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#elxn42 and #fe42: Can you see the difference?
It’s clear #elxn42 is the election hashtag of choice. So, is #fe42 a niche conversation, or a failed attempt at trailblazing by a government department?
Two pieces of media about online shaming
My chat with John Meadows about online shaming, and the more powerful TED Talk about online shaming by journalist and author Jon Ronson.
Five branding lessons for digital public affairs teams
These are the lessons, among others, the Government of Canada digital public affairs folks should have known before their rebranding project.
Confusing the public is not a brand strategy
The Government of Canada’s new theme-based brand strategy is going to confuse government communicators and the public.
#cdnpoli on pace to reach (even exceed) 6M tweets in 2015
Use of Twitter by Canadians to express and engage in political discourse (identified wth #cdnpoli) has grown significantly over the last few years.
The sincerity spectrum of campaign videos
I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to videos which strive to strike an emotional chord. These campaign videos fall somewhere on a sincerity spectrum.
