Continuing a theme begun by my colleagues Matt Salvatore with his piece on the ‘Top 5 political blogs’ and Michael Von Herff’s piece ‘The 10 best tweeters for those following Ottawa’, I’d like to discuss those web sites and blogs that are essential reads for those tracking issues, events and gossip in federal politics. With [...]
Well it had to happen sooner or later. Today’s news conference on the Hill that saw Stockwell Day sparring with reporters who eventually accused him of “not making any sense” on crime data and the census, is telling. Has the Ottawa press gallery finally turned on the government? The Harper government should take solace in [...]
Two weeks ago, Fleishman-Hillard and Harris Interactive released the results of the Digital Influence Index (DII), a study of consumer behaviours, media and the role that digital plays in our lives (click here to read our social media release). The study focused on seven countries whichcollectively represent 50 per cent of global Internet usage (China, [...]
As a “man of a certain age,” I am not exactly a natural for Twitter. But when FH was in the process of putting together House of Tweets – our study of the use of Twitter by Members of Parliament – I became positively hooked on it. Anyone who follows @vonHerff, will know that my [...]
GovCamp is part of a movement of so-called unconferences — events that are community run and open to everyone, typically at no charge. It’s purpose is to bring together governments, public institutions and citizens to explore the idea of Government 2.0 and ways in which social technology can change the way services are delivered. The [...]
A few weeks ago, Mark published a blog post that social media has transportation problem. He explained that to become digitally engaged many organizations must overcome the challenges presented by the first and last miles of adoption. This presented a fantastic opening for a discussion on the subject. On this edition of Public Affairs, Mark [...]
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