BC Family Day and Social Media – Engagement or Distraction. CFAX with Adam Stirling

The BC Government is undergoing a two week public engagement exercise, using primarily social media, asking citizens for a preference on what day, starting in February 2013, should be declared ‘Family Day’. Is this a distraction, or good use of public resources?

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CFAX: What on Earth is #SMCV12 ?

What is a hashtag? Why are tweets mentioning Victoria BC tagged #YYJ? Do I really need to use Twitter and Facebook for my business or organization? Find answers from experts at Social Media Camp 2012 in Victoria BC.

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CFAX: Alberta Vote Shows Problems with Polling

What happened with the polling is a matter of considered speculation and hand-wringing by polling companies and media, some journalists even jumping the gun and posting political obituaries to Alison Redford and her Progressive Conservatives before the polls had closed and the votes counted.

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Scoring Social Media in the Alberta Election

Throughout the election campaign Wildrose has had the better communication team, focusing media on the leader, Danielle Smith, and handling the inevitable gaffes and controversies immediately and with unapologetic clarity. It is no surprise they are leading the polls based on social media engagement alone.

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CFAX – Apps, Instagram and Customer Service through Social Media

What makes an 18 month old, free mobile App, worth $1 Billion? Is the App space a new dot comm bubble? Who is doing well using Social Media for customer service? Some answers and a great conversation with Adam Stirling on CFAX 1070.

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Podcast: NDP Convention, Social Media and DDoS

The March 24th New Democratic Party Leadership convention saw some glitches in the e-voting system, via a possible Denial of Service attack. Does this mean e-voting is impossible? CFAX 1070 host Adam Stirling and Mat Wright discuss this, and social media in politics.

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E-Voting Denial of Service Attack a Wake Up Call

There is demand for greater participation at all levels of policy and politics – voting is key. The NDP are to be congratulated for taking the risk, and largely accomplishing the goal during a leadership convention. The wake up call is to all other parties, and candidates, and in fact government, that IT security cannot be taken for granted.

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ABC News Data Test, or Did Santorum Win Illinois?

A data test via ABC created a webpage showing Santorum winning the Illinois primary. It was a test, but public. How should ABC deal with the leak, will it affect the result?

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Canadian Humour in Politics with #RoboCallMovies

Conspiracy theories abound with the 2011 Federal election call scandal, with a wonderful response on Twitter by Canadians…

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Stand Out: Facebook Timeline for Pages

Timeline format is moving to business and organization pages, and as these affect brands, it is important to learn the new features, and set the apps, profile pictures and information to the best advantage

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