Comments on: Who do they think they’re talking to? The political party websites reviewed

By: The Daley Dozen: Monday

The Daley Dozen: Monday — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:18:18 +0000

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By: Graham Smith

Graham Smith — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:51:06 +0000

I’d say you’re being generous about the Lib Dem site, which leads the way in the party in its shoddy design and lack of imagination.

Very interesting article though. I’d say the biggest problem with the sites that fail to meet the grade is that they start out by thinking about what they want, rather than about what visitors want.

By: Who do they think they’re talking to? – How the political party sites rank globally – Rob Fenwick

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:57:24 +0000

[...] Who do they think they’re talking to? – How the political party sites rank globally This blog post is a supporting post in a series examining the effectiveness of British political party websites – for a summary of the short study, and my conclusions, click here. [...]

By: Callum

Callum — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:29:20 +0000

Interesting conclusions. I would think that in this highly regulated (and scrutinised) age, putting content on any media channel is problematic enough for a political party, since they may need to retract their comments at any given moment…

But certainly, parties fail to ‘get’ digital. The parties themselves are staffed by out-of-touch, outdated men, making any digital media strategy the responsibility of hired consultants. These consultants may be considered ‘mercenary’ with no lasting political allegiance, making their impact all the more muted.

Brown’s YouTube offering was a fantastic example of relevant, engaging channel – it’s just a shame that the delivery and strategy was all wrong…

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