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César Albarrán Torres

Web 2.0: the new election superweapon | Politics | The Observer - 2 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...new-media-election-campaign

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  • From Twitter and Facebook to viral ads and crowdsourcing, technology appears to offer parties powerful new ways to engage voters
  • All three mainstream parties are adopting similar techniques, but with very different aims.
  • Social media matters precisely because it is social, creating networks and building intimacy between strangers quickly – even if some of them are politicians.
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  • Once the novelty of politicians in virtual life passes, social media users may return to ignoring them.
  • Perhaps the challenge for politicians online remains the same as in the days of soapbox and megaphone: just being heard.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 12 Apr 10
     
    Interesting article on The Guardian on how the main British parties use social media. The article, though, treats social media as a fad that may eventually dissolve. The question, though, remains: do political parties know how to use social media?
César Albarrán Torres

UK parties ignoring social media ahead of poll | EurActiv - 0 views

www.euractiv.com/...attle-social-media-news-405663

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  • The UK's political parties use social media for "one-off witty campaigns" but they do not engage in US-style outreach to their voters, according to an analysis by a British consultancy published ahead of elections due on 6 May.
  • The UK's political parties have not embraced social media as they were expected to do before the upcoming May elections, concludes research carried out by analysts at Ovum, a consultancy
  • "Politicians should be using chat platforms like the popular Twitter website to drive immediate responses to publicised events like televised political debates."
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  • "The UK has its own idiosyncrasies and we must not lose sight [of the fact] that many social media platforms have not been adopted by all ages and classes in society," the analyst added.
  • "The vast majority of MEPs are using the Internet and are certainly being inspired by the success that Barack Obama has had, but too many of them still believe that digital tools are less effective than traditional forms of communication, such as television and newspapers," said James Stevens, senior vice-president for digital services at the consultancy.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 17 Apr 10
     
    Interesting data on how and why British politicians are slow in the use of social media for political campaigning. They still trust other more traditional channels. Interesting data: Europeans are lagging behind American policy makers in their use of Twitter and other means of digital communication. Might the higher age average of European citizens have something to do with it?
César Albarrán Torres

In Indonesia, the Internet Emerges as a (Too?) Powerful Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Displeased that a statue of a 10-year-old Barack Obama was installed in a park here, Indonesians took their protest not to this capital’s most famous traffic circle but to Facebook. More than 56,000 online protesters later, city officials gave in to arguments that the park should be reserved to honor an Indonesian.
  • But the boom is prompting a fierce debate over the limits of free expression in a newly democratic Indonesia, with the government trying to regulate content on the Internet and a recently emboldened news media pushing back.
  • Skeptics, especially among politicians and religious leaders, worry about mob rule and the loss of traditional values.
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  • Thanks to relatively cheap cellphones that offer Internet access, Facebook, Twitter and local social networking media have rapidly spread from cities to villages throughout Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia and the Philippines
  • In another cause célèbre, online support was critical in freeing a 32-year-old mother who was jailed after complaining about the poor service at a suburban Jakarta hospital.
  • According to data from Facebook, Indonesia trails only the United States, with 116 million users, and Britain, with 24 million.
  • “I think we are between China and the United States,” he said. “Yes, we are free. But with freedom comes responsibility.”
  • César Albarrán Torres on 20 Apr 10
     
    Good article on the social and political uses of social media (sic.) in Indonesia. There have been attempts to filter/censor content, but so far they have been avoided. Uses of Twitter, Facebook by politicians is also described. 
César Albarrán Torres

| Texas Democratic Party: Petition to Gref Abbot - 0 views

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  • Petition to Greg Abbott: Do Your Job and Stop Wasting our Tax Dollars
  • We, the people of Texas, will not pay for Greg Abbott’s extreme partisan agenda.
  • We call on Greg Abbott to do the job we pay him to do and stop wasting our tax dollars on a frivolous partisan lawsuit.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 08 Apr 10
     
    Interesting use of social media by the Democratic Party as an opposition force in Texas. Notice how the webpages layout is not that different to the ones used by the Republican Party and their media allies, FOX NEWS. Does the web incite dialogue in political campaigning, does it represent a true paradigm shift, or are old propaganda and petition models just replicated? 
César Albarrán Torres

UK election 2010: @Conservatives have more followers than @UKLabour « ..:: di... - 0 views

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  • César Albarrán Torres on 10 May 10
     
    Contrary to the Obama-McCain 2008 campaign, where Internet users with liberal tendencies where more prone to follow their candidates via Twitter and other social media, the recent UK campaign shown the aparent leadership of Conservatives in political digital communications. They have double the Twitter followers than Labour. Do you think the digital divide between Democracts and Republicans in the US will shorten in the 2012 presidential campaign?
César Albarrán Torres

BBC News - Evan Williams says Twitter fundamental to government - 0 views

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  • Social networks will become a fundamental way we communicate with our governments, businesses and loved ones, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams has told the BBC.
  • Likewise, the White House has acknowledged the importance of Twitter correspondence - it recently announced that its tweets will be archived in accordance with the Presidential Records Act of 1978.
  • "I think Twitter will be a fundamental part of how people interact with their government," continued Mr Williams. "I think it will be how you get personal, customised information from every entity you care about, from your local café to your government, from your politician to your friends and family."
  • César Albarrán Torres on 18 Mar 10
     
    The White House will now archive its tweets. Wonder what role Twitter will play in the not-so-far-away 2012 US presidential campaign. If Obama runs for re-election... will he start the race ahead?
Andra Keay

Fibreculture Journal Issue 12 - 0 views

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  • Andra Keay on 17 Mar 10
     
    "..the impact of digital information and networking provokes a reconsideration of the model of medium theory. Every time it is written or stated that digital convergent technology has re-shaped the use and effects of media forms, then some form of medium theory is being employed." Good analysis of the strenths and weaknesses of both technological determinism and social shaping for understanding internet issues, with a look at the hybrid solutions like ActorNetwork Theory. Excellent background paper for understanding critical theories of technology.
anonymous

Australia on internet watchlist with Iran, North Korea - 0 views

www.smh.com.au/...north-korea-20100312-q23p.html

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  • Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday put Australia and South Korea on its list of countries "under surveillance" in its "Internet Enemies"
  • Australia was listed for the government's plan to block access to websites featuring material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse.
  • "This regrettably puts Australia on notice that, despite the Rudd government’s best intentions, any mandatory filtering policy is likely to be perceived internationally in ways that will not benefit our reputation as a free and open society," he said.
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  • He cited Australia's plans as an example, saying that there "the wide scope of content prohibited could include socially and politically controversial material".
  • Tamsin Lloyd on 12 Mar 10
     
    A media rights watchdog has listed Australia in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
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  • David Sams on 12 Mar 10
     
    A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
  • César Albarrán Torres on 13 Mar 10
     
    Why does everyone get so worked up with the word "censorship"? In some cases, like with child porn, if a medium is used to violate a human right or indeed foments a crime, then there should be some sort of control. Why look at it from a b&w perspective when there are so many grey areas?
  • anonymous on 14 Mar 10
     
    Is this really where Australia's future in censorships is heading?
Qi Li

The First Internet President - 0 views

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  • Qi Li on 21 Mar 10
     
    This article has explored the successful application of internet in Obama's political campaign. Obama's is said to be the first internet president. This article analyzes the advantage of the new media internet campared to the traditional media such as Newspaper, Television, radio, newspaper and so on. As is listed in the article the main advantages of the internet for the campaign use are including the ability to focus on specific demographic segment, and the convenience to create a place for participant to donate, and as is said by the author Samuel Greengard "Obama's staff could conduct polls, solicit ideas and opinions, and hold online town，hall meetings." However this article does not explore the reasons why Internet has this power deeply enough. Behind this power, in my opinoin, it is the "recursive public" that exerts impacts, it would be better if the author also to the "social capital" theory to analyze the power of the internet.
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