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Does Scotland 'like' this?

Baxter, Graeme; Marcella, Rita

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Graeme Baxter



Abstract

This conference paper reported the main results of a study that examined the use of social media by political parties and individual candidates in Scotland during the five weeks preceding the 2010 UK General Election. The paper presented the key findings from a content analysis of over 11,700 posts appearing on over 200 blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts belonging to parties and candidates contesting the election.

Citation

BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R. 2011. Does Scotland 'like' this? The use of social media by political parties and candidates in Scotland during the 2010 UK General Election campaign. Presented at the 3rd Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2011), 20-23 June 2011, Aberdeen, UK.

Presentation Conference Type Lecture
Conference Name 3rd Information: interactions and impact conference (i3 2011)
Conference Location Aberdeen, UK
Start Date Jun 23, 2011
End Date Jun 23, 2011
Deposit Date Aug 22, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Keywords Social media; Political parties; Politics and government; Elections; Scotland
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2461

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