Social networking to increase your vote

Dave Briggs

Community Evangelist

@davebriggs

dave@learningpool.com

www.davepress.net

@davebriggs

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www.davepress.net

There’s a revolution going on

This stuff changes lives

From the benefits officeto Downing Street

in 5 years

(and a blog)

This isn’t anything new, though

It’s just talking

The interesting thing about social technology is not the technology.

It’s the implications of using it.

For politicians:

ListeningOpenness

TransparencyCollaborationCooperation

For society:

Private / publicOnline / offlineConsumption

(that’s 1,743,281)

Why should you bother?

It’s quick

It’s full of interesting – and new –

people

It’s findable

It’s mobile

It’s conversational

Some things to do:

1. Be human2. Don’t automate3. Keep it frequent4. Mix your media5. Be responsive6. Link, link, link

7. Don’t feed trolls

Thanks for listening!