Ezra’s not here
Until this post, I’ve never written about Ezra Levant let alone Ezra Levant alongside Jack Layton.
Summary of IdleNoMore traffic for May – 11
Analysis of Idle No More online activity for May 5 through 11, inclusive. Analysis was performed using Marketwired/Sysomos Heartbeat.
Senator Finley’s death and unsocial media
Cancer took Senator Finley today. He was 66 years old. While a majority of the chatter was respectful, a handful of hyper-partisans crossed a line.
No touching
It’s all in the delivery, and Thomas Mulcair’s begs the question “has anyone in this caucus even seen a banana stand?”
Ontario budget chatter online
The Ontario Liberal Government presented its 2013 budget on May 2. The following breakdown identifies ten of those issues and what is being said about each.
Summary of IdleNoMore traffic for Apr 28 – May 4
Analysis of Idle No More online activity for April 80 through May 4, inclusive (using Marketwired/Sysomos Heartbeat).
Conversation with Preston Manning (podcast)
Preston Manning shares his views on the role of social media in politics, issue campaigns and making sure the right message is presented the right way on the most effective channel(s).
Did TweetTheResults really make a difference?
Two years ago, online Canadians were abuzz about TweetTheResults, a movement to discredit section 329 of the Canada Elections Act.
Summary of IdleNoMore traffic for Apr 21-27
The apparent slow down of events and measurable drop in online activity raises questions as to when IdleNoMore will return to the public conscious.
Conversation with MP Marc Garneau (podcast)
Liberal MP Marc Garneau on social media in election and leadership campaigns, Twitter as a tool of intelligence, good-natured online political interplay online and Chris Hadfield’s tweets from space.
Summary of IdleNoMore traffic for Apr 14-20
IdleNoMore shed more online momentum, flirting with just 10,000 overall mentions in a week for the first time in the movement.
Summary of IdleNoMore traffic for Apr 7-13
IdleNoMore online discussions fluctuate in a way that suggests the movement hasn’t yet landed on a more focused approach and measurable results.
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