The ink of election results is still wet. Yes, it is a bit too early to talk about how the internet/mobile would be used by our politicians in the “next elections”. Currently every media house (print and TV) is a little busy blowing the “same tune” on their trumpet – We predicted the results correctly! […]
Obama’s plan on transparency put into practice on Twitter, citizens can see cash flow!
We can never imagine this happening in India 🙁 Rhode Island in US has started “reporting” their cash flow on a daily basis for their citizens to see on Twitter. Real-time cash-flow numbers for Monday, April 06: General Fund Receipts: $15,921,766 … General Fund Expenditures: $29,548,018 Rhode Island’s Office of the General Treasurer, which recently […]
Social Media is free, but marketing isn’t
Twitter, Facebook, Orkut are free to use, leveraging them for marketing purposes takes time, expertise and money. According to an article in Businessweek by B.L. Ochman says, Integrating these tools into a corporate marketing program requires skill, time, and money. The budget for an effective social media marketing campaign begins at $50,000 for two to […]
Social Networking Sites being used by Citizen Journalists in US Presidential Election
TwitterVoteReport.com (no longer functional) was a site for sharing your voting experience during 2008 US Presidential elections. Their help page has the details about how to participate in reporting your experience. On November 4th 2008, millions of Americans will go to over 200,000 distinct voting locations and using different systems and machinery to vote. Some […]