From a scenario where bloggers were either stupid or bored housewives, it has become a fashionable “in” thing. Ex menteri besars, ex prime minister, election losers, election winners, political wannabes, all have taken the plunge. But its not easy to blog. We have seen how Ali Rustam cheated by saying his blog had problem when in fact he blocked all comments on his posting. And the replies Toyo got for his postings. Now, MIC is planning to do the same! God bless them.
MIC should be informed that having blogs is not the issues, but how the media is used, the honesty and the willingness to accept criticism. A domain name is not a guarantee of winning back the lost respect and name.
First, MIC needs to update its website. Its latest news (when i wrote this piece) was dated 3rd March.
As for blogging, I hope it does not backfire and totally humiliate MIC in cyberspace. They must remember that they can’t bully nor intimidate anyone in cyberspace. Selective comment approval also will be easily exposed.
Samy should try to get some prominent bloggers to give they leaders a thorough course on blogging. Unfortunately, all the prominent bloggers seems to be pro-Malaysian and anti-BN. They have MIC leaders like Murugesan and Kamalanathan who blog, so should ask these guys to knock some sense into Samy’s plans before it becomes an utter disaster. Of course, I’m available as well 🙂
Or would they make use of third persons to run blogs on their behalf?
Err..before going on to cyberspace, it would be great if MIC organises language courses for its elected reps, branch and division heads! Let them communicate well in real world before venturing into cyberworld.
IPOH: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has urged party leaders to set up their own weblogs (blogs) in an effort to re-brand the Barisan Nasional component party.
MIC would be using the Internet more widely to increase knowledge and understanding of the party’s struggles and initiatives, he said.
“We will use it to reach out to professionals and youths. Our leaders need to teach themselves to use the Internet and if possible, create their own blogs,” he told reporters before opening the Perak MIC convention here on Sunday.
Samy Vellu said that the majority of leaders at division and branch levels were still not Net-savvy, so the party would teach those who were willing to learn.
“Soon, we will launch our own portal which would allow the people to take part in discussions.
“We will also make it compulsory for each state committee to have its own website and to update them daily,” he added.
MIC would be spending RM400,000 to equip some 160 divisions with computers and other equipment.
IPOH: The MIC is looking to cyberspace to re-brand itself. Its president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party would be using the Internet more widely from now on to reach out to professionals and youths.
“And, for this reason, our leaders need to teach themselves to surf the Net and, if possible, create their own blogs,” he said before opening the Perak MIC convention here yesterday. Samy Vellu said the majority of leaders at division and branch level were unable to do so, and that the MIC would teach those who were willing to learn.
“Soon, we will be launching our own portal which would allow the people to make complaints and take part in discussions. “We will also make it compulsory for each state committee to have its own website and to update it daily,” he added
The MIC, he said, would spend RM400,000 to equip some 160 MIC divisions with computers and other equipment for communicating with the party headquarters.