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Meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister of Greece Ms Dora Bakoyannis

It was awesome to be part of this very interesting discussion at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The Minister ( Ms Dora Bakoyannis ) along with a number of Bloggers and people active through social media had an opportunity to exchange views and debate concerning the role of the Internet and web 2.o technologies with concern to politics and political communications. It was quite interesting brainstorming ideas and suggesting technologies that can become instruments for developing foreign policy, while bringing together the Hellenic community overseas. All the people involved were excellent in their remarks and I personally believe that it was a great opportunity to exchange views and hopefully shape political communications strategies in Greek politics. My talking points included: Permission Marketing techniques, Online political communications, facebook groups concerning the issue of Macedonia Communication tools of a Foreign Ministry website. I must say that I...

Inform your community about John McCain (through the DNC)

A new smart way for people to communicate with their local media and newspapers is now up through the DNC Website. "Inform your community about John McCain" is a new tool from the Democratic National Committee, urging people, according to their location, to send an email to their local media and express their dislike to the Republican nominee. Once you enter your postcode, a list of all the local and national newspapers comes up and then you can compose your letter and mass send it to everyone. This way more media are reached and the DNC knows about what democrats really think of John McCain.

Barack Obama: Fundraising Through YouTube

Barack Obama is the only U.S. Presidential candidate to fundraise through his YouTube channel. Obama’s YouTube channel is the most popular one among the 2008 Presidential candidates. Given that a YouTube user spends 30 seconds to 5 minutes watching a video clip, during this time the button urges people to make a contribution to the campaign. By clicking on the button you are prompt with the following: No doubt can become a significant fundraising tool