Just a quick signpost to this post on the ReadWriteWeb blog about. I think that this observation has implications for the nature of representation – and even for leadership. “Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh once wrote that Twitter made him “a better and happier person.” He asks, “What would you do differently if there were a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’
Liveblogging council meetings
That’s what the Manchester Evening News are proposing to do. They’re using CoverItLive. Here’s their coverage of Trafford Council meeting on the 2nd December. Now I’ve used CoverItLive a few times and its settings (if I recall correctly) can and usually do pick up anyone’s tweets. How long before Councillors cop on to this? And [...]
Does twitter damage the quality of parliamentary debate – or improve it?
Kerry McCarthy MP tweeted last night that she will be going in to bat for tweeting MPs on Radio 5Live later today. Her adversary on the show will be John Pugh MP – and Torcuil Crichton explains the background: Dr John Pugh, the analogue Lib Dem MP for Southport, has a motion down condemning the [...]
Twitter – love it / hate it???
Yes – I’m new here – I think Paul asked me as we have been having a falling out about Petitions over on my blog and he likes an argument. You can find out more about me there obviously but probably the most relevant fact is that I am currently researching for a PHD around [...]
The price of pomposity
Twitter is, apparently, a tool that allows lots of no-marks to tell everybody about what they’re having for their breakfast. In other news, here’s Euan Semple’s views on the price of pomposity.
Trusted circles on Twitter
We only develop deeper relationships with a subset of our contacts on Twitter, according to Beth – who has picked it up from here.