August 29, 2008
New Web Site LIVE
Early this morning we officially launched the new Web site for the week of the convention. The site includes several cutting-edge features that give journalists and other visitors to www.GOPConvention2008.com unprecedented access to convention news and information.
"The convention’s Web site will enable Americans to log on, experience the convention as it happens, and learn about John McCain’s unparalleled record of service and sacrifice. The site will offer unprecedented access to convention proceedings and will help demonstrate why John McCain is best qualified to lead our country," said Maria Cino, President and CEO of the 2008 Republican National Convention.
The new Web site includes a media portal, where daily and hourly schedules, press releases, media advisories, speech text, speaker bios, pictures, video, and RSS feeds will be posted. To access the portal, visit the convention Web site, www.GOPConvention2008.com, and click "media portal," or go directly to http://portal.gopconvention2008.com.
The convention Web site will also feature six live streaming video channels that will provide exclusive footage captured from within the Xcel Energy Center, including the backstage area and Radio Row. In addition, the site features state pages where people can connect with other Republicans from their state, links to social networking sites, and - of course - the Grand Ol’ Blog, the official convention blog.
Today’s launch of the new Web site is part of this week’s on-going efforts to welcome John McCain and more than 45,000 convention attendees to Saint Paul.
Following a
review of our old Web site by a "staunch Democrat" who claimed the GOP Convention Web site may cause him to "change [his] party affiliation," this new site should make the switch a no brainer.
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