Florida’s running its appeal through its Microsoft Azure-hosted MyFloridaCensus site and Web-based application according to TMCNet. MyFloridaCensus, hosted in the Windows Azure cloud platform, uses Microsoft Silverlight for cross-browser compatibility.
Microsoft officials explain, the collective technology “allows visitors to share their experiences with the 2010 Census and build a social user-generated experience around the once-per-decade count.” This is all made possible with the help of a Bing Maps interface that allows them to interact with each other over the cloud servers.
MyFloridaCensus is a major Florida’s overall effort to ensure a complete count of residents during the ongoing 2010 Census. An online presence is quite necessary considering that door-to-door is becoming obsolete and is being done away with nationwide July 10th.
