Elections and Social Media

Abstract

Today, using of the internet extended social media by individuals habitually enables both the business firms and politicians to reach their target mass at any time. In this context, internet has become a popular place recently where political communication and campaigns are realized by ensuring a new dimension to political campaigns. When we examine the posts and discussions in the social media, we can say that they are converted into open political sessions. As there are no censorship in such channels, individuals have a freedom to reach to any partial/impartial information and obtain transparent and fast feedback, and with this regard, political parties, leaders and candidates have a chance to be closer to electors. In this study, it is aimed to give information about the social media, present what medium has been used for election campaigns from the past until today and besides, by considering the effects of effective and efficient use of social media and new trends related to the internet by politicians, together with their applications in the world, to make suggestions about its situation and application in Turkey.

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Non-Pharmacological Management of Acute Pain after Breast and Thoracic Surgery

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“…En este escenario, las redes sociales son usadas por los ciudadanos para compartir creencias políticas, apoyar candidatos e interactuar con otros sujetos sobre temas políticos (Vitak et al, 2011). Se ha señalado que permiten a los individuos acceder a cualquier tipo de información -parcial o imparcial-y recibir una retroalimentación rápida y transparente, ofreciendo la posibilidad a los candidatos, políticos y partidos de una mayor cercanía con los electores (Sarıtaş y Aydın, 2015). En particular, Facebook es considerado una herramienta viable para la comunicación política durante campañas electorales, mediante la creación de grupos con una elevada actividad, como la campaña presidencial de 2008 en los Estados Unidos (Woolley, Limperos y Oliver, 2010).…”

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