On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Mike wrote: > The problem with "WEBlog, WEBpage, or mailing list" is that they only > reach the people who are online and are looking for them. I know that > they have staff that search the papers for items of interest, but to they > also search online?
Weblogs do influence the mainstream media, and there is a considerable amount of government monitoring of the mainstream media (One of my clients, the same folks who sued against departments having "microsoft only" in procurement --- and won, does this -- http://www.plcom.net ) They are also great research tools for those who interact more directly. I know that my mailing list participation, which contains many links to blogs, greatly influences what I say when I am in front of an MP or bureaucrat talking about Open Source. > I don't think many politicians surf for information online. It is a method of access that gets people that much closer. It isn't perfect, but nothing is. A citizen that doesn't feel comfortable inviting themselves to sit down and chat with an MP needs to do whatever they can. --- Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> See http://weblog.flora.ca/ for announcements, activities, and opinions Submission to Innovation Strategy | No2Violence in Politics http://www.flora.ca/innovation-2002.shtml | http://www.no-dot.ca/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
