Ezra’s not here
Until this post, I’ve never written about Ezra Levant let alone Ezra Levant alongside Jack Layton.
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.
Montreal’s SPVM: a case study of social media in public safety and law enforcement
Using Twitter, Melissa Carol of Montreal’s SPVM (police service) was instrumental in maintaining public safety and order during the Manifencours protests.
Understand the strengths and challenges of your social media toolkit
To reach stakeholders and observers, you need to build a social media toolkit. This table helps identify strengths and weaknesses of some popular tools.
Cult of political personality
MPs are peeling away the layers of mediated experience to close the gap between themselves and the constituents and issue stakeholders they serve.
Spambots turn Twitter friction (and frustration) to eleven
The forecast for #eap2013 #lpcldr is a lot of spambots.
When good ideas go bad: PMHadfield lacked protective heat shields
The PM’s social media rebirth suffered a setback when an effort to engage children online opened itself to a barrage of creative criticism.
Fake Fake Twitter Followers?
Several attempts to get a comment from Status People have proven unsuccessful. So, my opinion of their Faker Scores tool hasn’t changed: it’s a fun idea.
What a difference three days make for LPCldr Fake Follower scores
The LPCldr Fake Follower scores generated by the Status People Fake Follower Check tool have changed significantly over the last three days.
The intersection of LPCldr Twitter followings
It’s not the size of the following, it’s the composition and what the Twitter account holder does to interest and especially activate them.
And now a scientific reason to drop the word “trending”
My research shows popular “trending” hashtags are propelled by anywhere between 15 and 25 per cent spam traffic and generally irrelevant noise.
Commander Hadfield is cool, smart and Canadian!
Commander Hadfield’s breathtaking photos, videos, reflections, live chats and music have energized and inspired a far reaching conversation.
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