BG Yeo on New Media and Politics

2 Sep 2008 (Tue)

From BEYOND SG, a blog shared with Harold Fock, Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs BG George Yeo wrote:

I was reminded by Ephraim that today is the second anniversary of my first blog posting two years ago. It seemed such a long time ago. Blogging and Facebook have become a part of my routine now. They help me communicate with members of a younger generation whom I don’t often meet at house-to-house visits or neighbourood get-togethers.

Writing blogs forces me to organise my thoughts into a few short paragraphs. The blogs also serve as a kind of diary. I am grateful to Ephraim and Harold for having me post on their sites. It saves me the trouble of having to maintain my own blogsite.

Facebook is an interesting new phenomenon. The interactivity gives it a certain intimacy. For those who only read, FB must function also as a kind of reality TV.

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Posted by J.K. in Politics, Possibilities, Singapore, Social Media | 1 Comment |

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  1. Patrick says:
    September 4th, 2008 at 6:35 am

    I guess time flies when you are vaving fun blogging…it is true that you interact w/ younger people in the social networking realm, and you continually learn and become economical in your use of words. Nice post, and you have a very good blog, i will bookmark it!

 

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