Here are some of the Twitter posts and links that we’d like to pass on from this week. You can find us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ascentum
- New report from Harvard: From Government 2.0 to Society 2.0 http://bit.ly/vXNvi9
#Gov20#demopart#publicengmt - Retweet from @participatory: Civic Engagement and Disability: technology to advance the participation of people with disabilities http://bit.ly/uP4ct2
#demopart#edem - New Ascentum Blog: Enaging on GooglePlus: How to start http://bit.ly/taA4S3
#publicengmt#epart#demopart
- Retweet from @participatory: Becoming Citizens: Youth E-engagement in Civic and Public Policy http://bit.ly/sALRQy
#edem#opengov#demopart - Interesting Blog: Measuring Online Community Engagement http://bit.ly/s0I9M8
#publicengmt#demopart
-Stephan Telka-
Twitter, Dialogue and #elxn41
Friday, May 13th, 2011
Here at Ascentum, we’re really interested in how people are using social media to connect, get involved, and engage in dialogue on issues that matter to them.
That’s why I volunteered to be part of a small team led by digital guru Mark Blevis (@MarkBlevis) that looked at how people were using Twitter on the night of Canada’s 2011 federal election.
In space provided by The Canadian Press (thanks @CdnPress_Ott!) we spent a fun evening together following the posts, unfolding events and the stream on Twitter related to the election. (more…)
Tags: elected officials, Social Media, Twitter, Web 2.0, Youth engagement
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