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I don’t know if its because South Australia has nothing news worthy or if this story is really true, but on the 4th of December this story appeared on the state’s main news site.

“THE SA Jockey Club used Facebook and high-profile Adelaide socialites to boost its membership before a controversial board election, court documents claim.”

Kelly Noble promoted free memberships to the South Australian Jockey Club for anyone who signed up at Destination for Men (a male beauty salon). This project is clearly in line with everything she’s ever done right through Glam Adelaide. However, someone at Destination for Men has used her promotion to rig the votes.

Did Kelly misuse Facebook and Social Media, or did Destination for Men do the wrong thing by forcing people to vote for the board?

Read the full story here

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24748289-5006301,00.html

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