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Singapore election candidates escape with warning for Facebook comments

Singapore election candidates escape with warning for Facebook comments

By Fri, Aug 12, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments Singapore election candidates escape with warning for Facebook comments

Though the country’s election was held in April this year, Singaporean police have finally taken action following an incident which saw (now MP but) then electoral candidate Tin Pei Ling’s team post a message to her Facebook page on a dedicated no campaigning “cooling off ” day. Police issued a “stern warning” to Miss Tin...

Singapore’s most ‘Liked’: Is Nicole Seah rise more than a protest vote?

By Wed, May 04, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments Nicole Seah's on Facebook

A lot can happen in a week in politics, and that is certainly true of Singapore where social media continues to play an interesting role in the run up to the country’s elections. As I blogged last week, virtual unknown Nicole Seah – who is fighting for a government seat representing the rank outsider NSP...

Visualisation chart maps Singapore election buzz online

By Wed, Apr 27, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments Visualisation chart maps Singapore election buzz online

Following yesterday’s post looking at the Singapore election and the use of both traditional media and social media, I came across this data visualisation showing the online buzz around the election. The chart – which is available and updated live at this link – was put together by online analytics firm JamiQ and Swarm who tackled the...

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Singapore elections: Nicole Seah and the social media effect

By Tue, Apr 26, 2011 12:00PM UTC View Comments Singapore elections: Nicole Seah and the social media effect

In a little over a week 24-year-old Singaporean Nicole Seah has gone from unknown advertising agency executive to the national spotlight as the country’s second most popular politician online after her campaign for the city’s Marine Parade GRC seat in the 2011 Singapore General Elections hit the online space through social media. Miss Seah, who is...

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