What’s Twitter doing with two factor authentication?
The simple way of protecting an account for an online service is with a password. But passwords on their own are not very secure. … Read the full post »
Read my posts about Twitter, and especially how to use it in political campaigning. You can find me on Twitter at @markpack.
For more general advice about online campaigning, see my Online Politics posts.
Should political parties get off Twitter?
Writing for The Independent, Sunny Hundal says the Labour Party should get off Twitter. Let’s take a look at his argument. … Read the full post »
How Twitter helped Greek election candidates win
Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – another study on the impact of Twitter on election campaigns. … Read the full post »
Supercharge your Liberal Democrat social media accounts with this free service
Do you run one or more Liberal Democrat social media accounts, such as a Twitter account for a local party or a Facebook page for a regional party? … Read the full post »
#FBPPR: what does it mean?
The hashtag #FBPPR is mostly used on Twitter and stands for ‘follow back, pro-proportional representation’. It is a deliberate echo of the #FBPE – follow back, pro European – hashtag. … Read the full post »
TweetShelf: a great tool for making the most of Twitter
Buffer and Bulk.ly might be great tools for sharing content via social media, but what about finding great content in the first place? That’s where TweetShelf comes in. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat digital tools and services: get them here
Brought together in one place, here are the Liberal Democrat tools and services that I look after to help party activists keep informed and campaign. … Read the full post »
The more attention people pay to politics, the more likely they are to be left/liberal
The more attention someone pays to politics, the more likely they are to be left/liberal in their views. That’s the finding from… … Read the full post »
How to backup Twitter
Mistakes happen. Either your own or the social network’s. That’s why backups are useful. Here’s how to backup your Twitter account. … Read the full post »
How political ads popular on Twitter can be counter-productive
What works well on Twitter can be counter-productive if used in political adverts. That’s one of the snippets of wisdom in a Politico piece. … Read the full post »