Politics

So the government decides that social media's impact cannot be denied anymore, and this year's candidates are open to campaign on social media. Although I anticipated a flurry of political activity flooding my news feeds, all I got instead was a video template and talking heads.

One would think that after Obama's immensely successful internet campaign, our politicians would realise just how powerful it can be. But recent activity from the politicians hardly inspire us to share their messages through social media, much less get out and vote. Maybe they'd do better to take a leaf out of Obama's playbook.

However, to be fair the campaigns are still young and there is much room for activities in the days to come. Ministers are now on Facebook, they are taking pictures of their walkabouts and posting them on their profiles. Like I mentioned in my social media post however, they're using it in a very straight forward manner and one can't help but beg for a little creativity in the approach.

Let's hope things get more exciting in the days to come.