Has Patricia de Lille been to dinner with David Bullard lately?!..perhaps they share the same online reputation management consultant or social media PR specialist?
Thanks 2 Martin for the heads.up this morning. We all had a good laugh and my optimism in the sporadic sophistication of South African politics leads me to believe that this is just effective online marketing at work. Hope Dave doesn’t have National Intelligence on his ass by giving political opinion though if this IS serious. Either way, Paul needs help us get clear on our rights, quickly. I’ve been saying we need to get involved in policy-making if we are to guarantee our rights, or what freedom we enjoy may be a window.
If this isn’t a blogging blast-in, then it’s another tragic display of fear.based rallying. I think we may have a fresh entrant in the social media playground.. especially leading up to elections. Hillary Clinton, Barak Obama of course, and the newmedia star John Edwards make extensive use of social media tools like blogs, twitter, youtube or myspace to connect with constituents, even rustling up raving fans to crowdsource events on a 100th of the traditional cost of campaigning.. who would NOT want to leverage this advantage?
Somehow, I just don’t see a case of digital denial* here (honestly how long did you think it would take our sharpest politico’s to catch-up when the results are so potent for their PR?)
PS. *if this is the case I’m available for the guided tour if you need to map the territory quickly
PPS. Mxit may be one of the greatest tools for us to leapfrog the crisis in education, using lightweight technology to support collaborative future learning environments. Like any powertool.. the capacity to build or destroy is in the hands of those using it. [Again, on matters of emerging technology as an accelerated means to use your powers for good.. I'm available to any political leader brave enough to include tech into their strategic vision, ..rather than a reactive rallying point for those fearful of the future].
