Opinion
The Dublin Riots, from a Belgrade perspective: Shared experiences of disaffected youth and mental health
Marija writes: I know Dublin. Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time there and, after Belgrade, it’s almost a second home. So I
Don’t Flex in Texas
After almost 4 years of working together on civil society and political campaigns (and two attempted trips scuppered by the pandemic) I was finally able
Kill Your Data Darlings
I first heard the phrase “kill your darlings” from Stephen King, which gives it a particularly sinister edge. But the tough-love technique of reviewing your
Three Reasons Twitter was Wrong to Ban Political Ads →
https://medium.com/@clare_23030/three-reasons-twitter-was-wrong-to-ban-political-ads-79af6308ed7e When Jack Dorsey announced he was banning political ads on Twitter, I found myself uncomfortably sharing the view of those whose politics are usually
I worked at Facebook – here’s how to fix social media’s political ads problem
I know abuses have given online ads a bad name, but banning them isn’t the answer. My Op-Ed in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/06/facebook-political-ads-social-media
Don’t just lock down, Look Up!
There are digital opportunities for progressive campaigners amid the Covid crisis “Now’s not the time to be political.”“We need to rally behind the government.”“Political point-scoring
When Should Campaigners Use a Facebook Group, Page or Profile?
Like it or loathe it, every campaigner knows they need to be on Facebook. And with almost 2.5 billion users worldwide, 1.6bn of them using
Creating Safe Spaces or Tone Policing?
How and when to moderate social media comments in a democratic campaign Do platforms like Facebook and Twitter foster freedom of speech or inflame hatred,
Facebook Business Manager: The Lobby with Concierge Access to your Facebook Digital Properties
You may have heard the term ‘digital properties’. Let’s pretend that your Facebook Pages and Ad Accounts are literally rooms within a big property, like
Digital activism as a disruption to political and media hegemony in Serbia
As part of a series of ‘Views from Belgrade’, ODV Digital shares a local perspective on the opportunities and challenges facing campaigners in Serbia ————————————
Lessons in leadership and humility from Jacinda Ardern
We were heartbroken last week when NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigned, citing burn out. Not least because it means many of our ODV Digital
Challenging the Short-Form Orthodoxy
Every Social Media Marketer – ODV Digital included – has spent the last decade telling our clients their content has to be short form. Tweet-length