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Monday 16 May 2011

Politics: New Media Case Study Pt.2


"He’s got a profile on YouTube and MySpace, which is holding their very own presidential primaries, and Obama’s even got his own social network through his campaign site. Making sure to keep in touch with as many people as possible in as many ways as possible, Obama has joined Twitter." Link


"As part of a partnership with nonpartisan group Declare Yourself, they’re set to run voting ads across the site and even embark on some MySpace marketing: you can make friends with the Declare Yourself profile and watch promotional videos (hosted by MySpace Video, naturally). The page provides a section where you can fill in a form, then print it out and mail it to state election officials. Once you’ve done that, you can copy and paste a badge to your own page to show others that you’ve registered to vote."Link


The Conservative leader, David Cameron, today apologised for any offence caused after he used the word "twat" during a breakfast radio show interview. When Absolute Radio host Christian O'Connell asked him about his views on Twitter, the Tory leader said: "The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it – too many twits might make a twat." Link


The BBC sparked a major political row last night after Jonathan Ross was accused of making 'disgusting' remarks about Lady Thatcher in an interview with Conservative leader David Cameron. Senior Tories called for the presenter, who recently signed an £18million three-year deal with the BBC, to be sacked after he made a series of obscene comments when Mr Cameron appeared on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Link


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