Frithjof Petschelei
In October 2011 I watched a Media Panel on the Topic at CBC Vancouver, since then I have written 3 blog posts and others contributed as well.
This list aims to capture the reactions to the #SMPanel
Democracy and Social Media are very important to me. And they actually have a lot of connections. Two recent thoughts of others have motivated me to discuss this on my blog: In my interview with Cathryn Wellner she made an interesting point on Social Media and Democracy A quote by Brian Solis in his Book "Engage" Social Media is the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers.
It is easy to see that what we call Social Media today is well on the way to become a major factor in our lives. This change parallels our desire for taking charge of our lives. Social Media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube make all users equal.
From the Arab Spring to the Recent Municipal Elections - the Social Media Revolution is reshaping our democracies - or is it? Is Social Media a fad? Are the changes in the way we perceive and report politics less dramatic than they seem? How do we deal with the influence of digital media channels?
On December 16th 2011 I invited 5 Social Media users to talk about the impact of Social Media on Democracy - The video clips below are a documentation of this very interesting evening and I invite you to browse them or watch them in sequence.
I recently had opportunity to talk with local business man and social media guy Jim Csek. We did a podcast which, unfortunately, the audio turned out with an echo.
