Posts Tagged ‘ Social Media ’

Opinion: Blogs don’t win elections, but they help

February 25, 2010
By Rachel Charman, Editor

By Rachel Charman This week saw an interesting letter to the Echo from D Allan in Shoebury. In the letter, Allan writes: “From my experience, whether it be a Conservative, Labour or Independent leaflet which has appeared on my doormat, there has always been some form of typo, or grammatical error. “To put people...
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BNP blog closed to public following Councilbust.com coverage

January 25, 2010
By ottermojo

By Rachel Charman Southend Patriot, the BNP support blog for Southend, has restricted access to invited readers only. Previously, the blog, hosted on free blogging software Blogger, was open to any reader and easy to find through any internet search engine. After a Councilbust.com feature in December 2009 and a discussion of the website...
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Politics special: Social media as a barometer of Essex BNP support

December 1, 2009
By ottermojo
Politics special: Social media as a barometer of Essex BNP support

Much has been made of the use of social media in politics. Barack Obama’s highly-polished use of social media technology such as Facebook is a notable example; Conservative leader David Cameron caused a stir with his regular YouTube webcasts; and here in Southend, local councillors and prospective Parliamentary candidates use Twitter to keep the...
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