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Blocking on social media

Further to my post on the  intolerance of diversity of opinion in Labour, a fascinating report by Pew on online behaviour in the US. They use the terms liberals, conservatives and moderates, which...

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MPs Social Media Details

I’ve compiled a table of Internet and social media contact details for the 121 New Zealand Members of Parliament. This list is intended as a public resource. MPs are welcome, and indeed encouraged, to...

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Live at Six

Had a great time last night at “Live at Six” at Downstage. It is an invigorating mix of interactivity and technology, that wonderfully depicts how our television broadcasters differently deal with a...

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Updated Social Media Details

Have updated the page listing social media details for MPs. For those into stats, here are the percentage of MP on each social medium for the four larger parties: Websites – National 86%, Labour 34%,...

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New media regulation

The Legal Research Foundation has organised a forum on media and new media regulation in Auckland on Tuesday 1 May. It will discuss the issues raised in the Law Commission paper reviewing regulatory...

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The Project [R]evolution

I’m heading to Auckland next week for The Project [R]evolution. It is a digital and social media conference organised by AUT, the US Embassy and Social Media NZ. The keynote speaker is Alec Ross,...

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The Australian social media battle

Speculation is growing in Australia that Kevin Rudd will (again) challenge Julia Gillard for the Labor Party leadership in March. The article linked to has some graphics and stats on their social media...

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MPs and social media

An interesting story from Kate Chapman at Stuff: The oversharers Oversharing on social media is nothing new. Everyone has friends who insist on posting endless Facebook updates about what they ate for...

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TVNZ’s social media rules

Rachel Glucina writes at the NZ Herald: Ex-BBC consultant Michele Romaine, on contract with TVNZ’s news and current affairs department until the end of the month, has this week installed a rigid social...

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Australian State Supreme Court and social media

Stuff reports: The Australian Supreme Court is joining Facebook and launching a website with live videos and retired judges’ blogs in a bid to preserve the concepts of open justice and a fair trial in...

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Social media tips for MPs

Matthew Beveridge blogs some social media tips for MPs: Don’t click on links you are unsure of Don’t buy followers Do two-way conversations, not broadcasts Do not link your Facebook account to also...

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MPs on Twitter

These social media stats for MPs were collacted by Brand Gauge, a social media metrics site and tool. No surprise the PM has the most followers. Interesting that David Shearer still has more followers...

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Labour candidates spray paints wrong Facebook address on his van

Matthew Beveridge blogs: Labour’s candidate for Botany has already been talked about in relation to his social media at least once today. Jami-Lee Ross has also talked about this. However, upon seeing...

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Not even close

Stuff reports: Prime Minister John Key holds a clear advantage over his rivals on social media heading into September’s general election. Key has almost three times the followers on his Facebook page...

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Labour’s media targets

Stuff reports: Expect to see Labour leader Andrew Little in a good light on the 6pm television news – or questions to be asked at the top of his media unit. Little is advertising for a new chief press...

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Did UK Labour lose due to social media?

Helen Lewis writes at the New Statesman: Here’s my melodramatic theory: social media lost Labour the last election and it’s going to lose Labour the next one, too. It sounds bonkers, doesn’t it? But...

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The power of social media

John Key did a video on why he thinks we should change the flag, and rebutting some of the arguments against. He didn’t do a media release. He didn’t do a speech on it. He merely stuck the video on...

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Europe trying to ban under 16s from social media

Stuff reports: A new law plans to ban children under 16 living in the European Union (EU) from social media unless they have parental consent – but New Zealand experts say it won’t have the desired...

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Labour worried about candidates’ social media

The Herald reported: Labour Party candidates have been urged to clean up their social media profiles by removing potentially embarrassing pictures or comments about the party. The directive by Labour’s...

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Social Media can’t do the impossible

The Herald reports: Some 39 days after the Christchurch mosque massacres, social media sites are still struggling to stamp out copies of the gunman’s video.New York-based researcher Eric Feinberg...

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