Of course this news will comes as no surprise to Lib Dems, but it’s nice to see our interactive Parliamentarians getting due recognition for attemtping to connect with the electorate in new and innovative ways – this report from PublicTechnology.net was based on reasearch from the University of Plymouth and Bournemouth University:
The research found that Liberal Democrat MPs were the most likely to have a social networking site, providing 51.2 per cent of such sites but representing only 9.7 per cent of all parliamentary constituencies.
Proportionately the Conservatives were the least likely, with only 10.8 per cent of all MPs using social networking sites.
The other major factor which seems to encourage some MPs to have a social networking site is the marginality of their seat.
Nearly a third (32.4 per cent) of social networking sites were provided by MPs in marginal seats, yet only 13.6 per cent of all seats can be classified marginal.
Researchers said that the closeness of the electoral contest may encourage some MPs to consider a social networking site as an additional means of reaching constituents because they provide a flavour of their non-political interests such as favourite music and books, sporting interests and humour. …
The research was conducted during May 2008 of all MPs who actively promote their social networking site. The research was based on an analysis of the features and content of each MP’s social networking site.
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