Why I enjoy Twitter
So once again there seems to have been a blow up on Twitter in New Zealand in the last week. I am not totally sure what has caused it, but I think it stems from a post by Richie Hardcore… Continue Reading
Mass Media vs Social Media: A NZ case study
The following is a collaborative post between Lamia Imam and myself. First we want to start this post off by saying that neither one of us are experts on the history of blackface. Both of us understand that it… Continue Reading
US Midterms, Twitter, Geotagging and what it may tell us
Yesterday saw the US midterm elections. As had been predicted the GOP picked up enough seats to take control of the Senate, while also retaining control of the House. As has become common, there were a lot of interesting graphics… Continue Reading
Parliament and Twitter
Yesterday I blogged about the Speakers announcement that the use of Twitter was going to be referred to the Privileges Committee. There are a couple of aspects to this that will be interesting. Firstly there is the issue of Parliamentary… Continue Reading
The Speaker, The House and Twitter
Recently there were questions around a tweet sent by Trevor Mallard. This tweet prompted the Speaker to refer the issue to the Business Committee, who have found that there is an issue of privilege that needs to be addressed. It… Continue Reading
