Here comes the TV party leader debate worm
I’ve written previously about my expectation that we’d see a worm grace the stage during the televised party leader debates. … Read the full post »
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For more general advice about online campaigning, see my Online Politics posts.
Online political campaigning: unofficial trumps official, again
It’s a common feature of online politics, at the national level at least, for unofficial campaigning to reach wider audiences than official campaigning. … Read the full post »
Social media: heavily used by candidates with best chances of winning
A ComRes survey of 101 Parliamentary candidates “who are likely to win or retain their seats” has found very heavy use of social media. … Read the full post »
Facebook vs Daily Mail: In the online age, is rewriting a story sufficient?
At one level the legal threats by Facebook against the Daily Mail are fairly straight forward. … Read the full post »
Do your blog comments make a good impression?
There are many reasons people have for posting comments on this site or others: because they’ve got something to add to the conversation, because they want to correct an error, because they like taking part in a debate, because they’ve got a question to ask or a myriad of other reasons. … Read the full post »
What do the public want politicians to get up to online?
The Hansard Society has a new report out which asks the public what they want out of politicians and the political system online. … Read the full post »
Public still likes its privacy according to new poll
The question of people’s attitudes to privacy has been in the news following Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s comments. … Read the full post »
Cornwall Council takes a wise approach to social media
Newly created last year, unitary Cornwall Council is taking its first steps in drawing up a social media policy as part of a wider communications review. … Read the full post »
Social media: the new photographs
Be warned: just as a powerful photograph can make a story or break a reputation, so too can social media. … Read the full post »
Modest good news as Government makes modest copyright backdown
From the BBC comes news of progress in improving the controversial Digital Economy Bill, specifically around copyright infringement. … Read the full post »