How the Parliament boosts its Facebook audience

According to an EurActiv article published on 11 June 2012, the European Parliament’s popularity in social media had rocketed in recent years despite a drop in citizens’ confidence in political parties and a decreasing turnout at European elections. A number of tricks to attract fans on Facebook and Twitter help explain this contradiction.

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Facebook: European Parliament http://www.facebook.com/europeanparliament

Public Service Europe, 24.04.13: Social networks and the EU - the untapped potential for citizen engagement http://www.publicserviceeurope.com/editor-blog/205/social-networks-and-the-eu-the-untapped-potential-for-citizen-engagement

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