How politicians are using social media by Darren Lilleker

Political Communication and Social Media Like watching your dad dance? Dr Darren G. Lilleker Bournemouth University

Pitfalls
The Cobweb

Pitfalls
The Cobweb
The empty space that begs graffiti

Pitfalls
The Cobweb
The thief of time

Pitfalls
The Cobweb
The thief of time
The open source diary

Potentials
Personal Branding

Potentials
Personal Branding
Showing you are busy

Potentials
Personal Branding
Connectivity

Potentials
Personal Branding
Connectivity
Interactivity

MP’s functions and SNS
Constituency servant
Doing casework/promoting region

Parliamentarian
Involving voters in policy making
Showing work of parliament

Parliamentarian
Party Megaphone
Getting around the media

Parliamentarian
Party Megaphone
Getting around the media
Self-Promoter
Keeping it real

As an individual (so how to separate the personal from the political)

As a constituency representative (but do constituents want to engage via SNS)

As a party megaphone (but are there not enough spin doctors around)

by CIPR Wessex on Jul 23, 2009