Saturday, 2 April 2011

இணைய தளத்தில் அரசியல் கட்சிகள் : அதிமுக முன்னணி

சோசியல் நெட்வொர்க் தளங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துவதிலும், இணையதளத்தை அரசியல் பிரச்சாரத்துக்கான ஒரு தளமாகப் பயன்படுத்துவதிலும், த்மிழக அரசியல் கட்சிகள் மிகவும் பின் தங்கியே உள்ளன. ஆலை இல்லாத ஊரில் இலுப்பைப் பூ சர்க்க்ரையாவது போல, இணையத்தையே பயன்படுத்தாத அரசியல் கட்சிகள் மத்தியில், அதிமுக சார்பில் பேஸ் புக்கில் சில முயற்சிகள் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளதாக நியூ இந்தியன் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் கட்டுரை குறிப்பிடுகின்றது.
ஆனால், மேற்கு வங்கத் தேர்தலில் திரிணமூல் காங்கிரஸ் இந்த விஷயத்தில் முன்னணியில் இருப்பதாகவும், ஹாட்பெயில் நிறுவனரான சபீர் பாட்டியாவை இதற்கென மம்தா பயன்படுத்தியிருப்பதாகவும், தி இந்துவில் வெளியான கட்டுரை குறிப்பிடுகின்றது.
இணையத்திற்கும், அரசியல் கட்சிகளுக்கும் வெகு தூரமென்றால், தமிழ் பத்திரிகைகளுக்கு அது ரொம்ப்ரொம்ப தூராமான விஷயமே யாகும். இணைய்த்தில் தமிழக அரசியல் கட்சிகள் ஏன் பிரச்சாரத்தை நடத்தவில்லை என்பது ப்ற்றியோ, அதற்கு என்ன செய்ய வேண்டும் என்பது குறித்தோ, தமிழ்ச் சூழலில் எந்தப் பதிவும் காணப் படவில்லை.



The writing's on the ‘wall'
Raktima Bose KOLKATA
Facebook, Orkut and Twitter — the new face of the campaign in West Bengal


Screenshots of the official websites of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Trinamool Congress
With the electoral bugle having been sounded, candidates and their supporters in West Bengal have begun their door-to-door campaigns. Much less noisily, a parallel campaign is underway, in which poll graffiti is scribbled on the ‘walls' of social networking sites and mute slogans raised on netizens' profiles.
Political parties and their supporters are relying on cyber-campaigns to reach out to an increasingly tech-savvy electorate like never before. While senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders have opened personal accounts on popular social networking sites to directly interact with voters, the Trinamool Congress has roped in Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia as a consultant to develop its web-campaign tactics.
A recent Calcutta High Court order that restricts the use of microphones for campaign purposes till April 13 due to the ongoing board examinations has only intensified the cyber-campaign. Interestingly, the use of the Internet as a poll forum is not limited to political leaders and workers. Those who do not have any connection with politics have begun holding online discussion forums, conducting polls and writing blogs.
Communities discussing the elections, political issues and the possible outcome populate social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and Twitter.
Most of the participants are in the 18-40 age group. The messages posted on these forums make for interesting and informative reading, though at times it borders on the offensive.

That the veil of secrecy on one's political loyalty is a thing of the past is reflected in an increasing number of Facebook members openly flaunting their allegiance in the form of ‘PicBadges' — users make badges with symbols of their favourite party or pictures of leaders and pin them to their profiles.
Party websites have become more informative, interactive and are continually updated by dedicated cyber-teams.
While the website www.cpimwb.org.in is a frontrunner, designed exclusively for the 2011 Assembly elections, the Trinamool Congress is trying to catch up by revamping its official site, www.aitmc.org, so that it becomes more election-friendly and interactive.
With the option of posting questions, suggestions and opinions on both sites, the parties claim that an average of 50,000 people from across the world visit the sites every month; the figure is expected to rise significantly with elections round the corner.
The other major parties in the State like the West Bengal Pradesh Congress and the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, however, seem to be lagging behind in the cyber race, relying instead on their national websites to do the needful.
Source : The Hindu website 

AIADMK way ahead of DMK in social networking

 VELLORE: While the numbers doing the rounds ahead of the Assembly election remain a mere speculation at this point, the AIADMK seems to have an unassailable lead over the rival DMK in one bastion: Facebook! A cursory search for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on the social networking site brings up as many as 55 pages dedicated to the party. The DMK, on the other hand, has a meagre five pages, of which two look dubious and inactive. Funnily enough, if one were to type the words ‘Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’ and run a Facebook search, the first (and only) link that appears is to the AIADMK page!  The AIADMK pages have a steady group of fans who tune into all the anti-DMK content that these pages host constantly.  Going a step ahead, over 19 party leaders and functionaries have easily accessible FB pages that are reasonably up to date and contain manifesto information and local campaign schedules. While it is questionable whether veterans like C Ponnaiyan, O Paneerselvam and Agri Krishnamoorthy actually maintain their pages, at least they are visible on the world’s most viewed network.The DMK Youth Wing page (‘liked’ by 572 users) is the party’s only saving grace online, thanks to the vigorous photo uploads of campaigns by Hasan Mohamed Jinnah, their candidate in the Thousand Lights constituency.It does help that the AIADMK’s online campaigning is assisted by private ‘non-affiliated’ groups. ElectADMK, a team of five volunteers, had also web-campaigned for the AIADMK in 2006 and has now stepped it up, with the growth in Internet use in Tamil Nadu. ElectADMK’s FB page (‘liked’ by 3,068 users) generates ‘Amma-centric’ news by the hour. Mahesh, their founder says, “We are in no way connected to the party. We are regular people with day jobs who believe Amma returning to power is the best thing and we are supporting that.” Another website www.voteforamma.com, run by former film distributor Nag Ravi, claims that 34,235 people have ‘clicked’ in support so far.  

Source : New Indian Express 

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