Photos: The tech behind the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Tech is on full display at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Big data, social media, and even VR make up the election tech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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2016 DNC at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia

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2016 DNC: Credentials for the Press Arena

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2016 DNC: No photos allowed inside the arena

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Elizabeth Warren at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Security at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Bill Clinton speaking at the 2016 DNC

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Protestors and Bernie Sanders supporters at the 2016 DNC

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Bernie Sanders supporter at the 2016 DNC

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2016 DNC map in person and via mobile

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AT&T charging station at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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YouTube studio at the 2016 DNC

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Google/YouTube at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Inside the Google/YouTube hub at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Google/YouTube set at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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2016 DNC: Google Trends of the big issues in New York

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2016 DNC: Google Trends of Most Searched by State

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Twitter's #BlueRoom at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Dan Patterson hanging out in Twitter's Caucus Room at the 2016 DNC

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An inside look at Twitter's room at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Oculus at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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2016 DNC: Stats about political conversations on Facebook

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Facebook at the 2016 DNC

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2016 DNC: Facebook Election stats (undefined)

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2016 DNC: Facebook Election stats of the top 5 issues

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2016 DNC: Facebook Election analytics about racial issues

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Emoji paddles at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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xfinity at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Instagram at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Skype at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Medium at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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SiriusXM at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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Uber at the 2016 DNC

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Broadcasting from the 2016 Democratic National Convention

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2016 DNC analytics: What's trending

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2016 DNC analytics: Real-time trending stories

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2016 DNC analytics: Ping map

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2016 DNC analytics: Aster chart

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2016 DNC analytics: Emoji cloud

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2016 DNC analytics: Real-time mentions, top issues, and topic cloud

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2016 DNC analytics: Spidey chart

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2016 DNC: We're with her t-shirt

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A hand puppet makes an appearance at the 2016 DNC

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2016 Democratic National Convention sign

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