Australia: Pollies still missing the point of social media, The Sydney Morning Herald (2010)
This article discusses the involvement of the social media in the Australian upcoming elections. According the experts, politicians are not using the social media as the new and interactive tool that it is. In 2009, 152 Australian politicians were using Twitter, but they mostly use it to distribute their messages rather than to listen to the users.
The link address is: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/pollies-still-missing-the-point-of-social-media-20100804-11dkt.html