The document discusses the role of social media and blogging in modern politics and EU politics. It notes that blogging and social media have become deeply rooted in communicating about political issues and are challenging traditional organizational hierarchies. It encourages readers to think about what issues they care about and how they can communicate about them online.

2. So what’s the biggest political
thing I’ve ever done?

16. The Brussels Blog Network

23. Twitter and Schengen

28. So what should you do?

29. Who
I?
am

30. Blog / Website
?

31. 1 billion users
Danes are
addicted
Poor thematically,
people tired of it?

32. 500 million
members, less
active members
Small in Denmark
Political class
talking?

33. 200 million users
Professional
aspects are its
strength and
weakness

34. 500 million users,
but how many
know they are
users?
Social network or
social layer?

35. Recap
A challenge to organisational
hierarchies
Blogging and social media now
deeply rooted in EU politics
What do you care about, and how
are you going to communicate
that online?

36. Creative Commons Images
Ethernet Cables http://www.flickr.com/photos/skreuzer/508996746/
Malmström http://www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament/4287119537/
TGV http://www.flickr.com/photos/34147934@N07/4866055584/
UK Passport http://www.flickr.com/photos/30285771@N06/3805159114/
Globe http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/134974908/
Covers Face / *Zara http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarajay/3546080427/
Atheist Streetcar http://www.flickr.com/photos/35703605@N06/3336804937/
Atheist Building http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinblack/3374012094/
Definitely is a God Bus http://www.flickr.com/photos/72429059@N00/3339595496/
The Economist http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjb/19813395/
Margot Wallström http://www.flickr.com/photos/s-stockholm/4919573725/
Bus Ateo http://www.flickr.com/photos/13572413@N05/3198476649/
London Atheist Bus http://www.flickr.com/photos/83015819@N00/3304921278/
Finnish Atheist Bus http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelbuffer/3670505271/
German Atheist Bus http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelbuffer/3670505271/
Jon Worth atheist t-shirt, Ariane Sherine – Jon Worth’s photos
Probably No Cod from http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/recent/probably-no-cod/
There Is Probably No Bus http://robertsaunders.org.uk/wordpress/2009/04/18/theres-probably-no-bus/
NL Billboard http://www.devrijegedachte.nl/?p=3526