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Stand by your ham

Posted by ChrisQ on Mar 15 2008 | Good examples, Participation

Whilst surfing the interweb, I came across this new campaign set up by pig farmers. I don’t know who has masterminded it, but it’s an example of internet campaigning at its best - integrating a viral campaign together with an online petition. Simple but effective.

As part of the campaign, Pig farmers have recorded a new version of Tammy Wynette’s 1968 classic Stand by your Man as part of… read more

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How the world wide web has ushered in a new age of digital democracy

Posted by Ben on Mar 07 2008 | Democracy and government, Participation, Social media, web 2.0 and other buzzwords

Check out the interview and podcast in the Times from Jay Adelson, chief executive of the news site Digg, in which he says that the internet has brought down barriers and given a voice to all.

A quick read of the article prompted two (related) reactions from me, both of which I’ll hopefully get a chance to blog in more detail soon:

  1. the internet is a democratic

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