Facebook Hires EU & US Lobbyists

Privacy appears to be #1 concern for Facebook when it comes to Policy. They are one of the first proactive social networking sites to dedicate resources to meet their concerns. Will Twitter be next?

Facebook has hired an ex-Liberal Democrat MP to lobby the European Union on the company’s behalf.

Facebook also announced a similar role in Washington for Timothy Sparapani, a former lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.

“This sets off alarms with cultures concerned about privacy, as well as governmental agencies and task forces,” he added. “Expect privacy, and ownership over user data to be one of the top debated topics in the next few coming years.”

via Facebook hires EU lobbyist | IT PRO.

UK Politicians Using Twitter and Facebook

The Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Electoral Commission are among 14 political organizations whose marketing plans are examined in a new report by Pearlfinders. The report’s introduction states: ‘We’ve found many of the organizations have fully integrated marketing communications strategies, from traditional door-drop direct marketing activity, to a presence on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.’