Mobile fuels Australian politicians' use of social media: Deloitte
Increased smartphone penetration has made social media more important to this year’s election cycle, according to a Deloitte analyst who once advised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Increased smartphone penetration has made social media more important to this year’s election cycle, according to a Deloitte analyst who once advised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Anthony Albanese has been appointed communications minister in Kevin Rudd’s new cabinet ministry.
Stephen Conroy, the minister for broadband, communications and the arts, has confirmed his resignation following the departure of Julia Gillard as the Australian prime minister and Labor leader today ( 26 June).
The unexpected turn of political events last week saw the ousting of Kevin Rudd as prime minister and his former deputy, Julia Gillard, elected in his place.
Search engines have reported a massive spike in political-themed searches beginning late Wednesday when Julia Gillard requested a leadership ballot from then Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd.
In a move that may suggest greater use of Web 2.0 tools by the federal government, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has begun blogging.