Archive for Online politics
EBuzzing Top Lib Dem Blogs, February 2012
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by EBuzzing (Wikio as was). Nobody has dropped out this month, while Stephen and Lisa return to the top 100. 1 (9) Liberal Democrat Voice Down 2 2 (20) Caron’s Musings Up 3 3 (29) Mark Pack Down 7 4 [...]
Three essential Twitter lists for Liberal Democrats
If you’re interested in the Liberal Democrats and you’re into Twitter (start drawing that Venn diagram now), here are three lists I curate which help you get the best out of the social network: Liberal Democrat MPs (34 currently) Liberal Democrat peers (10 currently) Liberal Democrat London Assembly members/candidates and Mayor candidate (20 currently) As [...]
The Arab Spring, social media and lessons for future revolutionaries
“The longer you can look back, the further you can look forward”. So said Winston Churchill, explaining the practical application of history to forecasting. That is why those seeking to understand the causes as well as possible implications of the Arab Spring and Egyptian revolution of 2011 can learn much from the previous Egyptian revolution [...]
Lib Dem achievements, communicating peers and election timetables
A trio of resources for your weekend’s delectation: Electoral timetable for May’s elections: I’ve recently updated my May 2012 election timetable post with extra details Liberal Democrat peers on Twitter: having commented adversely in the past on the lack of communications from many of them, I’ve been hunting out how many are using Twitter. You [...]
Nick Clegg: what his speech web page could have looked like
Earlier today in amongst positive comments about the communications handling of Nick Clegg’s speech, I also made some criticisms of the digital side. It’s only fair to ask, “OK, but what would you have done?” so here is the web page I would have put together: Nick Clegg: More money back in your pocket I’ve [...]
This 2008 political advert is still hard to beat
Enjoy (but please, don’t copy):
PS No, she didn’t win.
PPS For some other horrors, see the strange political adverts here.
Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, January 2012
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio. Farewell this month to Stephen Glenn, Spiderplant Land, Miss S B and Lynne Featherstone and hello again to Richard Morris. 1 (7) Liberal Democrat Voice No change 2 (22) Mark Pack Up 24 3 (23) Caron’s Musings Up 5 [...]
Campaign Corner: Is it better for a candidate to have a website or a blog?
Today’s Campaign Corner question: I'm standing in May and not sure what matters most - my website, having a blog or both?
Wikio Top Lib Dem Blogs, December 2011
Here are the Liberal Democrat entries in the top 100 political blogs as ranked by Wikio. Welcome back to the Top 100 to Mark Valladares. 1 (7) Liberal Democrat Voice Down 1 2 (25) Jack of Kent Down 9 3 (28) Caron’s Musings Down 3 4 (43) Liberal England No change 5 (46) Mark Pack [...]
The latest 38 Degrees email: two good points, one bad
The latest email from the campaign group 38 Degrees hit my inbox earlier this week and shows signs of the organisation responding to previous criticisms made of it – but not all of them. One criticism made by others (including many people active in other pressure groups) in the past has been about 38 Degrees [...]
