Until recently, we as Internet users have been lucky enough to enjoy what could be described as a parallel world – where we use online apps and publish content without the obvious presence of governing bodies.

However, now we can expect the deluge of promotional material from political candidates to extend beyond the flyers in the letterbox and into our email, RSS and Twitter feeds.

Thankfully, with most social media and online apps we have control over whose information we receive – which brings about another issue – if we can choose who we wish to listen to, does social media make reaching people easier or more difficult for politicians?

That being said, expect now an onslaught of social media electioneering in the future. Is this a good thing, I’m not sure but I think we were always heading towards this point eventually.