Social media defines the current crisis, creating opportunities and pitfalls for politicians, and a source of unmediated real-time information for everyone elseThere have been numerous memorable moments from Greece’s rollercoaster debt crisis. Think jubilant protesters celebrating Sunday’s no vote in Athens, or Yanis Varoufakis, departing from political office on his Yamaha motorbike.But it is perhaps Jean-Claude Juncker, the European commission chief, who best encapsulates the way in which social media has defined the current crisis, creating both opportunities and pitfalls for politicians, and a source of vivid, unmediated real-time information for everyone else.Difficult to help #Greece against the will of people & Government which lives in parallel WorldAufgrund massiver technischer Probleme mussten wir den für heute angekündigten Chat abbrechen. Wir holen ihn so schnell wie möglich nach.@GreekAnalyst which side your grandfather fight on in WW2? Oh I forgot you don't existIf someone were to put a gun to my head to force me to choose now - I'd still say #Grexit unlikely Continue reading...
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