Peter DiSilvio
How To Spot A Fake Account
Sock puppets. Shells. Astroturfing Accounts. Fake accounts, no matter the name, have existed since before social media but they are...
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Peter DiSilvio
Mar 23, 20223 min read
The State of SnapChat 2022
SnapChat is the one of the top ten social media platforms on the planet with 433 million monthly active users [1]. Since it's launch in...
Peter DiSilvio
Mar 23, 20224 min read
Pros and Cons for the Aspiring TikTok Politician
You're looking to run for office and you are at the stage where you are looking to establish your digital footprint. The earlier you...
Peter DiSilvio
Mar 10, 20222 min read
Government Liability When Banning Goes Wrong
Banning someone from your social media pages is always dangerous when you are a government official, even more so when you hold a page...
Peter DiSilvio
Mar 7, 20224 min read
What Metrics Can You Count on?
Many of the big social media giants give their users access to a wide variety of tools to assess their own audiences. However, which...
Peter DiSilvio
Mar 2, 20224 min read
Another Public Figure Tries and Fails to Ban Users
In the 2019 case of Davison v. Randall, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit once again considered the question of...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 25, 20224 min read
How to Lose Your Social Media Accounts As Soon As You Leave Office: A Warning
Let's pretend you were just elected to office. You have become a town councilman or a county legislator or you are on your way to...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 23, 20223 min read
The Weaponization of Wikipedia
Just over a decade ago some associates and I took over the social media of an aspiring politician. We outlined an aggressive new media...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 16, 20222 min read
What About Fake Accounts?
Shell accounts. Sock Puppets. Fakes. These are just some of the terms used for fake social media accounts; an account with a name and...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Politicians, Block People At Your Peril
For over a decade my associates and I have argued over how to deal with problematic followers on social media. The issue is especially...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 11, 20223 min read
Political Best Practices For Whatsapp
Across the developing world WhatsApp has become a must have for aspiring politicians and their campaigns. This begs the question can we...
Peter DiSilvio
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Parasocial Relationships in the Age of Social Media
Social media might be the most powerful tool that has ever fallen into the hands of marketers but what decides which brands or...
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