Comments on: How Facebook Increased General Election Voter Registration http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20100713/how-facebook-increased-general-election-voter-registration/ News Today Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Chris Gordon http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20100713/how-facebook-increased-general-election-voter-registration/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 Chris Gordon Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:42:28 +0000 http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/?p=2203#comment-1956 Social Media played a key role in bringing people together to dicuss the election - though as with many 'social media event' the commentry was not upon the subject matter, but upon the subjects. Not enough of the dialogue focused upon the policies of the participants not did it truely give place or voice for serious discussion and debate. With this in mind I would be hard pushed to beleive that Social Media influenced votes through communication, education and engagement - rather social media played its role as a 'peer-pressure network' which steered voters decisions. Social Media needs to grow up and continue to evolve until it becomes truely a place for dialogue and not a space for riddicule. Social Media played a key role in bringing people together to dicuss the election – though as with many 'social media event' the commentry was not upon the subject matter, but upon the subjects. Not enough of the dialogue focused upon the policies of the participants not did it truely give place or voice for serious discussion and debate.

With this in mind I would be hard pushed to beleive that Social Media influenced votes through communication, education and engagement – rather social media played its role as a 'peer-pressure network' which steered voters decisions.

Social Media needs to grow up and continue to evolve until it becomes truely a place for dialogue and not a space for riddicule.

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