Archive for twitter
Tribal… or local? Twitter followers stick to MPs of one party
Demos has an interesting looking report coming out tomorrow about the social media following of Britain’s three main political parties: We examine the social media support of the main three parties, and consider the extent to which Facebook and Twitter affiliation might replace the formal party membership model. We’ve number-crunched ‘Followers’ and ‘Likes’, and the [...]
Boxer confronts troll: funny (and just a little bit scary) tweets, boring TV
Former footballer and now boxer Curtis Woodhouse has been on the receiving end of some unpleasant, trolling-style, tweets following an unsuccessful appearance in the boxing ring. He choose to confront the troll, not just responding directly but also asking for help online to track down who the troll is and where he lives: FORMER Hull [...]
Ed Davey back on Twitter – @EdwardDaveyMP
Cabinet member and MP for Kingston Ed Davey has been on Twitter for a while at @eddaveykands. However that account’s last tweet was back in 2010. He’s now started up again with a new account – @EdwardDaveyMP. The first two tweets look promising: a mix of constituency and Lib Dem news. Let’s see what the [...]
Wrexham Council shows how not to do digital
As today’s excellent Councillor Camp demonstrated, there is lots of great digital work being done by local councillors and local councils. But as this story tweeted around today also illustrates, there is still a long way to go in some places: A Welsh council banned reporters from live tweeting at a meeting this morning. The [...]
Do you really know when the best time to tweet is?
It has become standard advice to anyone wanting to get the most out of Twitter: time your tweets for the most impact. In this case, the standard advice is also good advice – and so has spawned a mini-industry of tools which promise to tell you when the best times to send your tweets are. [...]
18 minutes of fame: the prime life of a tweet
How long does a tweet attract attention for? A few of course get read, re-read, shared and re-shared a long time after they were sent. Barack Obama’s tweet on being re-elected will probably feature in various forms for years to come. But you and I are no Barack Obama. (Though if you are, hello! Nice of you [...]
Find the London Lib Dem Euro team on Twitter
For my own convenience, I’ve put together a Twitter list of the Lib Dem team for the 2014 European Parliament elections in London. I suspect others will find it useful to, so I’ve made it a public list over at https://twitter.com/markpack/london-lib-dem-euro-team/members. Tweets away and all that.
5 things you shouldn’t miss: infographics, clever suitcases, privacy and more
Welcome to the latest of my monthly collections for the Engine Group of five links that you shouldn’t miss. Infographics: What the Department of Health has learnt about doing them http://bit.ly/U14znz Includes a handy set of eight lessons learnt so far. Privacy: Microsoft uses new IE feature to block information being passed to [...]
Twitter: an example of its political usefulness
How to get your thoughts to a national audience via a successful website courtesy of one simple tweet:
Hello David Heath, welcome to Twitter
There are now 43 Liberal Democrat MPs on Twitter, courtesy of David Heath’s foray into the medium: Setting twitter account up in time for #ldconf — About David Heath MP (@DavidHeathMP) September 21, 2012 You can follow all the Lib Dem MPs on Twitter via this list.
