Crowdsourcing can be defined as “the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers” (Merriam Webster 2019). In relation to crowdsourcing in terms of disaster relief, Mark Riccardi’s journal article on this subjectContinue reading “Crowdsourcing in times of crisis”
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Politics and Social Media: The Good, The Bad and the Petulant
“One of the penalties of refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.” Plato Social media has been embraced by western politicians as both a marketing tool and a way to engage with their communities. Through his 2008 and 2012 election campaigns, Barack Obama lead the way inContinue reading “Politics and Social Media: The Good, The Bad and the Petulant”
Rebecca Fairley 