Comments on: Micandidate.eu cranks up pressure on candidates

By: Maman Poulet » Roll up Roll up - MiCandidate.eu Pro going cheap

Maman Poulet » Roll up Roll up - MiCandidate.eu Pro going cheap — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:07:28 +0000

[...] the persistent nature of the sales calls continue! But there is a bit of a further problem with them – [...]

By: Keith Martin, Cllr

Keith Martin, Cllr — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:19:25 +0000

They want to charge 249 plus 29 a month for a site that won’t be launched till 6 weeks from the election.

I began my campaign in March 2008! I would have paid for it then but not for 6 weeks of a website.

By: swingyoursoul

swingyoursoul — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:54:09 +0000

I am new to this and want to get information about candidates in Ireland and my own consistuency.

I recently developped an interest in politics and dont now how to go about it.

Looking forward to see what micandidate has to offer as seemingly there are no centralised information paltforms yet.

I think this is a good idea especially for foreigners like myself and quite surprised that nobody thought about it before.

By: Michael Mc Loughlin

Michael Mc Loughlin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:18:11 +0000

…ehhh, did anybody consider the legal implications in Ireland. Certainly if these private purveyors of the greatest public good (politics) lead to RTE excluding a candidate from some profiling or publicity I’d be off to the BCCI or even the high court

By: Irish Election » Labour Conference Coverage

Irish Election » Labour Conference Coverage — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:23:58 +0000

[...] shelling out enormous money. Councillors and TDs dont need to spend money to blog or twitter – telling them they do is just wasting everyone’s time and [...]

By: James

James — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:51:52 +0000

For it to be a blog Paddy you might like to permit comments? You probably know that though and will be providing the advice on what a blog actually is to candidates who shell up for enhanced profiles and the like.

By: Keith Martin, Cllr

Keith Martin, Cllr — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:42:30 +0000

I have decided to opt out on the grounds that I have a Facebook,Bebo,blog and website with a mobile phone number so if anyone wants me they can find me.

I also don’t fancy receiving loads of emails etc about issues that are not relevant to my constituents in Mayo.

If I am interested in an issue and lobbying for it I will offer my services rather than be contacted by mass mailing from interest and lobby groups from all over about a million different issues just because they bought my details from this shower.

If anyone needs me I’ll be right here! No need to pay to find me!

By: Paddy

Paddy — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:37:21 +0000

Hi guys, I’ve put up a post about micandidate on http://www.micandidate.eu/news. I will update it again this weekend. The first post provides some background and gives an idea for where we are coming from and what we are doing. Many thanks, Paddy

By: David

David — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:02:38 +0000

Did you see that MiCandidate Ltd is searching, through gumtree (as of 16th March), for “a temporary sub-editor/data administrator for a four week internship. You will be responsible for the editing of data supplied by candidates standing for election in
the forthcoming local and European elections.”

It adds: “At this stage we are looking for someone junior prepared to work on an
unpaid intern basis.”

Internship? Sounds great, doesn’t it? It adds such glamour to the “unpaid’ bit.

By: TH!NK ABOUT IT - european blogging competition 2009 » Blog Archive » Finding Your Candidates Online

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:32 +0000

[...] on candidates in all 27 member states, but not all seams to be right with them. According to Suzy of Mamanpoulet miCandidate.eu are putting pressure on candidates to sign up and pay up to have their information [...]