The political parties have taken their campaigns to the web, setting up Facebook pages and posting videos to YouTube but little debate seems to be taking place on these forums and it remains unclear how much these would influence voters, particularly youths.
Many of the comments on the parties’ pages were in support though several posts saw others responding and there being some amount of exchanges. Attempts yesterday to get spokespersons from the major parties, PPP/C, APNU and AFC to comment on their use of social media in the campaign were futile.
The three parties update their Facebook pages regularly with posts, photos and videos. The PPP/C (http://www.facebook.com/votepppc) seemed the most active in this regard. Other