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Now here’s a thing that’s curious to say the least. In this General Election where social media has supposedly been one of the biggest influences on voters, changing the way that people are thinking about political campaigning, isn’t it odd that one of the biggest stories on Twitter at … [Read more...]
The General Election 2010 draws nearer and tomorrow evening (Thursday) sees the final live televised leaders’ debate, this time broadcast on the BBC between 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. It will be hosted by David Dimbleby and held this time around in the Midlands. … [Read more...]
Tonight saw the second live televised leaders’ debate for the General Election 2010, broadcast on Sky News, and what a debate it was, a far better all around experience than the previous leaders’ debate last week. It all looked better from the off as the set was far less distracting than last … [Read more...]
Tonight (Thursday) it’s time for the second General Election live leaders debate, this time being televised on Sky News. The debate will be televised between 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and followed with another Sky debate about how things went for each of the leaders, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and … [Read more...]
We’ve noticed the use of social media coming more and more to the fore in this General Election 2010 and now another innovation from Microsoft is the launch of a new social platform especially for politicians, called TownHall. … [Read more...]
There is no denying how popular social network sites are becoming; two of the most popular are Facebook and Twitter. However only one of them get a mention from Barack Obama’s spokesman – the micro blogging website. … [Read more...]
The Internet, including Twitter and Facebook, was certainly agog with anticipation of the first live televised leader’s debate this evening, in the run up to the General Election 2010. Before it started being broadcast on ITV, the ITV online site devoted to the programme was buzzing with people … [Read more...]
Tonight we shall see the first ever live televised leaders’ debate for a General Election. The broadcast will be shown on ITV between 8:30 p.m and 10p.m. and hosted by Alastair Stewart, featuring of course all 3 main party leaders, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. … [Read more...]
Earth Day will soon be here and to help with the build up to the event, there will be a special Digg Dialogg guest: President Bill Clinton. This Q&A is a special Earth Day Edition and will be great to get an insight from Clinton about the environment. … [Read more...]
Oh dear, was it plain old naivety or rather more harshly was it stupidity that cost Stuart MacLennan his Labour candidacy for the General Election 2010. Mr. MacLennan, 24, was standing for the Moray constituency in Scotland but has fallen foul of Twitter, using it to make unseemly remarks about … [Read more...]
Following the upcoming General Election televised leaders debates, it appears YouTube and Facebook also want a piece of the political action. The use of social media has really come to the fore for the first time in this election and is bringing a whole new audience to politics, which most people … [Read more...]
The Electoral Commission is tying-up with social networking site Facebook in a bid to get more people into the voting booths for the upcoming General Election 2010. During this weekend Facebook users will be asked if they are registered to vote when they visit the site. … [Read more...]
After debate in the House of Commons the Digital Economy Bill has been passed after its third reading. Most of the clauses are still intact and it was passed by 189 votes to 47. One of the aims of the bill, among just many policies, is to curb online piracy, with the ultimate intention being to … [Read more...]
The General Election declared yesterday for May 6 2010 looks set to be more interesting than usual, due to a couple of factors. One being the televised debates of the party leaders, I for one can’t wait for those and think it will bring politics to a whole new audience. The other factor is the … [Read more...]
The General Election 2010 was officially confirmed today for May 6th by Gordon Brown. This date had been well-known for some time although not official, so the pundits were not disappointed in today’s announcement. For those of you interested in technology and social media you will be well … [Read more...]
With the General Election looming and the ever-growing use of social media in campaigning, along with the growing recognition of its influence, questions are being asked about whether the average civil servant is equipped for the use of social media. … [Read more...]
For those of you who don’t already know, there is a Twitter political group called Tweetminster. It seems as though the results cast for polls in the world outside of social networking very strongly echo the results of analysis by Tweetminster, with the General Election polls so far predicting a … [Read more...]
So what did you think of “Ask the Chancellors”? The televised live debate last night has given us a fascinating insight into just how much the use of social media will affect this and upcoming general election issues. It was always going to make the debate more interesting because it gives it … [Read more...]
This time around the General Election will be more affected by social and media than ever before, with it having an influence all its own, on politics today. The election campaigns being presently crafted by creative and media agencies will be very different from the campaigns of the past as … [Read more...]
Tomorrow will see a live television debate between Alastair Darling, current Chancellor, and 2 opposing would-be chancellors. The three have agreed to a no-holds-barred confrontation in contrast to the leaders debates which have been planned, which have strict limitations and rules. … [Read more...]
It seems that Twitter and Facebook are the cause of a controversy that’s built up between media personality Rachel Maddow and Senator Scott Brown. Speculation of Maddow launching a challenge against Brown surfaced largely it seems because of Facebook and Twitter rumors, leading Brown to send a … [Read more...]
Social Media has become a part of not only everyday life, but politics as well – just ask Sarah Palin. It seems that the former governor of Alaska has taken to Facebook and Twitter to make it known who is on her political hit list for the 2010 elections. … [Read more...]
News of the Budget 2010 comes about how it has created a cider rebellion on Facebook. There was a huge 10% plus inflation duty rise on cider while other alcoholic beverages such as wine and beer faced only a 2% increase. … [Read more...]
If you’ve ever wondered when social media would come into its own regarding politics, wonder no more. Today with the Budget 2010 we saw a real example of how the two can come together, and it’s just a taste of what’s to come with the forthcoming General Election. … [Read more...]
With the remarkable passing of the Health Care Reform Bill on Sunday night it seems that parties on both sides are now attempting to make the most of the fever-pitch of interest that surrounded it, including new candidates looking to make themselves known using sites such as Facebook. … [Read more...]
