Comments on: The Prime Minister Twitters http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/ Merging of Traditional Media, SEM and Social Marketing Mon, 21 May 2012 02:15:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Pranikoff http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40924 Michael Pranikoff Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:20:44 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40924 Hi, To see some of what's going on in the US Government with social media, you might want to check out some of the conferences by the Advanced Learning Institute. I spoke at one of their conferences last year about Social Media in Govt. While the campaigns are really utilizing social media (well, some of them more than others), there are some very interesting things that are being done by different branches like the CIA - Intellipedia (think Wikipedia, but for the Intelligence community), and the CDC. Here's a link to the ALI Conferences: http://www.aliconferences.com/index.htm Michael Pranikoff Hi,

To see some of what’s going on in the US Government with social media, you might want to check out some of the conferences by the Advanced Learning Institute. I spoke at one of their conferences last year about Social Media in Govt. While the campaigns are really utilizing social media (well, some of them more than others), there are some very interesting things that are being done by different branches like the CIA – Intellipedia (think Wikipedia, but for the Intelligence community), and the CDC.

Here’s a link to the ALI Conferences:
http://www.aliconferences.com/index.htm

Michael Pranikoff

]]> By: David Wilson http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40922 David Wilson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:03:55 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40922 Thanx for the Twitter links Andy, especially Nick Clegg's one. Thanx for the Twitter links Andy, especially Nick Clegg’s one.

]]> By: David Wilson http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40921 David Wilson Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:00:45 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40921 Robin, I am battling with the same ideas about Twitter as you are. I just don't think anyone is really in following what I am doing that closely. Robin, I am battling with the same ideas about Twitter as you are. I just don’t think anyone is really in following what I am doing that closely.

]]> By: andymurd http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40843 andymurd Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:14:07 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40843 I checked out Brown's <a href="http://twitter.com/DowningStreet" rel="nofollow">Twitter feed</a> but its very staid and consists mostly of an RSS feed of press releases prefaced with "No10 news:". I do agree that it shows a change of direction from the usual party line that "the internet is full of evil terrorists and must be censored for the good of the children" parroted by New Labour drones. A much better use of Web 2.0 by a politician is Nick Clegg's <a href="http://friendfeed.com/nickclegg" rel="nofollow">FriendFeed</a>. Clegg is the leader of the Liberal Democrats (3rd place party over here in the UK with approx 20% of the vote). His FriendFeed shows that he uses del.icio.us. Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. There's still very little sign of any personality there though. I checked out Brown’s Twitter feed but its very staid and consists mostly of an RSS feed of press releases prefaced with “No10 news:”. I do agree that it shows a change of direction from the usual party line that “the internet is full of evil terrorists and must be censored for the good of the children” parroted by New Labour drones.

A much better use of Web 2.0 by a politician is Nick Clegg’s FriendFeed. Clegg is the leader of the Liberal Democrats (3rd place party over here in the UK with approx 20% of the vote).

His FriendFeed shows that he uses del.icio.us. Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. There’s still very little sign of any personality there though.

]]> By: Robin http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40177 Robin Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:27:26 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40177 It's interesting although I can't imagine him using it that much! Twitter is fascinating me at the moment. I'm still not entirely sure how it can effectively be used, targetted or developed in any practical way to extend a network. But I'm trying to use it responsibly but in a way that might be useful to anyone stumbling across one of my twitters, and seeing how it developed. There's enough discussion out there about its effectiveness, so I'm giving it some time to see how it might develop. It’s interesting although I can’t imagine him using it that much! Twitter is fascinating me at the moment. I’m still not entirely sure how it can effectively be used, targetted or developed in any practical way to extend a network. But I’m trying to use it responsibly but in a way that might be useful to anyone stumbling across one of my twitters, and seeing how it developed. There’s enough discussion out there about its effectiveness, so I’m giving it some time to see how it might develop.

]]> By: Twitter-storm om Regjeringen og Stortinget | AndreasLunde.com http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40151 Twitter-storm om Regjeringen og Stortinget | AndreasLunde.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:58:11 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40151 [...] Og en ting til…fikk denne lenken inn via Twitter-brukeren Marius Eriksen for noen sekunder siden: I was shocked when I read a UK Publication that mentioned how UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined the social media revolution by becoming the first head of a European government to open an account on Twitter. [...] [...] Og en ting til…fikk denne lenken inn via Twitter-brukeren Marius Eriksen for noen sekunder siden: I was shocked when I read a UK Publication that mentioned how UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined the social media revolution by becoming the first head of a European government to open an account on Twitter. [...]

]]> By: Youtube » The Prime Minister Twitters http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/comment-page-1/#comment-40124 Youtube » The Prime Minister Twitters Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:15:16 +0000 http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/04/the-prime-minister-twitters/#comment-40124 [...] - Social Media Optimization wrote an interesting post today on The Prime Minister TwittersHere’s a quick excerptThe Prime Minister Twitters I was shocked when I read a UK Publication that mentioned how UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined the social media revolution by becoming the first head of a European government to open an account on Twitter. I might have to revisit my previous comments that Twitter is a fad and does not have main-steam appeal! I find it really interesting that the UK government has a Cabinet Office minister for transformational government. The minister, Tom Watson, has set up [...] [...] – Social Media Optimization wrote an interesting post today on The Prime Minister TwittersHere’s a quick excerptThe Prime Minister Twitters I was shocked when I read a UK Publication that mentioned how UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined the social media revolution by becoming the first head of a European government to open an account on Twitter. I might have to revisit my previous comments that Twitter is a fad and does not have main-steam appeal! I find it really interesting that the UK government has a Cabinet Office minister for transformational government. The minister, Tom Watson, has set up [...]

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