January 2009
7 posts
Twitter & Politics make The Guardian.
A great piece on Twitter and Tweetminster in today’s Guardian by @Vic Keegan.
While across the pond our wonderful friends at Tweetcongress get a mention in USA Today.
Email your MP!
We’ve just launched an improved system to invite your MP to join Twitter.
It’s really simple: you can either find your MP in the Tweeters section of the site, or search for them by post code, location or name.
Each MP page then includes an email link. You provide your name (so they know who you are), your Twitter username (so they can connect with you once they join Twitter) and...
Tweetminster on Facebook
If you’re on Facebook and you like our work, you can now become a fan of Tweetminster.
Network maps of MPs and Congress
We’re in love with data and the power it holds to inform. So found these two network maps really interesting: of the relation between MPs on Twitter and of US Congress Tweeters.
Double Digits!
As we welcome Ed Vaizey MP for Wantage & Didcot to Twitter we’re happy to announce that he’s the 10th MP on Twitter. A first, small, milestone.
New & Hot. Today & Tomorrow.
TweetMinster has a new look and lots of new features!
You can now find and follow Prospective Parliamentary Candidates and through the “Hot in Westminster” tag cloud view what’s happening in and around parliament here and now. The cloud updates periodically (to remain current and meaningful), and tags will soon link to conversations.
Several of you asked, we listened, and...
