser window
   The prankster behind the Voteauction.com satire needs your help to pay off his $3,800 legal debt. By Katharine Mieszkowski.
   http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/05/18/voteauction/
http://slashdot.org/articles/00/08/17/1459228.shtml
Slashdot: Voteauction.com Open in a new browser window
   News and discussion forum.
   http://slashdot.org/articles/00/08/17/1459228.shtml
http://slate.com/id/88646/
Slate: Buy This Vote! The Web puts democracy on sale Open in a new browser window
   The schemes generated a lot of media attention and some sellers and buyers-the bidding on eBay reached $10,100, and Voteauction found 200 takers in a single day.
   http://slate.com/id/88646/
http://slate.com/id/92292/
Slate: If eBay Ran the Election Open in a new browser window
   In the hypothetical future where all votes are traded on the Internet, it's easy to see how bipartisan collusion would line the pockets of politicians at the expense of voters by holding down the price of votes.
   http://slate.com/id/92292/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/14/votes_for_sale_online/
The Register: Votes for sale online in the US Open in a new browser window
   Chicago's gangster ridden past has come back to haunt city officials with the appearance of a new website - Voteauction.com, where people can register to sell their vote to the highest bidder.
   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/14/votes_for_sale_online/
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,39770,00.html
Wired: Selling Votes or Peddling Lies? Open in a new browser window
   Did Voteauction.com really solicit bids on American votes, or was it all a mirage? The owner says yes, while the site's creator says no. A judge will decide.
   http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,39770,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38559,00.html
Wired: Austrian Takes Bids on U.S. Votes Open in a new browser window
   Voteauction.com has changed owners as well as modus operandi. And this time, it appears, the prospect of squelching the wrongdoing is going to involve more than a threatening phone call.
   http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38559,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38229,00.html
Wired: Close Vote? You Can Bid on It Open in a new browser window
   If citizens do indeed find the choice between Gush and Bore meaningless, the proprietors of Voteauction.com say, why not at least make a little cash on the side?
   http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38229,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38355,00.html
Wired: Voteauction Bids the Dust Open in a new browser window
   Last week, Voteauction received a spate of publicity that began with a Wired News story. Two days of intense press and Internet attention followed, which concluded in legal threats that compelled its operator to shut it down.
   http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38355,00.html
http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2000/11/3/143335/151
kuro5hin.org: Dot com ruled by US law? Open in a new browser window
   Article and forum discussing the implications of InterNIC pulling the European domain vote-auction.com.
   http://www.kuro5hin.org/?op=displaystory;sid=2000/11/3/143335/151
http://rtmark.com/voteauction.html
®TMark: Voteauction.com Open in a new browser window
   ®TMark page about its investment in Voteauction.com.
   http://rtmark.com/voteauction.html

Last Updated: 2007-10-04 00:05:21