Tweeting, Face Book Posts, etc

[Mohamed]

I'm old school and don't tweet. I just recently got FB account and this is probably the only forum I really participate in...mostly because at first I found it as a way for encouragement and help through this vaping process...now so more for social aspect and learning new things.

My question is do tweets and face book posts really do anything to sway government officials votes? I can see how they would help sway public opinion among the groups that use tweeting and FB regularly but does it really do any good for these last minute votes?

The last one I saw was for Mayor Bloomberg on NYC ecig ban. Maybe I'm just old but does anyone really think he's polling twitter messages to decide to vote nay or yay?

If someone can give me convincing argument to sign up for a twitter account I may just do it. I just don't see elected officials using it as determining how they vote.

I will be online a bit tomorrow but will be off the grid for about 10 days...no joke...internet is $0.75 a minute on cruise so I won't be chatting with any of you for a bit I'll subscribe and read the ones I missed when I get back.

 

[Myrany]

I hate the whole social media thing and refuse to sign up for them with my real information. I do have a plurk account in the name of an online game character (which they do allow). Other social media it is far to easy to post something that seems harmless now and a year from now someone in HR decides it is a reason not to hire you. I do know someone personally who was told when he left the office that if nothing turned up on their web searches he had the job. When they called him it was to tell him he was not getting the job because he played horde side on WOW and the boss was Alliance only. No I am not kidding.

 

[Mohamed]

I hate the whole social media thing and refuse to sign up for them with my real information. I do have a plurk account in the name of an online game character (which they do allow). Other social media it is far to easy to post something that seems harmless now and a year from now someone in HR decides it is a reason not to hire you. I do know someone personally who was told when he left the office that if nothing turned up on their web searches he had the job. When they called him it was to tell him he was not getting the job because he played horde side on WOW and the boss was Alliance only. No I am not kidding.

Off topic a bit only thing I know about WOW is that was a crazy addictive game 5-10 years ago and that alliance was good and horde was evil. Thank my 20-30 colleagues for that knowledge. At any rate that seems like a law suite waiting to happen if that was truly the case. I guess I never even thought my online activity would have anything to do with my employment. Luckily I'll be retiring soon. I just more curious of if all this tweeting, face book posting, "Like" stuff really has any influence on those in office that vote on bills. As said I'm pretty old school so I can't imagine it having much if any effect but maybe I'm not up to times. I do some web development so not completely out of touch with youth and technology

As stated in OP I think it may help issues rise to importance and voter knowledge but really fail to see how it impacts those elected in voting...someone explain that part to me.

 

[Myrany]

Well here is another example of what NOT to do on facebook. DO not post the dates of when you are going on vacation. Invitation to being robbed maybe?