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PLATFORM AS A SERVICE (PAAS) FEATURING COMPUTER SOFTWARE PLATFORMS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CONDUIT FOR CITIZENS TO (I) MONITOR THE ACTIVITIES, ACTIONS AND POSITIONS OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES IN REAL-TIME AND AS CUSTOMIZED BY THE USER; (II) INFLUENCE POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS BETWEEN ELECTION CYCLES BY ENHANCING THE VISIBILITY OF CONSTITUENT POSITIONS AND CREATING A NEW LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS; (III) EASILY OBTAIN FACTS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION REGARDING POLITICAL ISSUES OF INTEREST; (IV) ESTABLISH A MORE ROBUST MECHANISM FOR REPRESENTATIVE-CONSTITUENT COMMUNICATION REGARDING KEY ISSUES; (V) PROVIDE TRANSPARENT DATA REGARDING THE MINDSET AND INTEREST OF CONSTITUENTS FOR USE BY CITIZENS, REPRESENTATIVES, CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE AND ADVOCACY GROUPS; (VI) ENABLE COMMUNITIES CENTERED ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE; AND (VII) REDIRECT CURRENT CHANNELS OF INFLUENCE AND POWER IN DAY-TO-DAY POLITICS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS