Did Facebook Help French President Nicolas Sarkozy With His Timeline?
Much like Newt Gingrich became the first Republican presidential candidate to upgrade to Facebook timeline, French President Nicolas Sarkozy became the first potential presidential candidate in his country to do so, but not without some controversy.
Much like Newt Gingrich became the first Republican presidential candidate to upgrade to Facebook timeline, French President Nicolas Sarkozy became the first potential presidential candidate in his country to do so, but not without some controversy.
France 24 reports that there has been much grumbling from the Socialist Party, the primary opposition to Sarkozy, that Facebook helped the president create his timeline and tweak his online image.
French newspaper L’Express obtained an email from Socialist Party Digital Campaign Manager Fleur Pellerin in which she chastised Facebook Content Director for France Julien Codorniou, who “informally assisted Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign team so as to create a timeline on his fan page,” and that she “cannot approve of a company taking sides in a presidential campaign.”
Facebook responded in an email to France 24:
We are regularly in contact with numerous public figures, including politicians, for information and advice on how to use our products and services....
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