@marcoRecorder After a first debate in Maastricht, and a second in Florence, The main candidates to be the next president of the European Commission have held their final debate before the 2014 European Parliament elections yesterday. The candidates are: Jean-Claude Juncker (Luxembourg): European People's Party Martin Schulz (Germany): Socialist & Democrats Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium): European Liberals … Continue reading #TellEurope on social media: who won this round?
Category: Social media
#EUdebate2014 and social media: who won?
@marcoRecorder As Tony Barber puts it "With flashes of wit, much earnestness and a certain reluctance to go for the jugular of their opponents, four candidates for the European Commission presidency broke new ground on Monday night by holding a live televised debate designed to drum up public interest in the May 22-25 elections for … Continue reading #EUdebate2014 and social media: who won?
Why I do social media monitoring
@marcoRecorder Media monitoring is about analysing what the MEDIA talk about. Social media monitoring is about understanding what PEOPLE talk about. Listen to the people
What the “EU Tweets of the Week” teach us about the rewarding effect on social media
@marcoRecorder A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to hear Kasper Peter's presentation about the EU Tweets of the Week, a creative product by viEUws, an online media organisation providing an analysis of EU policy developments. I found it very interesting to hear what is behind this product which has gained quite some success … Continue reading What the “EU Tweets of the Week” teach us about the rewarding effect on social media
A response to Kosmopolito’s “The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014”
@marcoRecorder Kosmopolito is one of the best bloggers in the eurobubble. He recently wrote The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014 which I find a very good and punchy piece on one of the main events of 2014 in Europe. Although I disagree to some extent, I think it is laudable that experts in … Continue reading A response to Kosmopolito’s “The inconvenient truth about social media and #ep2014”
#Talkdigital blogging competition: have your say on European digital communication!
@marcoRecorder The next European elections will take place all around the European Union between 22-25 May and it's a good time for us all to reflect on the direction we want the EU to take. So we have a question for you – how do you think the EU could better communicate with citizens digitally? … Continue reading #Talkdigital blogging competition: have your say on European digital communication!
Measuring communication effectiveness on social media
@marcoRecorder This article was published on the European Commission Digital Team blog When talking about measuring effectiveness on social media it is indispensable to talk about monitoring or, as many like to call it, listening. Listening is one of the most important yet it is one of the most often overlooked uses of social media. … Continue reading Measuring communication effectiveness on social media
Crowdsourcing a database for #EP2014 slogans
@marcoRecorder Dana Manescu, team leader of the Social Media Team in the European Commission, had a terrific idea ahead of the next European elections which will take place between 22 and 25 March. SloganEUizer is a crowdsourced database that collects all slogans used at the national level by political parties campaigning for the upcoming European … Continue reading Crowdsourcing a database for #EP2014 slogans
EU Heads of Government on Facebook: who’s scoring best?
@marcoRecorder After releasing the ranking of EU Heads of government on Twitter I thought I should not stop there and I should also check their presence on the most populated social media: Facebook. As I explained in the previous post, the communication strategies of EU Heads of Government vary greatly. Some Prime Ministers are not … Continue reading EU Heads of Government on Facebook: who’s scoring best?
Why digital diplomacy is not a thing (yet)
@marcoRecorder Some time ago I had the chance to participate in a very good seminar chaired by Jon Worth a well-known communication consultant in Brussels. The seminar revolved around the topic of public diplomacy and the digitalization of international relations. One of the first things that came up in the event was the "attempt" to … Continue reading Why digital diplomacy is not a thing (yet)
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