Posts Tagged ‘youtube’
Meeting with LoveClapham.com
As part of my year as Mayor I have aimed to increase awareness of the Mayoralty in Lambeth together with the many community groups that the Mayor meets each year. Along with continuing on the many Mayoral visits I have set up on-line methods of communication such as this Mayoral blog, Mayors YouTube, Mayors Facebook page and Twitter [...]
Five Social Media must do for politicians
There are thousands of social media sites, which for someone who hasn't even got a Facebook profile must be overwhelming. Whilst I have written about creating a profile network I realise that to start with many politicians will need to take a few 'baby' steps into the realm of social media and enabling their constituents to find information about [...]
Guidelines for producing YouTube video
YouTube is an excellent way to quickly and easily get across a message. When creating these you need to take some of the following into consideration. Setting up an account or 'channel' is free and is very easy to do. Even if you have video on your own website you should also put this content on YouTube. By doing this YouTube users will find your [...]
Facebook and blogging – the future of Elections
In recent months the prominence of the internet in elections has become increasingly evident. With increasing numbers of voters using the internet the need to get your online campaigning strategy right is more important than ever before. In the 2008 London Mayoral elections I spotted that both Conservative Boris Johnson and Liberal Democrat Brian [...]
Bringing it all together – Iminta
I recently joined www.iminta.com where I was so early in joining I managed to get the username Christopher! Iminta helps bring together all your content that you contribute to the internet in one place, so if you have a blog - upload your photographs on photobucket - your video's to YouTube - your updates to twitter, then this service can bring [...]
Making the most of your content: Social Media Optimisation
Many politicians and businesses have barely begun to get a grip with Search Engine Optimisation, but do need to learn about Social Media Optimisation if they wish to stay ahead of the game. Social Media Optimisation is about utilising the social media environments to promote your messages and content. In some cases this involves taking your [...]
