http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=441 The thoughts of Colin Byrne, CEO of Weber Shandwick UK Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:34:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=441&cpage=1#comment-36490 Election 2010: Is the impact of the internet about to be overestimated…again « Framing the Dot Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:57:08 +0000 http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=441#comment-36490 [...] Politics , elections Leave a Comment Tags: blogging, elections, Politics A big hat tip to Colin Byrne’s blog for drawing this one to my attention.  First the disclaimer, clearly online and social media are [...] [...] Politics , elections Leave a Comment Tags: blogging, elections, Politics A big hat tip to Colin Byrne’s blog for drawing this one to my attention.  First the disclaimer, clearly online and social media are [...]

]]> http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=441&cpage=1#comment-36446 Paul Seaman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:25 +0000 http://byrnebabybyrne.com/?p=441#comment-36446 When it comes to the UK election and social media we are in for a reality check. Barack Obama surfed a wave of enthusiasm online among young switched-on web-users. There's no such wave for any of the major parties in the UK to surf (hence the BNP is the major web-force, sort of). But Obama's web presence was top down me-to-you and has evaporated since he won power - so mainstream media rules in the US, too. But, still, social media cannot be ignored and sometimes it is the real thing. Conflicted? You bet! When it comes to the UK election and social media we are in for a reality check. Barack Obama surfed a wave of enthusiasm online among young switched-on web-users. There’s no such wave for any of the major parties in the UK to surf (hence the BNP is the major web-force, sort of). But Obama’s web presence was top down me-to-you and has evaporated since he won power – so mainstream media rules in the US, too. But, still, social media cannot be ignored and sometimes it is the real thing. Conflicted? You bet!

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