Parliaments and Social Media
Moran Carmel, Israel [email protected]
May 2011
Can social media really bring value into parliamentary work?
Because people are out there.WHY?
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's 3rd largest (after China and India)
Because people are talking .
34% of bloggers post opinions about products and brands.
There are over 200 million blogs.
WHY?
Because people are searching.
is the second largest search engine in the world.
WHY?
Because that's the way people communicate today.
[ Not just young and educated people ]
WHY?
The average age of the social networking site’s user is 37.
The fastest growing group of social media users is adults ages 50-64.47% of internet
users ages 50-64 are now using social networking sites.
Because it's a perfect match.
WHY?
Legislation
Representation
Scrutiny
Conflict-resolution
Roles of the parliament
What all of these have in common?
Communication.
Social media has changed the way we communicate.
If parliaments are to improve their performance, they have to be better at communicating.
HOW?
Listen to what they need
Share what you do
Manage expectations
Be proud of what you do.
Be better at what you do.
How many years it took to reach 50 million users?
74 years
38 years
16 years
13 years
4 years
It took Less than a year
to reach 200 million users
What makes a good organization ?
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