The Wikinomics blog expands my chart on the Copyright MPs by focusing on vote totals and the percentage of students needed to swing the relevant ridings.
Wikinomics on the Copyright MPs
January 25, 2008
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Great post, Michael. As a fairly recent grad, I can attest to the fact that students are generally not politically apathetic, but for a large part frustrated by feeling ignored by their political leaders until that magical time every few years when they become important and tuition promises abound. I strongly believe this could be The issue to capture student attention and I am confident that awareness of the topic will help generate movement (and votes) in the right direction.