YouGov hopes to channel the constant flow of opinions from Twitter and Facebook into useful data with its new polling site
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FT on 24th Mar 2010 (via traxfer.ft.com)
Lib Dem Voice now has a page on the social networking site Facebook - you can find us here - and show your support by becoming a fan. If the social networking revolution has so far passed you by, you can still join Facebook for free here. 32 on-the-ball Facebookers have already marked themselves as fans on
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 22nd Jul 2008 (via libdemvoice.org)
According to Facebook: "The following website has been identified as malicious:lukeakehurst.blogspot.The link you have clicked has been identified by Facebook as a malicious web site. For the safety and privacy of your Facebook account, we strongly suggest you avoid visiting this address."
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LukeAkehurst on 16th Oct 2008 (via lukeakehurst.blogspot.com)
This site provides free access to a 15 page pamphlet by Dan Schultz which was published by DigiActive in 2009. It provides a basic guide to organising political protest campaigns via the social media website Facebook. There are some interesting case studies of successful online protests: including monks in Burma, and activism in Egypt and Morocco.
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Intute on 11th Jun 2009 (via intute.ac.uk)
Cross-posted from The Wardman Wire: When it comes to social media, Facebook is pretty much it as far as MPs go. For example, of the Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet members, 100% have a public email address, 90% have a website (the exceptions being in the House of Lords), 72% are on Facebook, 7% blog (and for
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 30th Dec 2008 (via libdemvoice.org)
It may just be another social networking site but as the Guardian reveals, if used properly Facebook can be very useful indeed: Campaigns launched on the site have inspired thousands of people to join groups urging them to become members of tissue transplant registers. Joining the registers helps widen the pool of bone marrow and blood donors available and increases the chance of a match being fou...
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PeterBlack on 15th Dec 2008 (via peterblack.blogspot.com)
Details about the personal life of the next head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, are removed from the social networking site Facebook.
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BBCPolitics on 5th Jul 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)