Facebook Watch: E-30
Facebook played a public role in Week 1 of the campaign, where supporters of the participation of Green Party Elizabeth May in the televised leaders debate used Jack Layton's Facebook page to advance their campaign for her inclusion.
In addition, as noted in the excellent Election blog "The Trough" at canada.com (and I would say that even if I weren't also working there myself), for every Facebook page praising a politician you can find at least one more tearing them down. The Trough is written by Chris Lackner and Richard Warnica, who in a former life got his start with the election blog at BC's online stalwart, theTyee.ca.
Here are the latest counts of Facebook Supporters then (from around 8:30AM, Saturday September 13):
In addition, as noted in the excellent Election blog "The Trough" at canada.com (and I would say that even if I weren't also working there myself), for every Facebook page praising a politician you can find at least one more tearing them down. The Trough is written by Chris Lackner and Richard Warnica, who in a former life got his start with the election blog at BC's online stalwart, theTyee.ca.
Here are the latest counts of Facebook Supporters then (from around 8:30AM, Saturday September 13):
- Jack Layton - 15,441 (up from 11,886 on July 30)
- Stephen Harper - 13,552 (up from 10,307)
- Stéphane Dion - 12,749 (up from 11,584)
- Elizabeth May - 2,797 (up from 2,208)
- Gilles Duceppe - 1,059 (up from 729)
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