Posts Tagged ‘UK Politicians’

Exhibiting poise, insight and respect, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has risen to the top of the list of politicians using social media effectively. Johnson set up a Facebook account a little over a month ago and has posted at least once a day since. However, it is not simply the number of posts that makes his account one to watch for interested politicians and pundits, but rather the content therein – he discusses many dimensions of the government’s actions and policies, even reversing one of his decisions based on the comments that citizens left on his Facebook page. Read on for an in-depth look at what makes his use of social media such a success.
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While the recent UK election might’ve fallen short of being a political social media revolution, British politicians aren’t done with social media experiments yet. It’s clear that UK political leaders are hoping to line themselves up as social media leaders, at least in the political space, and the impact of social media on this past election was just a first step. And, as is to be expected, some of these first steps will be shaky – but they appear to be headed in the right direction.
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