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• Alberta election campaign heats up online... but is it all for naught?

  According to political scientist David Taras, quoted in a recent Canadian Press story , apparently so: "The basic rule so far is that things that go on in cyberspace don't have an impact unless they're picked up and legitimized by the mainstream media." Read More... Posted 12 February 2008 08:13 by Brendan Hodgson | 0 Comments Filed under: Public Affairs, Social Media, transparency, facebook, advocacy

• When employees take it upon themselves to "communicate"... right way or wrong way?

  Is Facebook ever dull? Not so long as issues such as this rise from the echo-chamber. Today, the National Post printed a small piece on a Facebook Group (3500+ members strong) created on behalf of Tim Hortons' employees (although whether the creator is Read More... Posted 11 January 2008 08:41 by Brendan Hodgson | 7 Comments Filed under: Employee Communications, Social Media, transparency, facebook, advocacy

• Issues management and the social Web - black and white, or shades of gray?

  I was quoted this morning in an article related to an issue pitting Dalhousie University against a Facebook group protesting the school's use of animals for research. You can read the story here (and find additional context here ). It's an interesting Read More... Posted 28 August 2007 10:43 by Brendan Hodgson | 1 Comments Filed under: Social Media, Public Relations, transparency, facebook, crisis