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CreateDebate URL http://www.createdebate.com/ Type of site debate, social networking Content license Creative Commons license Owner CreateDebate, LLC
Arlington, VACreateDebate is a user-driven social debating website which serves to facilitate discourse on topics of users' choosing. CreateDebate combines social networking technologies with debating and voting in a social and democratic nature.
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Users can create a debate about any topic they desire and can link the debate to any media found on the Internet, including text-based articles, images and videos. Users can search and discover debates relevant to their interests, and interact with other CreateDebate users who have common or disparate beliefs.
The content on CreateDebate is driven entirely by the user base, and debates that receive the most amount of action become "Most Heated" and end up on the front page. CreateDebate users can cite evidence via links in their arguments from any source on the Internet. All content on CreateDebate is licensed under a Creative Commons license, allowing for freedom of information share.
Functionality
The CreateDebate platform provides a structure that lets people see what the most convincing arguments are within each debate, and which side of a debate has the most popular support. People can create two kinds of debates and argue any topic they are passionate about. The CreateDebate community then votes the arguments "up" or "down". Over time, the most convincing arguments rise to the top of the debate, which distills out the central points and most relevant factors. CreateDebate categorizes debates into various topics including: Politics, Technology, Shopping, Religion, Travel, Science, World, Sports, Business, and Comedy, although users can create debates about any topic they are interested in. The creator of the debate, or the Debate Moderator, chooses the title, information, category, and end date of the debate, and has the power to ban users from the debate.
CreateDebate is a social network designed to help groups of people sort through issues, viewpoints, and opinions in an organized manner, so that better decisions can be made. Each user has a user profile, which automatically builds itself over time. "Allies", "Enemies" and "Hostile" relationships are tracked and a news feed provides personalized updates. Debate and arguments activity is also automatically tracked so its easy to find new content. A points system keeps tabs on participation to allow users to identify the top debaters in a number of categories. The research feature allows people to pipe RSS content from the web into any debate.
Debate Types
There are currently two types of debates available for creation on the site; the 2-Sided Debate and the Perspective Debate. The 2-Sided Debate Consists of two different columns, each representing a viewpoint pertinent to the motion. These "sides" are expressed as the debate creator sees fit, but mostly fall into the categories Yes/Agree and No/Disagree, relative to the motion. The default argument tags in a 2-sided debate are identical to the side the user posts their argument on, though new tags can be created at users' discretion. A Perspective style debate allows for limitless viewpoints and includes only one column for all arguments. In both types of debate, the Moderator can choose whether the debate will end at a specific point or continue indefinitely.
History
CreateDebate was started by CreateDebate, LLC of Arlington, VA. The private beta version of the site was launched on February 28, 2008 and the public beta of CreateDebate was introduced on April 29, 2008.[1][2][3]
CreateDebate was founded out of the Robert H. Smith School of Business and won the March 2008 Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship competition.[4]
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