I had the pleasure of hearing Charles Leadbeater speak about the basis of his new book, We Think: The Power of Mass Creativity, at the British Library last night. Now, the title of the event was “We Think: Will the Web be Good for Us?” which has a foreboding ring to it, doesn’t it?
Charles suggested [...]
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We Think: We are a Wise Crowd
March 27th, 2008 by Ben · 1 Comment
Social Media and UK Politics, Part II: The Lame Chicken and the Apathetic Egg
March 27th, 2008 by Jeremy · 3 Comments
The low level of online political engagement in the UK cannot solely be the responsibility of UK politicians, disappointing though their attempts to climb aboard the fast-moving social media train may have been.
(Consultants are allowed to use phrases like “fast-moving social media train” once before being fired - Ed.)
It’s certainly more complicated than that. For all that [...]
Social Media and UK Politics, Part I: It’s Too Easy Being Mean
March 18th, 2008 by Jeremy · 4 Comments
Cold pizza for breakfast. Turning right at a red traffic light. Undertaking on a motorway. Hip hop. Being friendly to people you don’t know. There are many things that work well in America but not in Britain. But why is the fusion of politics and social media among them?
Dan has been lamenting the level of [...]
Social media and the political process
March 14th, 2008 by Jezza · 1 Comment
Greetings from San Francisco, a lunatic leftie enclave, or the sole remaining pocket of sanity in a morally bankrupt nation (depending on whether and how far you hang to the left or to the right).
The brains trust here at RMM is exploring the applicability of the now-famous KUDOS approach (have you been paying attention there [...]
Sometimes…
November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
Sometimes I can’t even be bothered to explain, in excruciating detail, why something is a mind-fraggingly stupid idea. Sometimes I just need to write the phrase “Open Source Political Party” and then provide you with the link. You can do the sarcastic commentary for yourselves, I imagine.