September 15th, 2009
Parties, campaigns and representation: the political impact of blogs and social media
Posted by Barbara
Under: Authors, Barbara, Social Media Conference
Tags: Blogs, Citizen Journalism, Congress, constituents, democracy, Election Campaigns, Facebook, Grassroot Supporters, Huffington Post, Innovation, Intellectual Property, internet, MPs, politics, social media, Technology, Traditional Media, Twitter, US presidential campaign, Web 2.0, wikis
The outcome of political careers and even campaigns is increasingly dependent on the successful mastery of new communication tools including social media. Many MPs and members of Congress are embracing the use of social networking tools to keep in touch with their constituents, whilst Facebook, YouTube and even Twitter have potentially changed the nature of [...]
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