The influence of the Internet in politics continues to expand, and the recent election here in Ontario was no exception. All the political parties had extensive Internet strategies, employing a diverse range of tactics, on various platforms, from blogs, to social networking sites like Facebook, and viral video platforms like YouTube.

I did a number of TV and Radio appearances during the election, analyzing some of the Internet activity going on as well as how effective the various parties strategies were.

In particular, I was part of a panel on TVO's show The Agenda with Steve Paikin. I love going on Steve's show as the long format allows me to take the ideas discussed to the next level. A lot of the positive feedback I've received from past appearances have focused on my ability to keep taking the conversation higher and higher. The fine people at TVO even have a video of this episode available online (scroll down to the Oct 3 episode titled Web 2.0: Politics, Standards and Practices).

A few days after the TVO appearance I did a similar segment on CBC News Today that built upon my analysis of how the election was unfolding.

Once the election was over, my mind was still buzzing, and so I wrote a post-election reflection and analysis for CBCNews.ca that addresses the question of whether the Internet has reached a point of dominant influence when it comes to how elections are contested and covered.

I was a little disappointed by the outcome of the election, only because I prefer minority governments (for their volatility and accountability) and also due to the failure of the MMP referendum.

The good news is that it seems quite likely that a federal election is around the corner. It'll be interesting to see how the lessons of the Ontario campaign will be applied to the Federal. Stay tuned!