
An interesting lesson in social media misunderstanding, delivered by a politician recently – starring a woman in a flip-up dress. Kate Beecroft MHK had to defend a post she made to her Facebook timeline, which annoyed a fair few people. And her defence, well… was a bit silly.
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This, I promise, is the last post about social media and the Manx election – I’m putting all the data here in a spreadsheet you can browse yourself. So if you’re a stats nerd or just love Microsoft Excel, tuck in!
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The votes are in, and the winners and losers have been announced – so how did Facebook influence the Manx general election? I’m feeling fairly smug, as many of the candidates I trained did win their contests (I’m running at a success rate of about 60 per cent).
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Yes, it’s the last part of our look at how candidates in the Isle of Man 2016 general election (taking place on Thursday) use Facebook. In this instalment, I’ll take a look at how long politicians have been running their Facebook pages (not personal profiles!).
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We know which election candidates are winning the “beauty contest” of Facebook Likes, so today I thought I’d take a look at their posts. Facebook page posts are easy ways of spreading information, sparking a debate or just reminding people who you are.
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