Comments on: Aussie politicians and MySpace

By: Apparently, I am an “expert” | acidlabs

Apparently, I am an “expert” | acidlabs — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:05:35 +0000

[...] story discusses my recent post about Australian politicians and their misdirected MySpace pages. Share This The Apparently, I am [...]

By: 2007 August 06 archive at On Blogging Australia

2007 August 06 archive at On Blogging Australia — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:54:27 +0000

[...] the sad MySpace MPs, Kevin has taken the initiative and joined Facebook (where the cool kids are this week) – and I [...]

By: Steven Noble

Steven Noble — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:19:50 +0000

Right you are. Perils of reading and responding too quickly.

By: Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:44:54 +0000

@Steven – agreed. And that’s what I said in my dot points.

If these people want to go online and use social computing as a way to connect with their constituents, they absolutely should. But they need to make sure they’re connecting and I don’t think MySpace is the ideal place. It’s one of several places and methods they should be leveraging. Which is why I think the advice they’ve received is bad – it failed to get them to leverage all the right opportunities and in fact chose the least ideal opportunity.

By: Steven Noble

Steven Noble — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:30:14 +0000

Stephen, it's not a zero sum game. Politicians, if they choose, can join MySpace and FaceBook and start blogs and campaign in the traditional way.

By: Social Computing Mag

Social Computing Mag — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:57:20 +0000

[...] The seventeen Australian Federal politicians who have recently launched MySpace pages have made “a bad choice” according to social computing evangelist Stephen Collins, who says: “Their socially networked voters aren’t on MySpace” [...]

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:41:05 +0000

Actually my local MP Malcolm Turnbull is on facebook – he’s got about 450 friends in a week so doing pretty well.

His wall cracks me up, he’s a sample of some of the comments.

- Malcolm, can you word me up next time you guy’s are going to mention ’solar power’ – I need a days lead time to buy some more Solco shares.

- Just wondering, if in your upcoming policy update, you could include a bottle of garnier fructis? I believe it would enhance your image.

- #1 best looking pollie in this sunburnt country or ours

- Hi Malcolm. Our office manager had facebook blocked on our work computers. Are you able to do something about that?

- G’day Malcolm, now I know your a very busy man but my friend Shannnon is having a 21st birthday party in Dunedoo next saturday and your invited. B&S theme and BYO Keg, will be a blast!

Kevin Rudd is also on it, but they have hidden his friend list, I assume until you friend him. I’m not going to add him to find out cos having Kevin Rudd as a friend will totally make you lose any street cred you might have.