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Social networking to increase your vote Dave Briggs Community Evangelist
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Presentation to Councillors at the Northern Ireland Local Government Association conference on 18 Feb 2010.
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Social networking to increase your vote
Dave Briggs
Community Evangelist
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!
