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'''Google Moderator''' iswas a [[Google]] service that uses [[crowdsourcing]] to rank user-submitted questions, suggestions and ideas. It was launched on September 25, 2008.<ref name="techcrunch"/> 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 and ask their own. 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}}</ref>

Google Moderator was developed by Google engineers Dave S. Young, Taliver Heath,<ref name="techcrunch"/><ref name="businessweek"/> 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= |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}}</ref>

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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/newsroom/entry/open_for_questions_comes_to_a_close_at_1200_am/| title=This edition of Open for Questions comes to a close at 12:00 a.m. |publisher=Change.gov |date=2008-12-11 |accessdate=2014-01-21}}</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}}</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 will bewas shuttingshut down on June 30, 2015 because the usage doesdid not match the expectations Google had. <ref>{{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 will remain available as read-only until August 15, 2015, at which time the it will close. Content will remain available for a minimum of two years via Google's Takeout tool.

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