Re: New Social Media and Democracy Research Facebook Group - eGovIG

I don't use Facebook or Twitter any more. See some of my reasoning here:
"Can Facebook REALLY be Fixed?" (
http://www.ddmcd.com/managing-technology/fixed) and ""Goodbye, Twitter – It
Was (Sort of) Fun While It Lasted (
http://www.ddmcd.com/managing-technology/twitter).

Best wishes,

Dennis

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 4:12 PM, Steven Clift <clift@e-democracy.org> wrote:

>
> In recent weeks, you've probably heard <http://po.st/chronphilsocmedia>
> about Facebook's connection <http://po.st/zucksocmediademo> to an independent
> foundation funded <http://po.st/socdemknight> (multiple foundations
> <http://po.st/socdemhewlett>) effort to research the impact
> <http://po.st/socdemssrc> of social media on elections and democracy.
> That's great. There is even a related conference this week
> <http://po.st/socdemconference> with an amazing list of academic speakers..
>
> Let's experiment.
>
> I am interested in opening up digital channels of communication to help
> researchers hear from practitioners to help generate more actionable
> research related to social media and democracy.
>
> Whether you are a democracy/civic engagement practitioner, a political
> campaign operative, or an activist seeking to influence people or your
> government, what is happening *now* with social media and democracy that
> needs solid research? If you care about useful research, this experimental
> 100% unofficial Facebook Group is for you (link below).
>
> Perhaps you are now within government having used social media to help win
> an election or you are in media looking for trends or digital options to
> boost journalism's role in the future of democracy, then this *off the
> record* group on social media and democracy research is for you too.
>
> (If you know practitioners active in the digital democracy/politics/media
> space who also care about the big picture as well as "winning" with the
> latest tactic or tool, please pass this invite along.)
>
> Researchers invited!
>
> This is about creating an effective digital feedback loop. This effort is
> unofficial.
>
> I am interested in how researchers can more effectively engage and access
> digital practitioners across all the major sectors of democracy -
> government, media, campaigns and elections, advocacy and legislative
> bodies, and more.
>
> Since Facebook is the main target of a wave of research funding, let's
> build a digital bridge between research and practice that people actually
> use on that platform.
>
> So, if you do research in this space, please apply to join us
> <http://po.st/socdem-egovig>. Once we reach 100 charter members, then we
> will switch to a member referral required to join process (which will be
> crucial to ensure participation versus free riding.)
>
> So, if you are interested in joining, you *must* answer the join request
> survey questions before your application <http://po.st/socdem-egovig> will
> be approved.
>
> Apply here. <http://po.st/socdem-egovig>
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
>
> P.S. If you just prefer light reading and not participating actively,
> everyone is welcome to join my 7500+ member Civic Technology and Open
> Government Facebook Group. It is a very active group with daily posts:
> http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup
>
>
> Steven Clift  -  Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
>    clift@e-democracy.org  -  +1 612 234 7072
>    http://twitter.com/democracy
>
> Join in: http://facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup
> Digital engagement for your org via E-Democracy:
>    http://po.st/engageclift
>
>
>


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