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{{short description|Google service (2008–2015)}}

'''Google Moderator''' is a [[Google]] service that uses [[crowdsourcing]] to rank user-submitted questions, suggestions and ideas. It was launched on September 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://techcrunch.com/2008/09/25/use-google-moderator-to-crowdsource-group-questions/| title=Use Google Moderator To Crowdsource Group Questions| author=[[Michael Arrington]]| publisher=[[TechCrunch]]| date=2008-25-09| accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref> The service allows the management of feedback from a large number of people, who can vote for the top questions that they think should be posed and ask their own. The service aims to ensure that every question is considered, lets the audience see others' questions, and helps the moderator of a team or event address the questions that the audience most cares about.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lai |first=Sarah |url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/google-launches.html |title=Google Launches Google Moderator For Presidential Debates &#124; Threat Level from Wired.com |publisher=Blog.wired.com |date=2008-09-28 |accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref>

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|author = Dave S. Young, Ashley Cadd, Taliver Heath,<ref name="techcrunch">{{cite web| url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/09/25/use-google-moderator-to-crowdsource-group-questions/| title=Use Google Moderator To Crowdsource Group Questions| author=[[Michael Arrington]]| publisher=[[TechCrunch]]| date=2008-09-25| accessdate=2011-01-20}}</ref><ref name="businessweek">{{cite web| url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1001_google_apps/12.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005021138/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/10/1001_google_apps/12.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 5, 2009| title=Google's 20 Hottest Tools: Google Moderator| publisher=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]| date=2009-09-01| accessdate=2014-01-21}}</ref> and Colby Ranger<ref name="techcrunch"/>

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'''Google Moderator''' iswas a [[Google]] service that usesused [[crowdsourcing]] to rank user-submitted questions, suggestions and ideas. It was launched on September 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web| urlname=http://"techcrunch.com"/2008/09/25/use-google-moderator-to-crowdsource-group-questions/|> title=Useand Googleshut Moderatordown Toon CrowdsourceJune Group30, Questions|2015.<ref authorname=[[Michael Arrington]]| publisher=[[TechCrunch]]| date=2008-25-09| accessdate=2011-01-20}}<shutdown/ref> The service allowsallowed the management of feedback from a large number of people, who cancould vote for the top questions that they thinkthought should be posed andfrom aska pool of questions submitted by others or submit their own to be asked and voted on. The service aimsaimed to ensure that every question iswas considered, letslet the audience see others' questions, and helpshelped the moderator of a team or event address the questions that the audience most carescared about.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lai |first=Sarah |url=http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/google-launches.html |title=Google Launches Google Moderator For Presidential Debates &#124; Threat Level from Wired.com |publisher=Blog.wired.com |date=2008-09-28 |accessdate=2009-04-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205151326/http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/09/google-launches.html |archivedate=2008-12-05 }}</ref> The service was internally nicknamed '''Dory''' at Google, a reference to "the fish who asked questions all the time in ''[[Finding Nemo]]''"''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://searchengineland.com/google-moderator-aka-dory-launches-14817|title = Google Moderator (AKA Dory) Launches|date = 25 September 2008}}</ref>''

Google Moderator was developed by Google engineers [[Dave S. Young]], [[Taliver Heath]],<ref name="techcrunch">http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/25/use-google-moderator-to-crowdsource-group-questions/</ref><ref>{{cite web| urlname=http://images."businessweek.com"/ss/09/10/1001_google_apps/12.htm| title=Google's 20 Hottest Tools: Google Moderator| publisher=[[BusinessWeek]]}}</ref> and [[Colby Ranger]]<ref name="techcrunch"/> in their [[Google#Innovation Time Off|20% time]], led by project manager [[Katie Jacobs Stanton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1588917&nid=19 |title=Federal News Radio 1500 AM: What is Google Moderator? |publisher=Federalnewsradio.com |date= 30 January 2009|accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Battelle |first=John |url=http://battellemedia.com/archives/002437.php |title=News: Google.Portal.Finance Launches - John Battelle's Searchblog |publisher=Battellemedia.com |date=2006-03-20 |accessdate=2009-04-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605101721/http://battellemedia.com/archives/002437.php |archivedate=2009-06-05 }}</ref>

In December 2008, Google Moderator was used by the President-elect [[Barack Obama]]'s transition team in a public series called "Open for Questions", in which they answered questions from the general public. The first series ran for less than 48 hours and attracted 1 million votes from 20,000 people on 10,000 questions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://change.gov/pagenewsroom/contententry/open_for_questions_comes_to_a_close_at_1200_am/20081211_openforquestions |title=TheThis Obama-Bidenedition Transition Team &#124;of Open for Questions Archivedcomes to a close at 12:00 a.m.|publisher=Change.gov |date= 2008-12-11|accessdate=20092014-0401-2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225144643/http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_comes_to_a_close_at_1200_am/|archive-date=2014-02-25|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="questions1">{{cite web |url=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_round_2_response/ |title=Open for Questions Round 2: Response &#124; Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team |publisher=Change.gov |date=2009-01-09 |accessdate=2009-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420014753/http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_round_2_response/ |archive-date=2009-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The second series ran for just over a week and attracted 4.7 million votes from 100,000 people on 76,000 questions.<ref name="questions1"/> In January 2009, Obama appointed Stanton to the newly created position of Director of Citizen Participation.

Google Moderator was shut down on June 30, 2015, because the usage did not meet Google's expectations.<ref name=shutdown>{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sPmkuVqoHKue7SlL3tSLrDsyufB8owMeR8AHx4LG8FA/pub |title=Moderator shutdown announcement |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date= |website=Google Docs |publisher= |access-date=11 May 2015}}</ref> The site remained available as read-only until August 15, 2015, at which time it closed completely. Content remained available for several years via Google's Takeout tool.

==References==

{{Format footnotes|date=January 2014}}

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[[Category:Discontinued Google services|Moderator]]

==External links==

[[Category:Bug and issue tracking software]]

* {{official site|http://www.google.com/moderator/}}

[[Category:2008 introductionssoftware]]

* [http://change.gov/page/content/20081211_openforquestions/ Open For Questions: Round 1 - Change.gov]

[[Category:Internet properties established in 2008]]

[[Category:GoogleProducts and services|Moderator discontinued in 2015]]

[[Category:2008 introductions]]

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