Tag: 2019 General Election
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Short explainer – Janus-faced campaigning. What is it and why does it matter in the social media age?
Janus-faced campaigning refers to the practice of presenting different messages or positions to different audiences in order to appeal to a wider range of voters. This can be seen as a negative practice, as it can be seen as dishonest or insincere and lead to mistrust and cynicism among voters. The power of social media…
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The Conservatives are spending 5-6 times the money defending Johnson as compared to targeting Labour leave seats on social media. The Uxbridge dethroning campaign.
Is Boris Johnson worried about his Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat? Snapchat and Facebook targeted communications seen across the constituency would suggest he might be.
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Myself on the Social Minds podcast
Have a listen via Spotify above or via the file below. I really enjoyed going on the show and talking about such important aspects of modern social media infused politics. They proviso it: As the UK prepares for another General Election, we spoke to PhD researcher Tristan Hotham, who has spent the last four years…
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ＢＯＲＩＳＷＡＶＥ グジに — How did Vaporwave end up as a Tory party aesthetic during the 2019 General Election?
A 2019 General Election report by Tristan Hotham for Whotargets.me Vaporwave is a microgenre of electronic music and an Internet meme that emerged in the early 2010s. Vaporwave is musically based on ironic interpretations of chillwave alongside 1980s and 1990s mood music styles such as smooth jazz or elevator music. The style’s visual aesthetic (often stylized…
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What is A/B testing? Examples from the Liberal Democrat, Conservative and Labour 2019 election campaigns
You may have seen elements of this report in this Observer/Guardian news piece and then also reported on the Andrew Marr show. The following is a detailed report on A/B testing by the parties that those pieces were based upon. Political parties using Facebook ads have a powerful capacity to hone their messages. Unlike the past where expensive…
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