@marcoRecorder I spent the weekend looking at what people have been saying about the European elections. I'm quite sleepless but I want to share some of my findings with you before I leave for holidays tomorrow. In the middle of the day I was asked to send some comments about social media and the elections … Continue reading What happened on social media during the European elections
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What happened during Schulz’s #AskMartin chat on social media
@marcoRecorder On May 19 at 12:30AM candidate President for the European Commission Martin Schulz hosted a chat livestreamed via SPD.de and collecting questions via the hashtag #AskMartin Good morning! In just a few hours I will answer question asked via the hashtag #askMartin RT to tell your friends pic.twitter.com/80zgcF5NcQ — Martin Schulz (@MartinSchulz) May 19, … Continue reading What happened during Schulz’s #AskMartin chat on social media
#TellEurope on social media: who won this round?
@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?
#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?
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”
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
Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections
Follow @marcoRecorder I recently found out about "Rock the Union" ,a project intended to raise awareness about the coming European Parliament elections 2014. Together with a team of 5 people plus bus driver, Hans Mund the project's manager wants to go through all 28 EU Member States in an old English Routemaster between October 14th … Continue reading Interview with #RocktheUnion: raise awareness about the 2014 European Parliament elections