Prime Minister joins Twitter in Australia

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Prime Minister joins Twitter (Australia) at http://egovau.blogspot.com/2008/11/prime-minister-joins-twitter.html

Twitter as an opinion tool - as used to follow the US election Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Just as organisations are beginning to listen to the conversations about them on forums, in blogs and in online newspaper comments, Twitter has become a powerful and important mechanism for tracking US public opinion during the US Presidential election.

In a custom-built application, Twitter has used its search and trending tools to build an updating commentary on the election, visible at http://election.twitter.com.

Thinking back to the days of tickertape news releases and stock updates, this is a high-tech equivalent reflecting the views of US Twitter users.

With the integration of a mention weighting system and positive/negative indications,it would be possible for any politician or organisation to get a 24/7 view of their public sentiment.

Any sudden changes in the normal flow of comments could then be mined to detect and pre-emptively prepare for issues before they reach the broader media.

For the sceptics, who do not see Twitter as a valid channel for government communication with the public or media, here's a list of US government 'A-list' Twitterers, including the White House, Senator Obama and a selection of State Governors and large US agencies.

And for those who like poetry and the big picture, 3D Twittervision provides an interesting global insight - particularly during major crises.

Source: eGov AU , eGovernment thoughts and speculations from an Australian perspective
http://egovau.blogspot.com/2008/10/twitter-as-opinion-tool-as-used-to.html (14/10/2008) 

Some political Twitterers

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - @KevinRuddPM
Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull - @TurnbullMalcolm

President-elect Barack Obama - @BarackObama
US Senator John Culberson - @JohnCulberson

UK Prime Minister's Office - @Downingstreet

See also from the same source 50 ideas on using Twitter for organisations

 

Australia PM website screens

 

See also ( French texts)

Source : http://www.webevangelists.net/2008/10/07/tout-savoir-sur-twitter-et-le-microblogging/

Twitter est, outre un lieu d'échanges souvent riches ainsi qu’ un thermomètre des préoccupations professionnelles … Twitter, disais-je, est un véritable outil de veille, à condition de connaître et de savoir utiliser les nombreux outils qui lui sont associés : Outils Froids l'explique très bien dans sa série "La veille avec Twitter" (1, 2, 3, 4).

Séance de rattrapage pour ceux qui auraient zappé ce micro-phénomène : Tout savoir sur Twitter et le micro-blogging

Extrait de : http://marlenescorner.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/10/27/le-marche-du-mardi-n-21.html

Comments

[Tweet http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitter-the-us-elections-and-brussels/]

Twiter, the US elections and Brussels
http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/twitter-the-us-elections-and-brussels/

[Aboujko]

Twitter catching on in the public sector (AUS)

http://egovau.blogspot.com/2008/10/twitter-catching-on-in-public-sector.html

[Jacques]

My employer is one of a handful of UK government departments with corporate Twitter accounts.
http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/2008/government-twitter-etiquette-talk-but-dont-follow/