Michael von Herff and podcast host Mark Blevis talk about social media, MPs, the federal politics and Mark’s white paper, “House of Tweets: Twitter and the House of Commons.”
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John Sparks, Paul Monlezun and Michael von Herff join host Mark Blevis to talk about the role of technology, particularly for human communication, in energy and natural resources.
Ron Guirguis, Michael von Herff, Monte Solberg and podcast host Mark Blevis offer their take on what makes for successful advocacy and whether the rallies coordinated through the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament Facebook group made a difference.
Note that since this podcast was recorded, CAPP launched their “31 Days of Action” on February 1.
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Like many Canadians, I’ve been watching the membership grow in the Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament (CAPP) Facebook group over the last few weeks. There was speculation in the office as to when the group’s membership would break 200,000. And it did, yesterday. Brian put up an excellent post questioning whether a digital gathering that large [...]
There’s no denying that mainstream media still carries a lot of weight on issues. This is particularly obvious on the web sites of media organizations that have embraced social media. For those of us who work in public affairs, these sites provide invaluable insight into public opinion and communication anthropology.
My colleagues and I have been [...]

