The 2010 general election will live long in the memory for a variety of reasons – the end of New Labour, a surprising Con-Lib coalition, the first TV debates – but one crucial aspect of the campaign that had politicians and commentators chattering with excitement was the entrance of a new political player – the internet.

Social networking and Web 2.0 opened the floor of the political debate to everyone, from satirical photoshoppers to cynical bloggers and, of course, let us not forget Twitter gossip worth its weight in retweets.

Whilst the political parties did their best to tackle new media during the campaign, the real questions they should now be asking are who were the winners and losers of the ‘internet election’? Which blogs packed the biggest punches? And which parties turned online fervor into votes at the ballot box?

The election left us with more questions than answers and Yoosk has decided it is about time the public had a chance to get a response from those in the know.

Yoosk.com is a social media platform that enables the public to put direct questions to politicians and public figures. You can vote on which questions you want answered or ask your own and after a week the most popular ones will be put to the panel.

The site will soon be relaunching to let you put the Coalition’s Cabinet ministers under the microscope, but over the next week it will focus on gathering your questions on the ‘internet election’ before putting them to our panel of the web’s finest political commentators.

Renowned blogger and publisher Iain Dale, LabourList editor Alex Smith and the creator of Hustings.com, James Evans, will join Lib Dem Voice’s own Mark Pack in answering the most popular question voted on by you.

Other features on the site include noted journalist and Blair-biographer John Rentoul joining MPs Stephen Twigg and John Redwood to discuss the successes and failures of 13 years of Labour, whilst Lib Dem supporters should eagerly anticipate a panel next week on electoral reform and coalition politics that include Sir Alan Beith MP.

The deadline for asking questions in both current features is Friday June 11, with voting staying open until the end of Sunday June 13. To contribute to the discussion visit Yoosk.com and sign up.

‘The Independent View‘ is a slot on Lib Dem Voice which allows those from beyond the party to contribute to debates we believe are of interest to LDV’s readers. Please email [email protected] if you are interested in contributing.