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Social media and Canadian politics: a primer list
A primer to introduce you to some of the MANY ways social media have been used and misused by politicians over the last few years.

How much should a tweet cost: Industry Canada’s 12-step Twitter policy
The upshot of Industry Canada’s tweeting-by-committee process is their tweets are unremarkable, asocial and can’t be responsive to current events.

Digital Makeover: Ted Hsu
Kingston and the Islands MP Ted Hsu has not only found his inner MP, he’s found his inner digital native MP.

Draft one of the book due this week
The book Tod Maffin and I started in June is happening. We signed a contract with a publishing company. The first draft is due Thursday — four days from now.

We can be royals: King George teaches authentic communication
Best Picture winner The King’s Speech holds lessons on authentic, human communication.

One year of Commander Chris Hadfield (@cmdr_hadfield)
Analysis of online activity to mark the first anniversary of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s launch to live aboard the International Space Station for six months.