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For immediate release:
First Live Appearance of Jackie Strike - Virtual Candidate for US Election 2000
Jackie Strike, virtual candidate for the US presidency, made her first live public appearance on July 4th 2000 in Cologne,
Germany. Appearing before the international print and television press, Jackie's "State of the Campaign" address announced
her online campaign and called for world-wide participation in a new political platform on the internet at
www.jackiestrike.com.
"The future of democracy is digital" proclaimed Mrs Strike. Due to the current low levels of public interest in the
US presidential race, Jackie's online campaign "couldn't come at a better time". Her site intends to inform and involve, making politics accessible and appetizing. Jackie wants to get voters involved. Jackiestrike.com combine politics, technology, and communication into an entertaining mix.
Mrs Strike is supported by the "Jackie for President Ltd" joint venture of noDNA AG, Boettcher Hinrichs AG, and Web
Pilots AG. With the addition of partner kiwilogic.com AG, the Strike movement has gained momentum. Jackie announced
that additional partners will soon be named.
Jackie has taken inspiration from software developments, such as the Boettcher Hinrichs' "Phrasemonger" program, which
randomly combines statements from political speeches thus forming new ones. The technologies of noDNA presented at the press conference allow voters to see and hear Mrs Strike in realtime, and will soon enable her to go online at amazing speeds.
From the start of her campaign, Jackie wanted her site to open the doors of communication and information. In creating
Jackie Tours, the Web Pilots have realized Jackie's visions. These scenic flights through the World Wide Web offer a
view into Jackie's personal and political life, linking interesting and obscure sites that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Jackie will soon bring interactive dialogue to the site with the technology of kiwilogic.com. As much as Mrs Strike
enjoys speaking, she also enjoys listening to what site visitors have to say. Visitors to jackiestrike.com can read
all about Jackie's life, her statements, and get the latest Strike news from the campaign trail. By signing up for
the volunteer supporter program, visitors can even earn a place on Jackie's side as her vice presidential running
mate. Now there's a reason to get excited about Campaign 2000 - her name is Jackie Strike.
Jackie Strike - She's smart, modern, dynamic and unlike her mortal pol-peers, she's accessible. As a browser-friendly and
interactive 3-D character, Jackie Strike is the first politician capable of speaking personally to all citizens - anywhere
and anytime. The virtual candidate for the US Presidency is the digital answer to your everyday politician. Her site
combines information & technology, draws a fine line between virtual and reality, and is helping shape the future of
democracy. At www.jackiestrike.com, Jackie offers a multi-partisan political view, introducing visitors to many sides
of the issues on her Web Tours. In Speeches, Jackie generates political speak at the click of a mouse, randomly quoting
Bush, Gore and even JFK, MLK and the Declaration of Independence. Strike's motivation is to involve people in politics
online, promoting the democratic power, influence and participation of each individual via the Internet. Jackie is for
those who don't want to just read static political discourse, but see it, hear it, and feel it. In addition to
communicating directly with site visitors online, Jackie can also appear "live" in 3-D for Internet or TV events.
Further information is available at: http://jackiestrike.org/pressoffice.
Jackie for President Ltd., initiators of the Strike campaign, is a joint venture of
Boettcher Hinrichs AG,
noDNA AG and Web Pilots Inc.
Boettcher Hinrichs AG - (http://www.boettcher-hinrichs.com) develops applications for political
and corporate communication, and provides PR Consulting and Relationship Management for Internet companies. noDNA AG
(http://www.nodna.com) is the first agency for virtual models and actors. In addition to renting virtual actors
developed in-house, noDNA also acquires virtual characters from designers worldwide and offers solutions for realtime
interactive Newsspeakers, Hosts, Entertainers and Consultants for Web, IT and digital media. Web Pilots Corp.
(http://www.webpilots.com) lead internet users on topical voyages through the World Wide Web by means of
editorially-supported tour engines. Additional Jackie Partner is kiwilogic.com AG
(http://www.kiwilogic.com),
which develops "Lingubots™" using natural language technology that lets a computer "understand" and respond to human
dialogue. Jackie is also supported by new7wonders.com (www.new7wonders.com),
PR Newswire (www.prnewswire.com), and
White House Protests (www.whitehouseprotests.com).
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