Comments on: The UKGovWeb Twitterverse http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/ Using the internet to make government more interesting Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:22:05 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: willie puz http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3325 willie puz Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:47:31 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3325 Hillsborough County is Twittering, with more than 400 followers. not bad for local government. Thanks for adding us. http://twitter.com/hcnews @hcnews Hillsborough County is Twittering, with more than 400 followers. not bad for local government.

Thanks for adding us. http://twitter.com/hcnews
@hcnews

]]> By: Graham Lee http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3324 Graham Lee Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:49:44 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3324 P.S. 'DIUS is now BIS - @BIS_Science' P.S. ‘DIUS is now BIS – @BIS_Science’

]]> By: Graham Lee http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3323 Graham Lee Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:45:44 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3323 The Ministry of Justice has a Twitter feed: @MoJwebteam The Ministry of Justice has a Twitter feed: @MoJwebteam

]]> By: Sebastian Crump http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3278 Sebastian Crump Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:06:52 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3278 Jeremy Gould is no longer a civil servant, so should probably be moved to freelancers/consultants section. COI have two official feeds @coigovuk - the main corporate one & @digigov - from the Tranformational Government Team (who are also individually represented by in @adambailin and @tiffanystjames) Jeremy Gould is no longer a civil servant, so should probably be moved to freelancers/consultants section.

COI have two official feeds @coigovuk – the main corporate one & @digigov – from the Tranformational Government Team (who are also individually represented by in @adambailin and @tiffanystjames)

]]> By: John Fox http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3065 John Fox Tue, 19 May 2009 19:11:35 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3065 I'd appreciate being added to the list. I'm a reviewer for Socitm's Better Connected and (normally) a local authority web manager, but I'm out of action at present due to incapacity. Twitter: x333xxx Thanks! I’d appreciate being added to the list. I’m a reviewer for Socitm’s Better Connected and (normally) a local authority web manager, but I’m out of action at present due to incapacity.

Twitter: x333xxx

Thanks!

]]> By: Paul Clarke http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 Paul Clarke Mon, 11 May 2009 16:38:10 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3042 @directgov cheers, Paul @paul_clarke @directgov

cheers,

Paul
@paul_clarke

]]> By: Paul Webster http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3004 Paul Webster Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:53:51 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3004 Good list of the local authorities that are twittering away - well the first column of the table is ! Not sure that the number of followers is helpful in this setting, does number of followers equate to strength of the authority ? A lot of those listed are merely using the Twitter account to stream news - not a bad thing as we all want to know what is happening around us, but the really clever authorities in the list can be seen to be listening back and starting up dialouge with their audience. That 'engagement factor' would be good to capture. Having a member of staff whose role it is to simply monitor the array of social networking sites and respond to questions and postings is not a waste of time and money. Good list of the local authorities that are twittering away – well the first column of the table is !
Not sure that the number of followers is helpful in this setting, does number of followers equate to strength of the authority ?
A lot of those listed are merely using the Twitter account to stream news – not a bad thing as we all want to know what is happening around us, but the really clever authorities in the list can be seen to be listening back and starting up dialouge with their audience.

That ‘engagement factor’ would be good to capture.

Having a member of staff whose role it is to simply monitor the array of social networking sites and respond to questions and postings is not a waste of time and money.

]]> By: Neil Williams http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 Neil Williams Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:19:50 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-3003 A great comparison of 86 Local Authority Twitter accounts here: http://is.gd/tCQ1 A great comparison of 86 Local Authority Twitter accounts here:
http://is.gd/tCQ1

]]> By: Neil http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Neil Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:12:23 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-2946 Dave, are you maintaining this list still? If so check out @dfid_uk and @directgov and change me to BERR! Ta Dave, are you maintaining this list still?

If so check out @dfid_uk and @directgov and change me to BERR!

Ta

]]> By: Peter Smallbone http://davepress.net/2008/10/28/the-ukgovweb-twitterverse/comment-page-1/#comment-2932 Peter Smallbone Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:59:52 +0000 http://davepress.net/?p=990#comment-2932 I'm a councillor in Birmingham and I'm on Twitter as of yesterday: http://twitter.com/PeterSmallbone I’m a councillor in Birmingham and I’m on Twitter as of yesterday:

http://twitter.com/PeterSmallbone

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