Today, nearly everyone has an online profile. If you are not online, you might as well not exist. In a time and age when babies (#babiesofinstagram) and even pets (#petsofnstagram, #dogsofinstagram) have online profiles, it is no wonder that world leaders and election nominees have online profiles too. It has increasingly become important for our world leaders to have a presence online, share their views and opinions and interact with citizens. When a huge chunk of their vote bank is coming from online, why ignore the platform at all? In continuation of the #HappyHourLive in April, continue on to finding some stats on how advertising spends on digital are all set to grow exponentially and reading my thoughts on how citizens and candidates can use digital/social media to their benefit.
