#3 - Grant 2007-06-02 01:27 - (Reply)

Hi John, I received your latest Key Notes Newsletter tonight, and as always, it's an interesting read. For the first time I clicked through to your web site and a treat was definitely in store! I had no idea that you and the National Party have been so busy behind the scenes making full use of the latest internet technologies such as *Video Blogging*. I can see the effort that you and National are making to communicate in a way that is new for politicians in NZ. I saw the Campbell Live interview on TV3 -- thought it was excellent by the way -- and it was interesting to come here and find out more of the background behind it. That, and the various Video Blogs here on your site make me feel as though I know a lot more about where you are coming from. So far, I like what I see and will be sure to stay tuned via the RSS feeds which you have made available. I will be turning 50 in a few months time. My career for the last 25 years has been in IT, so I just wanted to say that it's not only the young internet-savvy teenagers and Gen X/Y that you are reaching via this medium, but also a cross-section of older constituents who are at ease with Flickr, YouTube and Skype. *More Power to you John* and thank you for the huge effort you are making together with the National Party.