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Tweet, tweet irony in Vancouver’s mayoral race

by Tris Hussey on November 10, 2008 · 3 comments

in Citizen Journalism, Social Media

Fresh on the heels of what could be argued as the first President that social media elected came a social media gaff in Vancouver’s mayoral race.
The story broke in the Vancouver Sun and was tweeted and blogged by many local digerati including Colleen of BuzzNetworker:
The lessons to take out of this? Register your name and your company name in all of the social marketing sites right away. Not owning your own name could come with serious consequences. And, if you’re trying to get people to choose you over another option, [...]

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Vancouver Mayoral Candidate Debate on Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Health: No easy answers.

by Tris Hussey on October 23, 2008 · 6 comments

in Citizen Journalism

Those who know me know that I’m a bit of a political wonk. Not obsessive or a junkie, but I certainly like to discuss the issues and consider new opinions. You couple that with an upcoming mayoral election in my new home city of Vancouver, well you know that my ears have been tuned into a bit.
Okay the first thing I had to figure out was the whole NPA, COPE, and Vision deal as far as political spectrum goes. That out of the way, well I’ve started to ponder this [...]

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