Robert Snell » Resign http://www.snell.ca Search Marketing Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:44:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Is Harper listening? http://www.snell.ca/is-harper-listening/ http://www.snell.ca/is-harper-listening/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:34:02 +0000 Robert Snell http://blog.snell.ca/?p=129 That is a great question and I really have to wonder if Harper is listening to the conversations happening online? It would seem that he is ignoring or discounting the online conversation and pushing forward with his own agenda ignoring not only those who elected him but those who are fed up with his inability to lead.

At first count we are seeing more than 10,000 people calling for Harpers resignation, with even so called faithful conservatives calling for a change in leadership.

The social web, social media and the internet as a whole is an important channel for expressing ones opinions, feelings and in cases is more popular than other traditional mediums. The story is always followed, constantly updated and traditional mediums can’t keep up. The conversation is growing and will continue to change as the events unfold.

Curious? Check out some of the conversations at www.beaverfight.ca.  This is an almost real time feed of the political discussion on the popular service Twitter.

If I had to make a guess I would say millions of people are following the current political issues in Canada online, whether they are expats living abroad or a farmer in rural Ontario I would say more people are following and participating online than will watch him address the nation this evening.

This post is a work in progress and will grow as we continue to track with our monitoring solution.

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