tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097271519551916936.post2379722303008750893..comments2023-11-05T08:23:27.258+00:00Comments on Politics, PR & Marketing: The social media revolution? Campaigning onlineDr Darren G Lillekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00870644282739147878noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097271519551916936.post-52180428235276285142007-04-16T09:22:00.000+01:002007-04-16T09:22:00.000+01:00So you propose to measure the number of links to M...So you propose to measure the number of links to MP's presences, assess the extent of a dialogic conversation and match it to 'values'. Interesting. But the aim of these sites is to attract the ordinary person, probably the non-voter; the online political community may well be more politically aware and the hits we see maybe driven by party activists wanting to give the impression of traffic (anonymity means we cannot treat them as representative or normal for research purposes)! Values, well whose, how could we define users' values? Is oppositionalism or cynicism a value? There is work to be done here but not sue if what you propose is one that can be developed or not at this stage. Lets chat!!!! (sorry more questions)Darren G. Lillekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561654825818601388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097271519551916936.post-59687750822146746792007-04-15T14:18:00.000+01:002007-04-15T14:18:00.000+01:00What about measuring the extent to which political...What about measuring the extent to which political posts are 'pulled' by other users and then match the content to semantic concepts. It would indicate how much the online community is relevant to users and the affiliations by way of commen and uncommon values. Answers, answers.David Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460585131936991211noreply@blogger.com