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Paul Bradshaw
Twitter is a-twitter about the U.K. government stepping into social media. |
I'm not the only one to have noticed an unusual surge of people signing up to Twitter lately. But recently,
10 Downing Street started using it. And when
the U.K. government signs up to Twitter, you know it's hit the mainstream.
Oh, and where did I hear this? On Twitter.
However, Downing Street isn't really twittering much. Rather, so far their feed mostly offers a kind of Twitter shovelware using Twitterfeed. But that's not bad in itself. Actually, I think it shows a higher level of tech savviness than simply twittering.
Meanwhile, people who want mobile updates on U.K. government matters now have it, which is pretty good. Marshall Manson suggests that Prime Minister Gordon Brown may be the first head of state to use the tool. Meanwhile Luke Pollard adds, "To be fair, both Obama and Clinton are well progressed and twittering a plenty in their fight for the democratic nomination, and arguably have a better Twitter pedigree." Bloggers Blog add some more information about US politicians' use of the tool.
For the record, I was follower no. 38. As of this publication, they now have 221 followers -- and are also following 151 Twitter users. Word's spreading fast.
(More info from Stuart Bruce.)
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