Welcome to our blog socialmediabattle. “We”, that are Ger_watch and US_watch. We are two social media-addicted girls with a mission. We want to reveal how this beautiful and powerful world of social media is more or less skillfully used and misused by politicians. As we are Germans, it’s only logical to take a close look at how our own politicians behave on the web.
That alone should be a whole lot of fun. But to make it juicier we also picked another country. A country with a political system, that is not too different from Germany’s. But that is still different enough to make it exciting to compare. A country, whose politicians know that “facebook” does no longer only refer to a book filled with pictures of students. And that twitter does not only refer to birds. We looked for a country that has just as much comical potential as our own: The United States of America. There are some examples of how funny politics can become online. Like the all time favorite: Obama girl. In case you don’t know this video (then for your own reputation, by all means don’t tell anyone) or just to enjoy it one more time, click here:
So here we go: Every day we will have a different topic. We will compare two politicians and how they present themselves online; every day it’s: America versus Germany. Some of the politicians will be well-known. And of some of them you might have never heard of before. We will dig into research; we will not avoid accounts that could cause us physical or psychological damage. Every day will be a battle. twit_watch takes care of Germany and fb_watch takes a good look at the USA. Then you can comment who won the battle. Who has the least embarrassing Facebook account? Whose tweeds are the best? It’s your choice. Are you ready? Let the battle begin.
The following link is a service to all of you. Because we know not only politicians make mistakes when online. We are sure you will think of someone you know, when you read this. Have a good laugh: http://matadornetwork.com/life/social-media-faux-pas-dont-be-that-guy/
By US_watch
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