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Talking digital

Five months after my book on iDemocracy and the digital revolution, I'm thrilled to see a surge of interest in the subject.  As well as taking part in a Radio 4 discussion (14 mins, 40 seconds in) this week, I'm due to give talks on the subject at several university and think tanky type events over the next few weeks.

What fascinates me is not just the implications of social media on politics, but on public service delivery, business models, communications and opinion forming.

A great "social media" stampede is underway, in everything from PR to advertising. I suspect that an awful lot of social media snake oil is being sold – which is a pity because so much of what is happening, understood correctly, has the ability to be transformative.

Talking at a PR event a few weeks ago, it seems that an awful lot of paid social media "experts" still think in analogue.

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