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Andra Keay

YouTube - Hitler Finds Out About iSnack 2.0 - 2 views

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    The impending downfall of the this satire video (see previous bookmark) inspired me to share it. It's vegemite. It's good.
David Sams

Smashing Magazine - 0 views

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    A great industry site with news, discussion and features about web design, web content, Information Architecture etc.
César Albarrán Torres

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

  • 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.
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    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?
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