I want to welcome the initial group of members on the Social Media and Democracy Research Facebook Group. It looks like a good group is forming.
It is super important that you fill out the two required survey questions when you request membership. You will not be approved for membership in this off the record group until you fill out those questions. http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy Thanks, Steven Clift Steven Clift - Executive Director, E-Democracy.org cl...@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 On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 11:25 AM, Steven Clift <cl...@e-democracy.org> wrote: > > Before I make this new Facebook Group > <http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy> invite-only based on > referrals from members, I am looking to connect researchers interested in > practice and practitioners interested in serious research on all things > social media and democracy as charter members. > > I am guessing you'd also rather join 100 members ready to share knowledge > rather than be in another group with 10,000 lurkers. > > http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy > > 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> on social media on elections and democracy. > That's great. There is even a related conference this week > <http://po.st/socdemconference> (no webcast planned at this point) with > an amazing list of academic speakers. > > I am fundamentally interested in how we open up channels of communication > that help researchers hear from practitioners on .. what are the gaping > holes in actionable research? Whether you are a democracy building > practitioner or 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? Perhaps you are within > government having used social media to help get elected or in media looking > for trends or digital options to boost your role in the future of > democracy, this group on research is for you too. > > I am also 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. Let's build a digital bridge between research and > practice that people actually use. > > I am a big believer in the power of well conceived and facilitated > Facebook Groups for truly global knowledge exchange. While Twitter is fine > for short shelf-life coverage of in-person events, Facebook Groups allow us > to go more in-depth and reach more people more times of the day. (I still > love email lists, but it is almost impossible to get new people under 40 to > join.) > > So, if you are interested, you *must* answer the join request survey > questions or you will not be allowed to join: > http://facebook.com/groups/socialmediademocracy > > 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 > cl...@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 > > ―― View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/4cYTToRIveDLNEknY7dUEE Leave group mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Unsubscribe
